Grand Hotel Sofianu**** is surrounded by the largest park of the town – Zavoi Park, more specifically the place where the national anthem was chanted for the first time.
“Grand Hotel Sofianu is part of a large-scale project initiated 14 years ago, whose purpose is to encapsulate by art the essential elements of the national identity before globalization, thus contributing to the enrichment and preservation of the national and international cultural heritage.”
N. Sofianu
Surrounded by the 17 ha of Zavoi Park, 300 metres from the centre of Ramnicu Valcea, Grand Hotel Sofianu hosts an art museum with works of 500 representative Romanian plastic artists. It offers modern rooms with air-conditioning and free WiFi.
The classically decorated rooms feature a minibar and a private bathroom with rain shower, free toiletries, a bathrobe and slippers. Each room has a Smart TV with international channels, coffee and tea making facilities, a keycard system, a safe, WiFi and cable internet. In the suites, there are massage tubs.
The spa offers a relaxation area where hotel guests can enjoy for free the pool, dry and wet saunas and the fitness centre. Beauty treatments, massages and access to a hot tub are available at an extra charge. Grand Hotel Sofianu also houses Balneomed, a centre for medical wellness treatments which offers a variety of procedures, such as anti-stress, anti-anging and body rejuvenation.
The conference and event centre of Grand Hotel Sofianu includes 5 versatile meeting and event rooms. The Art Gallery ballroom can host events of up to 800 people, and it is equipped with professional sound and lighting systems.
On the hotel’s ground floor are located the Art Bar and the Four Seasons restaurant, which offer guests a refined contemporary menu and a buffet breakfast. The restaurant serves Romanian and international cuisine à la carte or in buffet style; vegetarian and diet meals will be provided upon request. The hotel's summer terrace, surrounded by the park, is the place where guests can enjoy alcoholic and soft drinks, coffee, tea, as well as various Romanian and international dishes. Further facilities include a kids' club, and a children's playground.
In the park there are running tracks, 2 outdoor fitness areas, 6 children playgrounds and a skate park. In the immediate vicinity of the park there is a football field and tennis courts. Several touristic attractions can be easily reached by car, such as Cozia Monastery, 23 km away, or Salina Ocnele Mari, 7 km away.
