Poseidon the Beach Hotel in Budva

ROOMS
Our room had a persistent sewer odor. The staff acknowledged the issue but offered no solution and no compensation, which is disappointing at this level of hospitality.

SERVICE
The staff were friendly and polite, but the buffet was painfully unimaginative and lacked variety. For a seaside hotel, the complete absence of seafood on the menu felt like a missed opportunity.

LOCATION
The location itself is excellent, but the experience is undermined by the surroundings — shacks, the chaotic sprawl of parking, and a clear lack of environmental consideration. What could have been a highlight ends up feeling neglected.

The worst hotel i have ever been to! It is dirty with bird shit that hasn’t been necer cleaned and with a nest of swallows on the teracce itself! The servise is the worst and the prices are like on Capri! Unbelievable! It is the shame who is all about tourism with an empty fridge without even welcome water!!!

Tl;dr: I’d say this is good for a cheapish weekend getaway, or if you have a hire car. But unless you’re a beach bum, I’d recommend somewhere else. Positives: - Hardworking, mostly friendly and attentive staff. At breakfast they always bring out a tray of fresh fruit and drinkable yoghurt. On the night we arrived we also had a huge tray of food (mostly meat) unexpectedly awaiting us in our room. - Nice rooms, comfortable beds (apart from the pillows, I had to put cushions underneath), air con. There is a fridge and hob included but you’re not actually allowed to cook - I believe this is just there for boiling water, although you can also ask reception for a kettle. - Nice balcony view (even though we were above the entrance) with a nice outlook to the sea, which is right on your doorstep. The rooms further to the left have an excellent view though. - Good complimentary wifi that works well all the way down to the beach. - There is a small grocery shop a minute’s walk away, closed on Sundays like most places but has pretty much anything you should need. Negatives: - A major drawback is how far it is from anything. There’s a nice promenade but nothing but a few apartments and restaurants along it, many of which have little activity this time of year (late May/early June). You also have to walk past a caravan park to get to it unless you take a shortcut through the restaurant. You need a taxi or car to get to most places since there isn’t anywhere that’s feasible to walk to. Reception can call a cab for you, but you can sometimes be fiddled with prices compared to what Jet2 says, and there can be a lot of traffic leading into town. - Lack of facilities in the hotel. Again, things may pick up later in the year but there was just the buffet (the menu never changed) and the beach bar. There was no daily or nighttime entertainment - even just a guitarist would've improved things massively. The buffet often felt like an assault course with guests consistently pushing in front and the staff hovering around the food and standing in the way while flies get on everything (the rare time I decided to eat inside was an eye-opener) - Montenegro is sadly a smoker’s paradise and there’s no escape from the smell of tobacco anywhere you go, including the beach and restaurant. People just don't have any consideration even if you're sitting next to them. - Odd maid habits - sometimes they’d go above and beyond and slippers and a dressing gown were provided, but it took nearly a week for the sheets to be changed, and the duvet wasn’t even made up nicely. From reading other reviews it seems this a common problem. - The beach allows non guests to use it, presumably at a price, which may mean sunbeds are hard to get a hold of in busier periods (in late May/early June, this wasn’t so much of a problem).