Hotel Octagon is an exclusive business hotel, located only 100 metres away from Sarajevo ... more
International Airport. Our hotel is a perfect place for a good night's sleep before an early flight or after a late arrival. Every room is luxuriously and stylishl...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Hotel Octagon is the nearest hotel to the Sarajevo International Airport It is only 100m ... more
away from the Airport Stylishly furnished and equipped with latest technology our hotel is an ideal place for business travelers Only 15 minutes drive to the h...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: An important piece of recent history, interesting, enlightening Disadvantages: Not a great deal to see so for the really interested only
In the mid 1990s I watched television news bulletins transfixed at the pictures coming from the besieged city of Sarajevo. For over four years the people of Sarajevo were trapped in their city, often cold, usually hungry as missiles rained down on them. In spite of many months of fierce attack plucky Sarajevo managed to defend itself ? thanks mainly to an 800 metre tunnel that connected the city with ?Free Bosnia?.
How the exact location of the tunnel was not discovered by the Serbs is a miracle. The tunnel runs under Sarajevo Airport which, although it was designated a neutral zone, was often closed due to heavy shelling. The Serbs knew roughly where the tunnel was but were never able to pinpoint it exactly. The tunnel was no secret; everyone knew of its existence, Serbs included. Food, fuel, medical supplies and arms ? all were ...
Advantages: Plenty to see; good value for money; Disadvantages: No budget flights yet (but also a good thing!)
. Although the hotel is on ?Snipers Alley? it was pretty much left alone and was just about the safest place to be during the War.
Reconstruction commenced almost before the ink had dried on the Dayton Peace Accord although it still continues today. A new Parliament building has replaced the old one which I vividly remember ablaze during the war; with its glass exterior it is just one of a number of buildings that make Sarajevo look every bit the prosperous European capital. In the centre of town, overlooking the Miljacka River, the National Library, a magnificent Ottoman building is slowly being restored thanks to a joint European Commission.
We hadn?t booked accommodation in advance so we headed to the bazaar district where we?d heard there were several hostels and bed and breakfasts but before we got there we were approached by ...
Advantages: Historic, beautiful, cheap Disadvantages: Not easily accessible, war damage
possible to fly via Austria
There is plenty of accommodation available in Sarajevo, from £5 a night hostels, to plush hotels
The currency is the convertible mark, which you can change at banks, or get out from cashpoints
It is possible to take daytrips to Sarajevo from Croatia
The Sarajevo film festival is every August
Country code: +387
Time: GMT + 1 hour
£1 = 3.9KM
www.stopinbosnia.com ...
Product Information for "Hotel Octagon, Sarajevo" »
Product details
Long Name
Hotel Octagon
Type
Hotel
Street
Akifa Seremeta 48
Address
Akifa Seremeta 48, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
City
Sarajevo
Country
Bosnia Herzegovina
Post Code
71000
Continent
Europe
Avg Price
31
Manufacturer's product description
Hotel Octagon is an exclusive business hotel, located only 100 metres away from Sarajevo International Airport. Our hotel is a perfect place for a good night’s sleep before an early flight or after a late arrival. Every room is luxuriously and stylishly furnished and equipped with the latest technology. Hotel Octagon offers you the possibility to provide your business partners and friends a comfortable accommodation, without the crowded city traffic and with free parking space. We invite you to have a drink at the elegant bar or a meal in the hotels own restaurant; there is also a room delivery service at your disposal.
