Sarajevo Inns - Reviews and Rates

We stayed at a hotel on one of the walking streets behind the Gazi - Husrevbey Mosque in Bascarsija, the bustling Turkish Quarter. It was run by a very friendly Australian lady who proceeded to gives us all the ins and outs of the city.

We went to the old synagogue (built in 1521!), which is a Jewish museum now. The most striking exhibit ...

One of the benefits of being chief planner of the trip is I get to choose where I have my birthday. My choice was Sarajevo, the jewel in the crown of Yugoslavia, the scene of the 1984 Winter Olympics and the place named in one of my favourite songs, Miss Sarajevo by U2. Jess and the girls had arranged a whole bunch of presents for me that they h...

I checked out quite early this morning, and went round the back of the reception for my free breakfast (6.60 for B&B, you can't really complain). I wasn't sure if the omlette was undercooking or just really greasy so I tried to leave the runny bits. I started my visit at the Gazi Husrev Bey mosque, the largest Turkish (as opposed to Islamic or I...

I'm going to reel off a list of superlatives here, as this place really does deserve them. In fact, I haven't visited a city in a long time that really is so vibrant, energetic, lively, interesting, um..... intriguing, and many more could be added. For somewhere that was so recently on the TV news featuring distressing images you could almost im...