Holiday Hotel Sarajevo

Holiday Hotel Sarajevo is a large landmark hotel at Zmaja od Bosne 4 in the Marijin Dvor district of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was built for the 1984 Winter Olympics, and its bold, colourful modernist exterior remains one of the best-known sights on the city's main east-west avenue. The tram line runs directly along the street, with stops close to the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Eternal Flame, so the Old Town and Baščaršija are reachable in a short ride or a walk of roughly 25 to 30 minutes along the avenue. Marijin Dvor also puts the hotel close to the main museums, the Parliament area and several of the city's modern office buildings. Rooms are listed as Standard Rooms, Superior Rooms and Suites, and the building's scale means that many floors have wide views over the Miljacka valley and the surrounding hills. Amenities include wifi, air conditioning, a restaurant and a bar, and meeting rooms that make the property a regular choice for conferences, delegations and group travel. The restaurant serves breakfast and evening meals, and the lobby bar is a common meeting point for business visitors. The service character is business-oriented, but the hotel also takes tour groups and independent travellers who value an easy tram connection and the place in Olympic and recent history. The hotel's historical significance is also tied to the war years, when the building stood in the frontline zone of the city, and its modern role as a working hotel is part of the story many visitors associate with Sarajevo. No spa or pool is listed, and visitors who want to swim usually look at other properties. Typical rates run from about 200 to 380 KM per night (roughly $112-213). The hotel can be contacted at +387 33 288 200 and publishes details at hotelholiday.ba.