Villa Siesta - Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia

Address: Nový Smokovec 88, Vysoke Tatry, 062 01

Villa Siesta details: The wellness hotel Villa Siesta*** is situated in wonderful mountainous scene in the heart of the High Tatras - in Nový Smokovec, 1000m. Villa Siesta is the right place for charging your body and mind powers. We offer accommodation for 46 guests in 18 double bed rooms and 5 suites. You will find everything what you need for your comfort. You can use our Wellness center for the regeneration of your body and mind. Villa Siesta can be used also for organizing businesses meetings, commercial presentations and trainings. We are equipped with all necessary technical support for the events.

Events, meetings & celebrations
Villa Siesta*** is perfect choice for organizing business meetings, presentations, trainings, celebrations or other events. We are equipped with all necessary technical support for the events:
- Flip chart
- Flip chart paper, pens
- TV
- Video, DVD
- Projection screen
- Projector

Wellness
You will find everything what you need for your comfort. You can use our Wellness center for the regeneration of your body and mind. There you will find whirlpool, sauna, fitness center, but also table tennis, classical massage and hiring of the mountain bikes, badminton, darts or playing cards.

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Location

Sport
Winter activities

Skiing - Jakubkova lúka (Jacob´s meadow) is located 300m from our hotel. It is a skiing slope suitable for beginners, but for confirmed skiers as well. A railway funicular heading towards Hrebienok is situated not far from this place. From the end station of the funicular track, other skiing lifts are leading to Horná lúka (Upper meadow), suitable for confirmed skiers. From Tatranská Lomnica (8km) you can get to Skalnaté Pleso, from here ski downhill towards Tatranská Lomnica, or you can ski in the area of Lomnické Sedlo (Lomnica´s saddle). Surely every skier will be satisfied with the track of 4,8 km. We provide discounts for ski passes to our customers!
Cross-country skiing - You can put on your cross-country skiing equipment already 400m from us! Wide scale of groomed trails is waiting for you! If you do not have your equipment with you, it does not matter. There are several skiing rentals in the closeness. Cross-country trails with high level of conditions are to be found also 15 km far from us at.

Ski alpinism - in the time of main season we do offer also trails for this kind of sport for registered ski alpinists. Several valleys and chalets are accessible also during the winter season. It is always necessary to contacts Tatra mountain service according to the danger of avalanche and possible weather changes. Sledging - you will find also a place for sledging 400m from us. A possibility to rent a sledge, night sledging, a lot of competitions and joy for the small and the big ones...
Ice-skating - you can borrow skates 100m far from us, where a groomed skating rink for your favorite sport is situated.

Summer activities

Horse riding - 12km Veľká Lomnica, possibility to ride a horse, hipotherapy. Skijöring. We provide also winter horse turn-outs and grilling in woods. Rafting - not only one of our clients already passed on a wooden raft through the canyon of the Dunajec river. Wonderful nature of the Pieniny national park offers a lot of possibilities. The river´s length of 14,5km till slovak-polish border is possible to pass on wooden rafts, kayaks or rafts. We provide you with discount to experience this rafting.

Hiking - The High Tatras offer various range of hiking. The net of hiking paths is wide. You can visit scenic valleys, relish during breathtaking views from the peaks of the Tatras, or just to listen to the voice of waterfalls.

Water sports - if you join water sports with thermal water, you will surely contribute to your health. The closest 'Water World' - Aquacity is situated only 10km far from us.Different kinds of saunas, whirlpools, twisters and flumes is waiting for you in Poprad. For you of course with the best price!

Nature

Welcome to the largest national park of the Slovak republic! The Tatra national park with 738 km2 has to protect the tatra nature. The Tatras belong to the world list of the biospheric reservations in the program of UNESCO. During walking around, hiking or only view from your window, you will be surely attracted with the nature beauty made by glaciers:
- peaks - 10 of the Tatra peaks are higher than 2.600m. You can get to the highest pesk Gerlachovský štít (Gerlachov´s peak) with mountain guide. To the other peaks you will step on by yourself (Slavkovský štít / Slavkov´s peak 2.452m), or by cable car (Lomnický štít / Lomnica´s peak 2.632m)
- valleys - during hiking to the highest peaks you will pass the Tatzra valleys. During passing you will see the beautiful Tatra flora and fauna. The largest valleys are Furkotská (Furkota valley), Mlynická (Mlynica valley), dolina Bielej vody ( Valley of the White water).
- lakes - they are the pride of the High Tatras. The deepest and the largest lake is Veľké Hincovo pleso (20,08ha). The most famous is Štrbské pleso (19,76ha) and the one with highest altitudeis Modré Pliesko (2.192m)
- waterfalls - already in 25 min you can get to the most popular waterfall: the Studenovodský vodopád ( Waterfall of the cold water) from our hotel Villa Siesta***.

Caves - the only accessible cave at the area of the TANAP is Belianska jaskyňa (the Bellear cave) with its length of 1.370m. Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa (Dobšina ice cave) (cca. 80km) - one of the most famous caves with accessible length of 515m was discovered in 1870 and as the first cave electrically illuminated. It belongs to the world heritage UNESCO. Demänovská jaskyňa slobody ( Demänová cave of freedom) (1.145m) and Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa ( Demänová ice cave) (850m), are only 60km far from the hotel. There were bones of the cave bear of the ice glacial are found in the ice cave.

The High Tatras is not only about flora. There is plenty of animals living here. And they are not to be found anywhere in the world: chamois, marmot. You can sometimes glimpse eagle, falcon, bear, lynx... During your stay at us the local climate will beneficially effects you. The tatra woods, the high cleanliness of air, the oxygen pressure, solar radiation, the average of the temperatures - these all are conditions for successful climatic therapy for respiratory system diseases. Besides this, the local humidity improves the statue of your complexion and skin. The stay at us is a benefit not only for your physical side but surely for your psychical, as well.

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Rooms

We offer you an accommodation for 46 guests:

• 18 double rooms
• 5 suites

We offer 2 mezzanine suites for guests with higher demands. All rooms are equipped with all common facilities. To satisfy you, we also have rooms with balconies.

Suite
We do offer suites for those who ask for more space and more luxurious equipment of the room. You can choose from several types:
Suite with separated beds, suite with bath, suite with bidet.

Suite Lux
We offer 2 mezzanine suites for guests with higher demands. All rooms are equipped with all common facilities.

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Facilities

General: Parking (fee required), Non-Smoking Rooms, Newspapers, Heating, 24-Hour Front Desk, Bar, Pets Allowed, Restaurant

Activities: Table Tennis, Windsurfing, Darts, Biking, Walking, BBQ Facilities, Cycling, Horse Riding, Massage, Games Room, Skiing, Sauna, Fitness Centre, Fishing

Services: Breakfast in the Room, Room Service, Fax/Photocopying, Business Centre, Babysitting/Child Services, Laundry, Ironing Service, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Included

Location: Forest

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Dining

You will enjoy your breakfast from the buffet tables, where there is surely something to choose.

If you are interested, we provide a full catering service. Visit our restaurant and choose from the wide menu.

To end your day you can relax in the pleasant night bar.

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Hotel policies

Check-In

14:00

Check-Out

10:00

Cancellation

If cancelled up to 12 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled up to 5 days before date of arrival, 50 percent of all nights will be charged.
If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the total price of the reservation will

Children

All children are welcome.
All children under 6 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
All older children or adults are charged EUR 19.00 per night and person for extra beds.
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Pre-pay

No deposit will be charged.

Extra charges

VAT is included.
Service charge is included.
EUR 0.97 city/tourist tax per person per night is not included.

Parking

Free Private parking is possible on site.

Dining

Buffet breakfast is included in the room rate.

Internet

Wireless Internet Hotspot is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Pets

Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.

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Family Hotel or Hotel for the family?

Reviewer: Neal_Cook (Eglinton, Northern Ireland)

Traveling group: Other

I recommend this hotel for: Girlfriend getaway, Tourists, Great pool scene.

Date: 2008-05-11

Guest rating:
5.4

Check in / front desk

6.0

Business service

2.0

Value

4.0

Service

4.0

Rooms

6.0

Location

8.0

Cleanliness

8.0

I stayed in this Hotel in March 2008 and I have very mixed feelings about it. I gave it a score of 2 because I don't feel neutral about it as I wouldn't go back again. I feel I should start with the positives, because they should be recognised. Villa Siesta is set in the High Tatra's in Novy Smokevec, a well established and lovely village next to Stay Smokevec. The Hotel is easily accessed by flying to Poprad and then taking the Tatra Electric Railway to the Sibir stop. Novy Smokevec is an ideal place to be based to visit the Slovakian High Tatras, being around halfway along the stretch of villages that are serviced by the light rail system, which is very efficient and cost effective to use, particularly if you get a travel card. The rooms were very clean and tidy, although we had to ask for light bulbs for our room, I guess they had blown and someone forgot to replace them, a very minor issue. There are reasonable views and the area is nice, quiet and relaxing. The Jacuzzi is more of a hot tub, but very relaxing, and the sauna is well set up. I do think that this is an attempt at a "wellness hotel" rather than the real deal - the set up for these facilities hasnt been planned properly - there is no booking system to use them, which you really do need considering you change and shower openly in the room with the sauna and the same for the jacuzzi (there are no changing rooms so anyone can walk in). The ventilation in the jacuzzi is substandard and the room fills with steam and the floors are very slippy, making your clothes damp as they are neatly folded waiting for you to finish! My real issue was also that dogs and family issues dominate over the Hotel, making it centred on the owner's personal life and not the customers. The dog barking was usually in the morning or the evening, both at times you wanted to rest, and family friend's children were allowed to take over in a way that was very noisy and disruptive very early in the morning and in the evening. One night there were children tantrums at 5am and noone seemed concerned. On three nights there was some kind of screening off of the dinning and sitting area at the fire, for family and friends. I found this completely unacceptable and it made me very uncomfortable. On one of these evenings the entire area was blocked off. If you were relying on the hotel for an evening meal you would have been out of luck. The staff were generally very helpful, although some came across as nonchalent. I note that a very reputable company who cater for trips to mountains and lakes are planning to use this hotel this summer as one they offer, and my experience was that many of the staff could not speak English. When booking in I had to rely on German. This could be a problem if you only speak English. The breakfast, described as sumptious in the brochure, was not up to what I expected. Warm milk and a limited variety of choice didn't make me delight in the experience. It was average, being fair. I found the evening meals, of which I had two, better, although I am convinced the soup was made from frozen vegetables. There are a lot of really excellent restaurants in the locality that shouldn't be missed. The checkout time, 10am, is not very realistic, since that is the time that breakfast ends. When you book online through various sites checkout is identified as being 10-12, but after 10 the key card system locks you out of the room and hotel. Not the best way to make you feel like a valued customer, despite how good at being secure it is. The wireless internet access was really inadequate, you could only get a decent signal sitting at the reception near the entrance. No cable internet was available. The TV channels were all fairly local, but I had plenty of booked to read. Overall I think this Hotel/Villa needs to sharpen up its act. It has so much potential, the problem appears to be in the owner's/managers philosophy, which is a shame. I didn't complain when I was there, as I feel very uncomfortable about being put in the position to complain, and I didn't want to risk feeling even more unwelcome than I did (after the screening off that happened). In short, I wouldn't recommend this hotel until they sort out these issues.

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Not customer oriented - and is it a hotel or a family affair, with pets?

Reviewer: GavBelfast (Belfast, United Kingdom)

Traveling group: Friends

I recommend this hotel for: Girlfriend getaway, Tourists, Great pool scene.

Date: 2008-04-08

Guest rating:
4.6

Check in / front desk

6.0

Business service

2.0

Value

4.0

Service

4.0

Rooms

4.0

Location

6.0

Cleanliness

6.0

Two of us spent six nights here in the run-up to the Easter holidays. First impressions were OK, it was quite easy to find (if making your way from Poprad on the Tatras Electric Railway, if you sit in the direction of travel you can see it if you look out the window to your left just before the Sibir stop - so wait to get-off there rather than Novy Smokovec before it). Our room was basic but clean, and there are probably quite good views from all of the rooms, and the maid service was excellent. The shower cubicle was tiny, though! There is a small whirlpool and sauna, neither of which were used much, but they were fine. Breakfast was substantial enough, but hardly "sumptuous" as they advertise on their literature. It was palatable. We ate there twice in the evening, both times were satisfactory but bland, and much nicer and better value restaurants were available in the vicinity. We wouldn't recommend using the restaurant. Contrary to the guide, the TV in the room had no non-Slovak/Czech speaking channels and, while wireless internet is also advertised as being available throughout the hotel, it is not - as the Siesta staff admit, it only works in the reception area. Our booking stated clearly that check-out was between 10.00am and 12.00 noon - however, when returning from a walk on our last morning there, we were locked-out and, on being let-in, we were asked if we realised "you are leaving today?" and we said yes, only to be told that check-out was 10am. We challenged this and our key was reluctantly re-validated. Would-be guests should be aware of this. On several occasions while there, the small dining area was partitioned-off to varying degrees, to the ridiculous extent that one evening, we could only have a drink (and use the internet on laptop) at the entrance. This seemed to be for the benefit of people known to the proprietors; whatever the reason, one was made to feel like an intruder, not a paying guest. Then, there is the issue of pets in the room. When booking, we were aware that "small pets" were allowed at the hotel by prior arrangement, but those in the room opposite had a very big, long-haired Golden Retreiver with them. It was a friendly dog, but noisy too, including in the evening (should a big dog be left alone in a hotel room?) and early morning, spoiling rest and sleep. In hindsight, I should have complained earlier, but one got the impression that the laissez-faire attitude wouldn't have got me very far. I have stayed in other simple, even fairly basic hotels/pensions, and not experiened these types of problems. It's as if the paying-guests are almost in the way. As for the region itself, it is pleasant, though the appearance of much of the immediate area has been ruined by the storm damage and later fire three years ago. However, there are several good places to eat in the area and a nice, relaxed atmosphere (away from the hotel). For skiers (first-timers, amateurs or pros) head to Strbske Pleso (on the Electric Train) - it's about 350m higher up than Smokovec, and with an excellent snow record. Its setting is also idyllic and looks like it would be in summer, too. Like much of Slovakia, the people are generally friendly and helpful but a little reserved, and the shops, food and drink are good value. So, in short, I intend to go back to the Slovakian High Tatras, but will definitely give Villa Siesta a miss. It's just not good enough.

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