Hotel Philia in Podgorica

Hotel Philia is a small family-run hotel set in an authentic building whose architecture combines contemporary lines with classical detailing. It sits about 5 kilometres from the centre of Podgorica on the main road toward Cetinje, in Montenegro's central region — a practical base for travellers who want quick access to the capital while staying slightly outside the busiest streets. Across 12 rooms and 3 apartments the hotel offers 26 beds in total; this particular unit sleeps 2 guests and has 1 bedroom with 1 bed and 1 bathroom. Each unit comes with a mini-bar, cable TV and individually controlled air conditioning, and complimentary WiFi (3 Mb/s) is available throughout. There is on-site parking with video surveillance, plus a landscaped garden with lawn and greenery. Additional services include daily housekeeping, room service, laundry, newspapers, car rental, fax, tourist arrangements and organisation of business meetings.

About the area

Five kilometres out along Cetinjski put, the city thins into a fringe of houses, gardens and workshops with the karst hills rising ahead. This is the old road to Cetinje, and it is the reason to be on this side of Podgorica: it climbs out of the Zeta plain in a series of long bends and reaches the former royal capital in about forty minutes. Cetinje is a small, cold-in-winter town of embassies turned into museums, a monastery holding the relics of Saint Peter of Cetinje, and King Nikola's modest palace.

The same road continues into Lovćen National Park, where a switchback drive and a long flight of steps lead to Njegoš's mausoleum on Jezerski vrh, with the whole country laid out below — the Bay of Kotor on one side, Skadar Lake and the plain on the other. Going the other way, central Podgorica is ten minutes downhill, with its riverside paths, terraces and galleries. Having parking on this edge of town is worth more than it sounds: you skip the centre's congestion entirely and reach the coast, the airport and the northern mountains without ever crossing the city.