Hotel Arka

We had a nice large room with fairly comfortable beds. There was extra pillows is and quilts if we required them. In the room was a fridge with a bar service in, a large tv, aircon but no tea and coffee facilities. Breakfast is ample with lots of choice and you have a wonderful view over the old bizaar in Skopje. They provide a complimentary water bottle plus a free drink in the roof top bar. There is soap and shampoo also provided. Staff were polite and friendly and always ready to greet you and answer any of your questions. It is a very spacious hotel and having a large room where we could sit in comfortable chairs and also have a desk was very useful. The hotel is very close to the centre of Skopje and the Old Bizaar. Good price though for what we received and would recommend this for a few days if you like being in the centre of everything.We stayed here 3 nights.

We booked this hotel due to it's value for money and also the five star rating - in hindsight in terms of western european standards I would class it a three star, there was nothing wrong with the hotel but we weren't overwhelmed by it. When we first arrived I noticed that I had a hole in my sheet - this was dealt with efficiently and changed immediately and apology offered. The Aircon worked but was not as efficient for the size of room. There were thick quilts on the bed but it was incredibly warm so these were too thick, it would have been nice to have had a sheet as an alternative which I am sure they were have provided if we asked. Where the hotel is situated is very busy and noisy and we couldn't park for the first few days as they were relaying the road at the entrance to the hotel, however before we arrived we were informed of this. We didn't have a great view out of the bedroom window but the Roof Top bar where they serve breakfast had an amazing view.