Felix Pension

We stayed at Felix Pension Monday 19th July to Saturday 24th July in Apartment 2 that has a balcony overlooking the pool and surrounding hills, bedroom with double bed, main room with double sofa bed, kitchen area with microwave, coffee machine, kettle, fridge and kitchen sink and a bathroom with shower over bath, toilet and washbasin. Towels, complimentary soap, shower gel, shampoo, hand sanitiser and coffee were all supplied. Our apartment was cleaned and complimentary items replenished every two days, in line with other Romanian hotels in which we have stayed. Hotel facilities that we used included outdoor swimming pool, gym, salt room, restaurant and terrace; all were all very clean and well presented. The apartment, restaurant and terrace were all decorated in a rustic traditional Romanian theme. Breakfast served as a buffet between 08:00ish and 10:00ish was excellent with a variety of cold meats, cheeses, boiled and omelette eggs, sausages, cereals, various home made pastries, fruits, yoghurts all available. Coffee, tea, milk and orange juice were also available as self service. Water however was only available by purchase. Kitchen staff required notification at breakfast of our intention to dine at the hotel in the evening such they could resource accordingly. Most ingredients are locally sourced and all meals are cooked to order in the hotel kitchen. We ate every evening at the hotel and on the whole were very impressed with the taste, presentation and quantity. Service was good, although on most evenings when we ordered starters, mains and sides all arrived simultaneously. Strangely however, it worked as we turned our plates of delightful food in to our own mini buffet sharing each others selections, in turn allowing us to sample of most of the dishes on the extensive menu. Interestingly some of the lower priced main dishes (circa 35-45 Romanian Lei) like stuffed peppers, soup, chicken with polenta etc. were better tasting than some of the higher priced main dishes (circa 45-60 Romanian Lei) like pasta, fish and potatoes that were a little disappointing; for example the fish was fatty and the boiled potatoes bland. Govora in which the hotel is located is surrounded by many beautiful monasteries and high mountains, many within 20-60 minutes drive. Unfortunately the hotel has no brochures on any of these places of interest - something that could be improved to assist visitors like ourselves. Staff were very hospitable spending plenty of time with us, showing an interest in the places we had visited, taking care of our needs at the hotel and taking time to talk also to our two young children. Special thank you to Mr Felix (the owner), Adriana and Daniella for the time you spent talking to us and for your service; you made us feel very welcome and ensured we had a very enjoyable holiday whilst in Govora. We would like to return one day.