Description: It would be hard not to like Motel Kriva Cuprija. For one thing, you can’t beat the location: it’s located on a babbling brook at Mostar’s Crooked Bridge and is central to the entire Old Town. (There’s a Kriva Cuprija II across the river, and it didn’t look nearly as charming—and wasn’t as central—as this one.) For another thing, the staff is unfailingly friendly and helpful, from pouring welcome juice drinks to performing MacGyver moves on locked doors. (Beware the bathroom keys.) And the rooms are simple but completely modern and with charming outdoor seating areas outside each one.
This place isn’t really a "motel" by U.S. standards—it’s a full-fledged hotel. Inside the rooms, space is tight but adequate, and there’s air-conditioning and a TV. The standout, though, is the brand-new en-suite bathroom and its high-tech shower-massage machine (we got a tutorial when we were shown our rooms).
There’s an indoor-outdoor restaurant at the hotel, with the outdoor portion being under umbrellas on a cobblestone courtyard—that’s where we ate the buffet breakfast (included in the price of the rooms). There was a generous spread of the usual breads, meats, cheeses, yogurts, cereals, and hard-boiled eggs.
The only thing that posed a bit of a problem for us was parking. The hotel provides spots across the street, but it’s quite a delicate production getting into and out of them. On the way in, we were told that everyone except the driver had to exit the car for it to work. And on the way out, our car overheated and spewed smoke for an hour or so. Also, if another hotel guest parks behind you and then goes sightseeing for the day, you’re stuck. Everything worked out fine, and hotel employees and strangers alike were nothing but helpful, but I would avoid parking here if possible and search for paid parking in a garage.
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