Hotel Sato Conference & Spa Resort

I only had a very short time in Montenegro and wanted to experience a beach town and as I was flying in and out of Podgorica, Sutomore was one of my few options. I really did anguish about which hotel to choose - Porto Sole was half the price of this property, but several reviewers complained about sewerage smells in the rooms which was enough to deter me. Another big advantage of Sato is that they have their own section of beach. Yes, it's also extremely crowded, but the sunbed and umbrella is included in the room tariff. I left it quite late booking and there were only sea-view rooms available for quite a bit more than I wanted to pay (almost double what I paid in central Podgorica) It turned out to be a pretty fantastic room with an awesome wrap-around balcony overlooking the ocean and busy street below. I had been in contact with the hotel over email earlier, and they were very helpful in answering my pre-sales questions. Arriving on the train from Podgorica (which was an experience in itself) the hotel is easy to find being the tallest building in the village. The checkin process was efficient although they do require you leave your passport with them so they can enter the details. It's totally OK to request it back later. As mentioned, the views from the room were top notch. The staff came up with a fruit plate, albeit a little limp looking and a bottle of water. Regardless, it was a nice gesture. Also unlike Porto Sole, the windows and doors of the room felt of decent quality and did an OK job of muffling the constant noise from the town below. The designers of the room did miss their course in fluid dynamics though as the AC unit cooled only the entrance hall while leaving the main part of the guest room quite warm. Access to the beach as mentioned is included, and was fairly crowded but looked less crowded than the other paid beaches either side. I think there was the option to order food/drinks to your sun lounger but no staff ever came over to offer. It was a MUCH better experience to get up early the next day (7am) and go for a morning swim without the crowds. The breakfast was OK. Better than the other hotel I stayed at in Podgorica, but far below standards of a good Scandic or Radisson breakfast. At least there was coffee here. All the staff had pilot/captain uniforms on which was kind of cute. Now onto the not so great aspects. Avoid the sky lounge! This is located on the top floor, and has some cozy outdoor seating with a nice view (not much different from my room balcony though).. The women working the bar was totally uninterested in her job - it took her 15 minutes to come over with the menu, and the drinks are extremely overpriced compared to what you get on the street. I ordered a Pina Colada which cost 10euros, took an age to arrive .. and when it did, was tiny. I felt severely ripped off and would recommend people go to look at the view, but buy your drinks elsewhere. The room itself was functional. A reasonabl

First of all I must say that on the outside this hotel is very attractive (compared to other hotels in the area). Private parking is very usefull, otherwise it would be quiet a hassle finding a free spot to park and the corner balcony we had was huge with great sea view. However, there were some big negatives as well: 1) Food: pretty average and after couple days it became repetitive. Very poor dessert section. 2) Dinning area: often there would be shortage of glasses for juice in the morning. Staff was not well organised-plates were not taken off the table very often and sometimes we had to clean and make the table for ourselves, since there was only one person doing all the work for every single table. No one was offering drinks at dinner so only option was water if you got the glass soon enough. 3) Room: we had a reservation for two rooms! At the arrival they said our only option is to stay together in one bigger room (2 were sleeping on the bed and 2 on sofa)...in exchange we got free parking and free dinner for the time of stay. We were told one room was under maintenance, so we didn't have a choice. 4) Beach: there was an app where you were supposed to make a reservation for sunbed set on hotels private beach. We made reservation for 4 sunbeds a day before and at the arrival there was not a single spot free. 5) Noise: there is live music and partys on the beach in bunch of different places. I didn't know which one to listen to and they were all very loud. At 1am the music was shut down. Also there is main road Jadranka behind the hotel with a lot of traffic during the day and night. Above that road is also railway station. (Note that we were there in the begining of august when there is also a lot of people visiting the city). The noise was too much for us so we decided to leave early. This is enirely my personal opinion and experiance. Someone may enjoy that, but since we came on vacation to relax that was not the right spot for us. Pool area is very nice. Great sea view, quiet during the day and we always found a free spot. Hotel also has a nice gym and the staff is very nice and friendly.

The Hotel is located in a very good beach, it is rated 4 stars but discovered lack of services as such rate. Personnel are trying to help, they need more training for English. They don't understand what we asked for, this applies also on shops and malls. No kettle in rooms, no iron. Open buffet breakfast and dinner they write names on dishes with local Montenegrin language only. The Hotel has its own beach, but the towels and umbrellas are not enough for the guests and are very bad quality.