Grandhotel Starý Smokovec

Beautiful building in a wonderful location, right by the start of the trails and the furnicular up into the mountains. The breakfast buffet was excellent. The spa was very good and great after a day's hiking, containing Finnish sauna, infrared sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, plunge pool, pool, relaxation area and more. Rooms were a good size with very good mattresses. The downsides were that the pillows were all lumpy and uncomfortable even when we asked for different ones, which is not what I would expect in a 4* hotel. Also the shower is an attachment over the bath and is very low so you cannot comfortably shower but need to bend your legs to get under the water which was annoying. But in all we would stay again and enjoyed our time here, just wish the hotel would invest in some decent pillows!

All rooms in the hotel were refurbished before summer 2018, and offer comfort and convenience. The staff is extremely pleasant and helpful; the breakfast is delicious and plentiful. Will be back!

Very friendly amd helpful staff, clean, grand, beautiful hotel with great services. Very nice pool suitable for small swimming and rest with wellness. Giod cake and coffee, great breakfast and dinner. It was pretty luxurious stay. I would come back.

Lovely, elegant hotel! Excellent food in the hotel restaurant. Check out is a bit early, but the staff kindly extended our check-out time given that we arrived in the evening.

For a spa hotel ther is no enough massage rooms, We were 3 ladies and there are only 2 rooms

It was a classic hotel with all the expected services, very few hotels like that in the US now days.

Grandhotel Starý Smokovec was a luxury resort hotel prior to WWII. It has been restored to reflect its elegant past with a timeless appeal.

The location was great, the room was big enough, the breakfast was OK. The bathroom smells of mold. The "Wellness center" was a play ground for children. Children without swimsuits were in the pool, no pool for children, the Jacuzzi became a central play yard for the children. No way to relax inside, we give up unfortunately.

Beautiful hotel, foos is great, nice pool. Just booked a room with queen bet and twin bed and we got 2 single beds and retractable sofa.

One reason we liked this hotel is because of its interesting history and beautiful Art Nouveau design. We would like it even more if it were refurbished to its original splendor like the photos in the hall, but we still enjoyed it. The wifi worked well. The staff member that really stood out was Martine (think I have the name right). If she doesn't already, she should train all of the staff members. While I found all of the staff to be professional, I found Martine to be extra friendly and welcoming, which is what you want when you are staying at a hotel on a mountain, and you don't speak the local language. Grandhotel was easy to get to on the electric railway from the main Poprad station. There are a few restaurants, cafes, and shops nearby. The gentleman working at the spa was also welcoming. The breakfast was ok though I do recommend the hotel focus a bit more on quality rather than quantity. I would rather have a few really good fresh items than tons of mediocre choices. For example, fresh juice would be nice as opposed to juice from a machine, which I find hard to imagine anyone from 2019 drinks that. The shower is really bad. You can't even use it really without getting water all over. Anyway, those are just small things that could be modernized, but overall we really loved the hotel. There are many cute areas to sit and write while having a drink, and if we were better prepared we could have taken many hikes. I guess it just gives us a reason to return one day.