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Romania LeiBucharest: Where Warsaw Meets Cairo
Bucharest. No city in Europe evokes stronger feelings of angst among anyone who has ever spent time here. At once a life-affirming place where anything is possible and a seething pit of chaos and mayhem, it is all things to all people. In many ways it is the new New York: if you can make it here...Bucharest is currently much in the news given the 20th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution of 1989. You can read all about it here.
OUR Bucharest HIGHLIGHTS
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Locanta Jaristea
This is that rarity in Bucharest (and indeed Romania): an upmarket Romanian restaurant. The surroundings, location, exquisitely decorated dining rooms, service and choice of high quality food will co
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Crowne Plaza Bucharest
A leafier setting in the north of the city for what might be called a leafier kind of hotel. Set around a large outdoor pool (which is a real delight in summer) the Crowne Plaza offers the usual five
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Professional Realty
These people have been offering great apartments in central Bucharest since 1996: they were one of the first players in the market. Apartments are well furnished, they offer a full 24-hour service, a
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Casa Satya
Where do you start when reviewing a place as revolutionary as this? The concept is Ayurveda, as in the mix life and science. Ayuvedic principles have long been applied to alternative medicine, now it
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Grand Cafe Van Gogh
Quite the best cafe in the city, this place combines the charm of Bucharest's Old Town - it is opposite the National Bank - with the casual elegance of a genuinely grand cafe. It's genius is that it'
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JW Marriott Bucharest Grand
To the south of Casa Poporului the JW Marriott occupies something of a palatial building that at first glance probably makes it the most immediately impressive of Bucharest's big five star hotels. Th
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Latest Bucharest Comments
Cracking place! Worth every penny, wonderful food and not expensive. Taking the missus there for Valentines... she'll be happy, and therefore later, I'll be happy![...]
My first time in Buchareset and the apartment I rented is right near the Piata Romana metro - a 5 minute walk from Deja-Vu cocktail bar. It is pricey for Bucharest (10 Ron for a Heineken on draft, most cocktails are 25 Ron, that's $9!). I went there[...]
Went to Caru' cu Bere last week and really loved it!Amazing and fast service, great food, great beer and it cost me about $15 !!! The interior of this restaurant is in fact simply amazing ;)recommended![...]
i'm the sound guy from BADDIES who played there last night - what a cool place! The staff looked after us and made us feel totally at home. I myself had a brilliant time; just a shame we had to fly home so early in the morning otherise i would have [...]
THE REDS ARE COMING UP THE HILL BOYS![...]
the worst experience in Bucharest dining so far.. food was cold, tables were dirty (terrace tables, inside - was ok), the waiter was behaving like Elizabeth II wannabe... - among the other ugly things he said and did he told us to go home for a good[...]
the place itself is rather nice if a bit stiff under the collar. ce inseamna?[...]
I've been there, it's a great place, probably the only true italian place in town. The prices are good. I will go back there as soon as possible[...]
Excellent pizza and fast delivery. They have promotions for regular customers.[...]
it's worth the effort. nice people, nice music, nice atmophere.we had a lot of fun, we drank lots of cidre, (we haven't found that any where else) they have irish beer, am exeptional wine collection and a superb chicken salad. - it's kinda hard[...]
I and my colleagues are very happy for dining at Rossetya. Good service, good food and reasonable prices. We often use the place - and have always been satiesfied.[...]
I just loved it. As sushi fanatic, all I can say is PERFECT![...]
Last night, being in Bucharest and browsing on the internet, looking for some escorts, I found an atractive girl with nice photos and many good reviews and as she advertised she does outcall service, I called her (her name is Ana and found her on da[...]
Have been here a few times. Well worth a visit. Food is authentic, and there's plenty of dishes to choose from. One of the few places where food that's meant to be spicy actually is. The waiters have always been very helpful.Would definitely recomme[...]
We tried to go here the other week as we'd heard that it's non-smoking. We went in the afternoon but weren't allowed in since we weren't hotel guests.[...]