Aniroc Signature Hotel

The Aniroc Hotel is a modern hotel right in the centre of the city, just a stone's throw from the imposing-looking theatre. It is in a side street off the end of Bulevard Revoluţiei and so could not be in a better location. There is a car park for guests in the basement. It is clearly signed from the road which made our arrival easy. We stayed for two nights in mid-October. Everthing is clean and tidy. It has an industrial style which it carries off well: lots of grey decor, the look of concrete. The carpets, though grey, are soft and the bed was comfortable. Our room was spacious and comfortable. Wifi was reliable and the signal strong. The shower was very good. Staff were helpful and answered our queries (in excellent English) but were not intrusive and let us get on with our stay. A few points prevent me from giving it a five-star review. There were not enough sockets to enable us to charge our devices and some of those that were there could have been in more convenient positions. The lighting in our bedroom was not good. It was too dark to be able to read in bed without having the main light on. There was not enough wardrobe or cupboard space for our clothes. There were not enough surfaces in the bathroom for our toiletries. Surprisingly the hotel did not have any maps of the city to give to guests. None of these points would have mattered much in a hotel that did not promote itself as five star, but it did not quite meet the high standards it was aiming for. The sauna, jacuzzi and pool were excellent. We really enjoyed spending an hour using them. We did not make use of the small gym. On our first night we decided to eat in the hotel restaurant as we had not worked out our way around the city. We had excellent meals: the soups (one chicken, one carrot) were exquisite; our Wiener schnitzel and fritto misto were outstanding and any restaurant anywhere would have been proud of them. The tarte tatin for dessert was excellent. Service was first-rate, too. It was all so good that we decided to eat there again the next night which turned out to be a mistake. There was a large group in the restaurant and the waiters focused their attention on them. There were not enough staff to serve all the customers efficiently and so we felt rather overlooked. Our choices of meals were less successful too. Breakfast was a generous self-service buffet. Coffee from a machine was good. Although we had some reservations we enjoyed our stay and would would be happy to go back if we go back to Arad (which we would be happy to do - we very much liked the city).