Family rooms

Laundry

Free WiFi

Internet services

WiFi

Ski equipment hire (on site)

Cycling

Ski pass vendor

Ski storage

Skiing

Hiking

Children's playground

WiFi available in all areas

Ski school

Free parking

Private parking

Hot tub/jacuzzi

Sauna

Terrace

Restaurant

Non-smoking rooms

Bicycle rental (additional charge)

Parking

Pets allowed

On-site parking

Room service

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Hotel Ostredok

Jasna

Demanovska Dolina

Zilina Region

Slovakia

We chose this hotel for a number of reasons. The first, and probably most compelling, was that it is in the TMR Hotels chain. This means that every member of your party gets a free lift pass and free entry into 2 aquaparks. The hotel on a half board basis was about 1600 euro’s for 4. Given that lift passes and aquapark entry would have been about 1200 euro’s, it’s not hard to see what great value this represented.

Another reason for booking here was that it was advertised as ski in ski out. This was an absolute disappointment because, in truth is is not ski in and is about 500m from the Gondola’s. I hate walking in ski boots, carrying skis and even though this was only a 10 minute walk, I found it a pain. If I stay at Ostredok again, I will hire a ski locker next to the slopes at 10 euro’s per day.

The rooms were clean, spacious and comfortable. The shower was good but had that annoying feature that there was a very fine line between freezing and scalding hot, but once you set the temperature it was nice, with good water pressure.

The staff in the hotel could not do enough to help you. They were all absolutely brilliant. One example was that my sons glasses came loose and we didn’t have a tiny screwdriver. We asked at reception who called the maintenance guy who was at another hotel. He came 10 minutes later and practically refurbished the glasses for us at no cost. We were blown away by how they reacted. Due to not having space in our hand luggage, we hadn’t taken any towels, so when we went to the Aquapark, I asked reception for 4 extra towels. Again, these were supplied immediately at no extra cost.

The spa in the hotel was small but uncrowded. In line with Slovak sauna’s and spa’s it was a strict requirement that you are naked but you are given a sheet which is meant for lying on, to keep sweat off the seats.  In reality, most people wore the sheets like a toga or sarong. Nudity does not seem a big thing in central and eastern Europe and almost everyone I’ve spoken to who has braved it says that after the first few minutes of apprehension, you realise that nobody is looking at you, nobody cares and it’s very relaxing and liberating. I’ll be honest, I now hate going in the sauna in my gym, sweating into wet lycra swimming shorts and inhaling chlorine fumes. You only get why the cleanliness of the sauna is so important when you’ve experienced it. Unfortunately, the hot tub part of the spa was broken when we were there so the spa was limited to a steam room, sauna and beds to relax on.  My recommendation for enjoying the sauna’s to the max – take a sauna hat, doing this doubles the length of time I can spend in one.

Turning to the food, the breakfast contained really good variety. The coffee was lovely but involved the worlds slowest machine, but that wasn’t a big problem because it seems that Slovak’s are a nation of tea drinkers. There was a massive variety of tea. Don’t expect full English fry ups but there was a huge variety of everything from pastry’s and dough nuts to fruit and cooked breakfast with continental sausage, scrambled eggs etc. There was something for everyone.

It's difficult to score the evening meal. Personally I loved it. But, there was almost no choice. It was a buffet but the only starter was soup. The flavour changed every day and it was delicious. The main course consisted of 6 bain-marie’s. 2 of them had meat in sauce (usually 2 of 3 from chicken, turkey or pork), the others had things like gnocchi, rice, pasta, peppers etc.  Again, everything was very very tasty and I really enjoyed it.

Desert was small cakes but there was only ever 1 or 2 choices. Very tasty.

So, in conclusion, what food there was on an evening was plentiful, very tasty and fresh (the bain-maries were small and regularly topped up, so nothing was sat there for hours!), but my criticism that there was almost no choice, and nothing was aimed at a child’s palate which gave me an issue with my beige food fanatic lad.

Overall, this was a great value hotel with excellent staff but there is room for improvement, especially with the choice of evening meal.

Great value with super helpful staff

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

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Short stay at the hotel, the location is excellent & within 150 yards of the main gondola, food on site is very good, good breakfast, the rooms are large & there is a large dry room on site for equipment.
very good secure parking, reception & check in was very good.

Snowboarding trip

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

There are many good things about this hotel. The location is perfect, three ski lifts are within walking distance (even with ski boots on). The rooms are very spacious and clean. The staff is very helpful and professional. Families with children are welcome, there's a large kids playing area on 1st floor. Wellness facilities are small but very cool and stylish.

But it is the restaurant that is the heart and the soul of this hotel. I really loved their breakfast bread dips, they're so retro and so good that it makes me feel as if I was a child again, on holiday at my Slovak grandma :) The evening service was  very professional. I haven't tried all meals from the evening menu but those I had were all great (secret tip: roasted veg with sheep cheese and pumpkin seeds, vegetarian heaven).

I have some nits to pick though, all of them small and not all that important. 
* The toilet is tiny and separate from the bathroom, which is odd but I get it's likely historically given
* Sound insulation could be better, we had 1st flood room and could hear the music playing in the restaurant downstairs 
* No hairdryer in the bathroom, but you can get one at the front desk
* Some cosmetic tissues and a small garbage bin could be in the bathroom but isn't

But all in all, we were very happy with our stay and if there's an opportunity, we'll certainly come back



Superb choice for family skiing holiday 

Hamburg

The hotel has a good concept.

I highly recommend this hotel! Very good location, clean, friendly staff and the food is literally amazing. Definitely come here sometime, you won't regret it. Best value for money.

The hotel has a good concept

Bratislava, Bratislava Region

We've been there several times during last ten years and always - excellent food and service! Not mention price comparison with nearby hotels... TMR - yeah more comes, but for who? Don't believe even Polish will accept ;)

Where to eat

Hotel Ostredok * * * is located right in the centre of the most famous ski and tourist resort Jasna Low Tatras. The Hotel is 15 km away from Liptovsky Mikulas, 33 km from Poprad and 300 km from Bratislava. Experience the comfort of comfortably furnished spacious rooms and enjoy beautiful views of the Jasna and Chopin skyline from our hotel. Professional access, a varied range of dishes and beverages create the ideal environment for you. In our hotel we will gladly welcome all guests seeking relax and relaxation.

4.1/5

Hotel Ostredok

4.1/5

Jasna is great for:

The snow is forecast to be

Excellent

for the next week

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