Hotel Victoria

Excellent location and breakfast, clean room, the hotel offers a swimming pool with sauna. The only point I noticed that all staff seem unhappy, sad , there is no smiling smile which make you feel uncomfortable and little bit of unwelcome which is actually shame as I would like to return to this hotel.

Not bad

This property was a nightmare. All week the temperature in Pitesti was in the 30 degrees Celsius. The air conditioning never work. Complain every day and was told that it would be ok later on the day which it never was. Found out by one of the employee that the chiller was broken and that the owner did not see the necessity to replace it. The whole building is in an awful state and needs maintenance. The owner scream at us and told us that we came with ******* which is a company that will not pay a fair price for the room and that we should be grateful he let us in. Sometimes, after waiting for a long time, we would get warm water but with a varying pressure every minutes. The maid took off the shower curtain for washing but forgot to replace it. Finally had enough of this and after 8 nights, we moved to a different hotel, in spite of having paid for 10 nights. This Victoria Hotel should be avoided because it is in an awful state. They claim to be a 4 stars but they must have stolen at least 2. The hotel we move in for 2 days was very nice (Arges Hotel) and everything was working as it should. Will in the future avoid Victoria Hotel. It is on my black list.

Room was clean and the bed was comfortable, but it was like sleeping in a hotbox. We had to open all the windows to shower and pack to get some breeze but then you must deal with no privacy, no security and the sun beating in with the drapes open. There is a public terrace that went past our room. The room was only made up for 1 person. One bath towel, one robe and one pair of slippers. The receptionist brought the extra amenities upon request. The safe was locked upon arrival but too late to worry about getting it unlocked. The secure underground car park was convenient with an elevator to all floors. We do not recommend the hotel because the air conditioning is so bad.

Room was clean, staff friendly, and breakfast very good. Excellent location. Parking on site was a plus. There was no AC (despite their claim). Basic items such as glasses in the room, or a pot to make tea/coffee, were lacking. Furniture and carpet were (well) past their prime. This was disappointing for a 4 star hotel.

One of the days the parking was filled up and waited 25 minutes for e a parking spot to free up.

The hotel has been modernised but still breaths the old era. Reception was friendly. At check out one of the ladies spoke perfect English. Breakfast was again in an old ballroom style room. The food was close to European standard. The mattress has not been replaced for the last 20 years and you could feel the individual springs. Room was fairly clean and had a filled mini bar.

overall excellent service and facilities

I book this hotel for a week at the beginning of August and It was a good choice, however there were a few areas that could be improved. First of all, the location is great. Central and close to all the attractions. Easy to move around from it. Secondly, the rooms are huge and clean. The bed is comfortable and the bathroom is lovely. My room related negative would be that it did not have tea and coffee making facilities in the room. All other 4 stars hotels I have stayed in had a kettle and mugs. I was disappointed with this. Breakfast was good, but very limited. There was only one type of milk - cows milk. No alternative. There were 3 types of eggs and a few other cold cuts and vegetables. I loved the aubergine salad on offer almost daily. Again, bread variety was very limited. There was no brown bread or gluten free options. I would have expected more variety overall from a 4 stars hotel. The spa was lovely. The pool was big and clean and almost always empty while I was there. Only one sauna and the steam room worked, but not a big problem for me. I am not sure if the jacuzzi was in use or not at that time. The reception staff was lovely and polite and the cleaning staff did a great job every day. And lastly, the internet worked, while it was switched on, but at 10pm every night it got turned off in the hotel.