Vigor Hotel in Novi Sad

I don’t know why some people give this place a 5 stars??. Its at the best conditions would be 3 . The room barely pass 2 - washroom was better. The carpet has so many stains, rusty, bed sheets were ok but the heaver cover is like 20 years old from cotton crumbs. I had few itchy pimples on my legs and few on my kid arms which could be allergies or bugs. The layout is cool but this place need renovation and change the bed covers. Location is ok. Didn’t bother to check the breakfast as I didnt get a good feeling about cleanness. I won’t recommend and wont comeback.
People who works are friendly.

**Reasonable value in my experience. But would not return. **Nothing charming about this place including management/owner.
**Any review that talks about a bad smell and equipment noise, both being very noticeable from some rooms, absolutely believe those tips. They are fact in my experience as well.
**The location is not really walking distance to Old Town / riverfront.
**Parking lot very cramped.
**Breakfast terrible.
**Small convenience store next door.
**Manager/owner may reply to the review saying in his 12 + years at the hotel he has no record of my stay. I have the Visa receipts so he will have a record somewhere.
**My stay here was during the second summer of the Pandemic.

Before I arrived at Vigor Hotel during the second summer of the Pandemic, I read reviews that talked about a difficult to tolerate smell. The nightly rate seemed attractive, so I thought I’d drop by to see if the hotel could be suitable. I was driving so not much effort would be required to get away. **The hotel has rooms on two or more floors (and no elevator/lift). **The front desk person showed me a room along the busier of the two streets on which the hotel is located and with a view of the parking lot and grindingly loud exterior HVAC system located immediately to the left of the room’s only window. **And yes, an aroma much like sewage was evident. I thought, for the bargain rate at the time, I’d give it a shot by opening the room door and the window on the far side of the room to create a cross breeze and see if that could eliminate the effect. And it did. **Why they chose to show me this room I can only put down to the rate I negotiated by email a day or so before arriving. The hotel appeared to be minimally occupied from the low number of breakfast attendees. **I guess I adapted because I ended up staying about 3 nights. **But first I had to get around reception’s attempt to keep my passport at check-in. As is customary in Eastern Europe, hotels try very hard to gain possession of the guest’s passport at check-in and keep it as insurance that you’ll pay your bill. The guest’s firm refusal to lose control of the passport brings an end to that discussion. Here’s what I experienced once checked in: **Very pleasant, accommodating, gracious, friendly, helpful staff. They made great suggestions for getting around, what to see, where to go, and where to eat. I had not yet met the manager. **The room, grounds, and neighborhood were quiet at night. And I don’t recall nighttime noise from the HVAC system right outside beside my room. I’m guessing the air conditioning was off all night. And although August I left my window open while sleeping and found the air temperature to be comfortable for me. **Overall, I was comfortable at Vigor Hotel. I love Novi Sad and I was happy to spend time in the city and be out of the busier, more expensive, and difficult to park in Old Town tourist area. (Without the use of a vehicle, it would be inconvenient to stay at Vigor Hotel). **Breakfast was really bad: Dry cereal, greasy sausage, tasteless cheese, weak coffee, and surly breakfast room attendants. **Although the hotel, for what I paid, was adequate, I would not stay there again. You can find better places to stay elsewhere in town and at an attractive rate. **As I was checking out, paying with Visa, with no complaints about the stay and no irregularities concerning the bill, the manager came out of his office to speak to me. I was mid-story telling the front desk person about an unpleasant staff event at breakfast that morning. At 9:55am a breakfast room attendant, about the right age, height, and appearance to perhaps be the mother of the man