Hotel Sato

Recent Reviews: 210

• User:m_prebble

  Trip type: Solo travel

  A solid place to stay in Sutomore

  13 Aug 2024

  I only had a very short time in Montenegro and wanted to experience a beach town and as I was flying in and out of Podgorica, Sutomore was one of my few options.I really did anguish about which hotel to choose - Porto Sole was half the price of this property, but several reviewers complained about sewerage smells in the rooms which was enough to deter me. Another big advantage of Sato is that they have their own section of beach. Yes, it's also extremely crowded, but the sunbed and umbrella is included in the room tariff. I left it quite late booking and there were only sea-view rooms available for quite a bit more than I wanted to pay (almost double what I paid in central Podgorica) It turned out to be a pretty fantastic room with an awesome wrap-around balcony overlooking the ocean and busy street below. I had been in contact with the hotel over email earlier, and they were very helpful in answering my pre-sales questions. Arriving on the train from Podgorica (which was an experience in itself) the hotel is easy to find being the tallest building in the village. The checkin process was efficient although they do require you leave your passport with them so they can enter the details. It's totally OK to request it back later. As mentioned, the views from the room were top notch. The staff came up with a fruit plate, albeit a little limp looking and a bottle of water. Regardless, it was a nice gesture. Also unlike Porto Sole, the windows and doors of the room felt of decent quality and did an OK job of muffling the constant noise from the town below. The designers of the room did miss their course in fluid dynamics though as the AC unit cooled only the entrance hall while leaving the main part of the guest room quite warm. Access to the beach as mentioned is included, and was fairly crowded but looked less crowded than the other paid beaches either side. I think there was the option to order food/drinks to your sun lounger but no staff ever came over to offer.It was a MUCH better experience to get up early the next day (7am) and go for a morning swim without the crowds.The breakfast was OK. Better than the other hotel I stayed at in Podgorica, but far below standards of a good Scandic or Radisson breakfast. At least there was coffee here. All the staff had pilot/captain uniforms on which was kind of cute.Now onto the not so great aspects. Avoid the sky lounge! This is located on the top floor, and has some cozy outdoor seating with a nice view (not much different from my room balcony though).. The women working the bar was totally uninterested in her job - it took her 15 minutes to come over with the menu, and the drinks are extremely overpriced compared to what you get on the street. I ordered a Pina Colada which cost 10euros, took an age to arrive .. and when it did, was tiny. I felt severely ripped off and would recommend people go to look at the view, but buy your drinks elsewhere.The room itself was functional. A reasonably priced mini-bar (comparatively). Shower had OK pressure, but the state of the drain was concerning. There is a big list of rules including not bringing in your own food or drink from outside which is ridiculous (and I did enjoy a slice of pizza and a beer on the balcony, both purchased outside the hotel) Check-out was at 10am sharp which feels a little early compared to other hotels I have stayed at. I was relaxing in my room after breakfast and not one, but two different staff members entered the room without knocking around 9am. One to refill the minibar, the other was the cleaner. There is no security lock on the door - and not knocking is unacceptable. The elevators (two serving the entire hotel) are painfully slow and never where you want them to be, so I got quite a bit of exercise on the stairs. Didn't try the pool area, but it looks nice from the pictures. In terms of accommodation in Sutomore, this is probably the best choice.. but one should really question Sutomore as a destination unless you like crowds and the Motenegro version of the Las Vegas strip..

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• User:Vladimir M

  Trip type: Business

  Greatest restaurant in Sutomore

  14 Jul 2024

  The very best manager of all coast of Montenegro is Mister Miro. We had a wonderfully dinner in restaurant of hotel Sato and he makes this night a night to remember. Great special meal by great chef Stefan was also something that we will remember.

• User:Sightsee06570224971

  Trip type: Family

  The Sato Hotel Crisis!!!

  29 Apr 2024

  the worst hotel I’ve been ever stayed, the room were not prepared for the next guest, the sheets are smelling disgusting and they have terrible attitude toward turkish people specially muslims, I will not visit Stari Bar ever. !!најгори хотел у којем сам икада одсео, соба није била припремљена за следећег госта и имају ужасан став према турским посебно муслиманима, нећу никада посетити Стари Бар. !! Hotel Sato, Sales at Sato Hotel, responded to this review Dear Zehra,We are sorry to hear that you felt that way, we want to strongly disagree with the comment about turkish people and muslims, since 50% of our staff is muslim and very respected in our hotel, and mostly of our guests are muslim as well.We understand that you weren't happy, and we are very hopefull that you will come again and let us change your mind about our hotel.Sincerely,Sabrina ČobićSales and Marketing DepartmentHotel Sato

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• User:fgrk1

  Trip type: Family

  Not a great experience...

  18 Aug 2023

  First of all I must say that on the outside this hotel is very attractive (compared to other hotels in the area). Private parking is very usefull, otherwise it would be quiet a hassle finding a free spot to park and the corner balcony we had was huge with great sea view. However, there were some big negatives as well:1) Food: pretty average and after couple days it became repetitive. Very poor dessert section.2) Dinning area: often there would be shortage of glasses for juice in the morning. Staff was not well organised-plates were not taken off the table very often and sometimes we had to clean and make the table for ourselves, since there was only one person doing all the work for every single table. No one was offering drinks at dinner so only option was water if you got the glass soon enough.3) Room: we had a reservation for two rooms! At the arrival they said our only option is to stay together in one bigger room (2 were sleeping on the bed and 2 on sofa)...in exchange we got free parking and free dinner for the time of stay. We were told one room was under maintenance, so we didn't have a choice.4) Beach: there was an app where you were supposed to make a reservation for sunbed set on hotels private beach. We made reservation for 4 sunbeds a day before and at the arrival there was not a single spot free. 5) Noise: there is live music and partys on the beach in bunch of different places. I didn't know which one to listen to and they were all very loud. At 1am the music was shut down. Also there is main road Jadranka behind the hotel with a lot of traffic during the day and night. Above that road is also railway station. (Note that we were there in the begining of august when there is also a lot of people visiting the city). The noise was too much for us so we decided to leave early. This is enirely my personal opinion and experiance. Someone may enjoy that, but since we came on vacation to relax that was not the right spot for us. Pool area is very nice. Great sea view, quiet during the day and we always found a free spot. Hotel also has a nice gym and the staff is very nice and friendly.

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• User:Anja S

  Trip type:

  Fantastic

  21 May 2023

  Hotel is amazing, i have never felt so comfortable and relaxed. It has everything you need and it is fantastic hospitality. All recommendations if you want to spend a great time in Montengrian seaside.