Grebnos Stonehouse Apartments

Mr. Pavel is a very nice host, and it has a romantic room and beautiful Ohrid river view. If I visit Ohrid again, I will book Grebnos Stonehouse again without hesitation.

teleurstellend, was geen appartement met aparte slaapkamer, geen luxe zoals op website staat, geen kitchenette, kamer van max 20m2, geen italiaanse lakens of donsdekbedden, geen badjassen etc. geen aparte slaapkamer, echt jammer, want het was er niet, zelfs eigenaar ontkent dat wat op website staat waarheid is, is volgens hem verzinsel van hotel.com, douche geeft na 5 min minder water. ligging is mooi, uitzicht is mooi. betaling cash, want eigenaar wil contant, ..dus hotel.com, pas je site aan, of neem contact op met de eigenaar. Macedonie is prachtig, appartement Grebnos stonehouse kan ook goed zijn als er op de site eerlijk staat wat er geboden wordt.

My only regret is that I couldn't stay longer. Patel is an excellent host - very friendly and helpful. Ohrid is a beautiful place and this is the perfect place to stay.

I'm not usually a big fan of guesthouses. I prefer a little more anonymity and a few more services. But this is one of my favorite places I have ever stayed. From the street the building locks like it is under construction or at least not completed, but inside you are in a traditional stone building, staying in a cozy room with a stone floor and walls. The real feature is the very impressive view from your balcony out over Lake Ohrid and the streets of the lower old town. The room had such charm and character and was so comfortable--especially with the little heater during an unseasonably cold spell (that made the lake so atmospheric). I loved staying here and highly recommend it to others. It is a bit hard to find. First, get yourself to St. Kliment's Square. With the Lake right in front of you, the old town rises to your right. A number of streets head off into the old town, but find "Czar Samoil" street, which is one of the main ones: a little wider than the others, flat at first, and with stores and restaurants lining it on both sides. Walk until you pass Pizza Leonardo (highly recommended) on your left and Restaurant Antiko (also recommended) on your right. A small street breaks off from the road to your right. This is "Methodi Pachke", the street the hotel is on. It widens and heads up the hill. You have a steep five minute climb ahead of you. You will come to the sign for the Guest House right before this street merges with another.

We stayed here for 1 night in March. We arrived via a hire car and found it very difficult to find the apartments through the tiny one way streets of the old town and our UK Sat Nav not recognising that Ohrid had any roads! A local taxi driver spotted our distress and went out of his way to help us find the apartments. The owner, Pavel "Pops" was extremely welcoming and hospitable right from the start. On our arrival he provided us with a cup of coffee and a bottle of white wine, together with glasses and a cork screw. We stayed in Room 1 and were the only guests that night. The room had a lovely view of Lake Ohrid with a large balcony with an even better view of the lake. We wished we'd been there in summer, although we were lucky and had sunny weather and sat out on the balcony. The bathroom was on 3 levels and was clean. We had a very good nights sleep on a very comfortable bed. The floor was stone and cold so I recommend you take slippers if you go outside summer. Pavel had the customer care aspect just right, on hand if you wanted him with any help he could give, but also respected our privacy. In the morning he spotted us on the balcony and offered us tea and coffee. He also allowed us to leave our luggage in the room after check out time as there weren't any guests due in that day. We couldn't have asked for anything more. The apartments are in a perfect location, right in the very hilly heart of the Old Town, within walking distance of everything.

Die Lage in der Altstadt von Ohrid und die wunderbare Sicht vom Balkon auf den See sind die Pluspunkte dieses Apartmenthauses. Das Bad lag einige Zimmertüren weiter den Gang entlang, direkt gegenüber der Gemeinschaftsküche, hatte kein Fenster und roch deshalb ständig muffig. Der Besitzer/Verwalter (?) rauchte, während er uns Bad, Küche und unser Nichtraucherzimmer zeigte, bot uns aber ein Bier (oder wahlweise ein anderes Getränk) als Willkommensgruß an. Das Haus selber war zum Zeitpunkt unseres Aufenthaltes auf den zwei obersten Etagen eine Baustelle. Ein "Privatstrand", wie in der Apartmentbeschreibung angegeben, gab es nicht, da das Haus nicht am Seeufer liegt und der See von einer Betonmauer begrenzt wird. Am Wochenende kann es schon einmal laut werden, da alle Geräusche aus der Altstadt den Hang hinauf zu hören sind. Dafür ist man aber nah am Geschehen.

Really nice place, friendly owner and a view to die for from the balcony

Mycket trevligt emottagande av värden. Härlig inredning på hotellet. Fantastisk utsikt över sjö och stad. Nära till allt.

Pavel and his son are extremely nice and helpful. We had an issue with our hot water and they were on it right away. The location can't be beat. Right in the middle of the old town with a view to die for. I suggest calling Pavel upon your arrival in Ohrid and asking him to meet you so he can guide you to the hotel. It would be pretty hard to find on your own. The listing says there is a private beach but it is 22 kilometers away. However, there is a public beach just down the hill from the hotel (2 minute walk).

Great views of Ohrid lake from all rooms.Only the locations deserves 5 stars.