Hostel Pansion Lion

Struttura centralissima e molto comoda per girare la zona vecchia di Sarajevo. Personale disponibile e simpatico.

The place was very clean, hygienic and centrally located. The staff had made the comfort and safety of the guests their primary mission. I would like to thank the gentleman for his interest and concern.

This hotel is awesome for its price! One cannot compare it to other more expensive hotels, but it definitely exceeded all my expectations, considering it is one of the cheapest options in Sarajevo. The hosts are friendly, responsive, caring and helpful. They answered in detail my many questions I had before the arrival and subsequently helped me with my arrival. They allowed me to check in at around midnight since the only flight that I could take arrived in Sarajevo after 22:00. My room was quite small in size, but it had everything one needs for a short-term stay - so, I was more than happy with it. The best feature of the hotel is its amazing central location. It is located not just "close to the city centre"; it is literally in the city centre, and upon leaving the hotel's premises, you already find yourself on Sarajevo's main street. The old bazaar and all most important historical landmarks are within a 5-minute walk. There are also manyyyy great cafes with amazing Balkan food around the hotel, so you always have a wide selection of food. The bus stop to/from the airport is also right around the corner, which makes getting to and leaving this hotel even more convenient and easy. The hotel has bathrooms on each floor, so even if there are problems with the bathroom on your floor (this happened to me), you can easily use the ones on other floors. To sum up, I definitely recommend this place to everyone looking for good but affordable places in Sarajevo!

Unfortunately, there was one really noticeable issue during my entire stay that does not allow me to give this place a perfect mark. Namely, there was no Wi-Fi connection every day from early evening to the next morning. After around 19:00, the Wi-Fi network, although still active, was reducing the internet speed to such a degree that it was impossible to open even a web browser or the weather app. The connection would then be restored only at around 5:00 in the morning. I cannot be sure about the reasons, but I assume the hosts have a metered Wi-Fi connection, and by evening, guests use up all the data available for a single day. Before arriving, I had expected to heavily rely on the hotel's Wi-Fi, especially in the evenings, and its absence during that time became a huge disappointment for me. So, if you care about having a Wi-Fi connection while being in Sarajevo, this point is worth paying your attention. If the problem indeed lies in the metered nature of the hotel's Wi-Fi, it would be so great if the hosts could replace it with something better. On a completely different note, there were several problems with the bathroom on my floor (the last one), so I had to use the ones on lower floors. It was not a big deal for me personally - and the bathroom on the second floor was truly amazing - but I think this also deserves some attention. Still, despite these issues, as I said above, I definitely recommend this place since there were many more positive things about this hotel than negative ones.

Hard to say

I had a private room but they gave to me a shared one (with 3 persons). Futhernore, the pension is “inside” a pub. Impossible to sleep there until late at night