Monte Casa Spa & Wellness de Lux

This was the fourth and final hotel that we stayed at during our Jules Verne ‘Montenegro Explorer’ tour, and we stayed there for 3 nights. It’s at the west end of Petrovac, just behind the front row of restaurants. When you arrive, the lobby area gives a good impression – it is spacious and cool, which was very much appreciated when we arrived after a long day of travelling. Check in was swift and we were delighted to find that we had been allocated to room 203, which was on the same level as the reception and had a pool and partial sea view. The décor of the room was rather outdated, but this was offset by a good amount of storage space plus a balcony. It was warm, but not too hot, on our first evening, so we left the balcony door open rather than using the air conditioning. The following morning, we awoke to find that the room was incredibly bright and hot due to its east-facing aspect and lack of blackout curtains. Luckily, we had planned to be out for most of the day, as it was far too hot to stay in the room (and we usually like the heat). When we returned later in the day, we assumed it would be much cooler – but it wasn’t. We tried to use the air-conditioning to cool things down, only to find that it barely worked. We had the same temperature issues for the rest of our stay and only managed to deal with them by staying out of the room in the morning and keeping the balcony door open overnight (which then meant we were subject to noise from the local restaurants and bars). We were also subject to noise from a kids party in the indoor swimming pool, which appears to be hired out for local parties. We didn’t make use of the outdoor swimming pool, as we were generally out during the day, but one of our group went for a swim and said it was freezing. The pool itself is not very big and there were only 10 sunbeds available with no pool umbrellas, so we weren’t sad that we ended up being too busy to try and use it. On a more positive note, we really enjoyed the breakfast buffet which had a lot of choice. Petrovac is a lovely place to visit but, while I wouldn’t be unhappy about staying at the Monte Casa again, I think there are probably better hotel choices in the area.

Just back from a lovely relaxing holiday at the Monte Casa Spa and wellness hotel. We stayed in standard room, it was lovely and clean, plenty of wardrobe and drawer space, a large tv (only had 2 English channels) wasn't a problem as we had phones to catch up with news. Tea and coffee facilities, bathroom was stocked with towels changed everyday, and plenty of toiletries. We had a balcony, which over looked the pool and could see some of the beach. The breakfast served from 7-10am daily was amazing, a great selection of breads, continental food, cereals, fruit, pastries, and English breakfast, the staff were all very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The adjoining bar called The Ambassador did a good range of food, especially the cakes. I would definitely recommend this hotel and petrovac was beautiful.

We visited this hotel in the second half of May, we booked a Studio Garden View apartment. The room exceeded all expectations! The apartment was very spacious, about 45 sq. m. Huge terrace. Breakfast was wonderful, very varied, the food was delicious and fresh, lots of desserts and fruits. The hotel has a SPA, which was included in the room price. The beach is fine gravel, right next to the hotel. The cleanliness of the rooms is perfect. The staff is very nice.

40€ I paid for pool access and sauna access for the day for 2 people with drinks on the side of course - Finnish sauna does not work properly, barely creates any heat. Had to ask front desk, when they finally appeared, to turn it on - Showers near sauna are very faulty - Indoor pool very cold, no heating - Jacuzzi by pool also very cold and not functioning - Rarely anyone at front desk for enquirers - Razor sharp edges around the pool, extremely unsafe for kids - Barely enough beds for pool and sauna goers, whether it be a hotel resident or a guest from outside This is your classical Montenegro (or Balkan) way of charging super high for something very basic and industry standard but not deliver the bare minimum. I am perplexed to how this place got a 4 and up on TripAdvisor, unless they bribed which is another Balkan thing to do. Maybe their rooms are nice, who knows. Rant over, good luck.

All in all we had a pleasant stay at Monte Casa last week,the hotel is very near beach and amenities and some very beautiful scenery.The room was a little dated but quite comfortable,unfortunately the balcony was quiet grubby,see picture,a coat of paint would not go a miss.Shower doors came off the runners,maintenance man came to fix promptly but seemed to be beyond him.So we lived with it!Both pools were fairly cool for July.Staff were ok but never seemed over happy.Breakfast was plentiful and not very busy.All in all a few minor points but did not spoil our holiday so would recommend this hotel for a stay in Petrovac which is a beautiful town but really busy in July.