WHERE TO DRINK BEER IN bELGRADE?

In a last few years independent travel blogs became the finest guides for tourists and travelers worldwide. There’re several local blogs in Serbian, English and French that we recommend to our clients and visitors of Belgrade. Blogs mentioned tend to provide tips, facts, maps, photos and useful information about the city from a local point of view and help visitors to feel welcomed. Here is our short list of blogs we prefer:  

Drinking culture is big in Serbia.  There’re many bars and pubs around the city where one can consume beer and since you are visiting Belgrade we recommend to start with some domestic brands such as: Jelen pivo (beer), Lav pivo, Zaječarsko pivo and one craft beer we really like called Kabinet. First time a had a chance to try Kabinet beer was at Belgrade Design Week and the taste of this beer totally blow me away. This is one new Serbian product that can boast with high-quality and creative design. The idea of making this craft beer originated from initiative of one Serbian couple who established their own factory in Nemenikuće on the sunny slope at the foot of mountain Kosmaj, mixing Belgian malts, French yeasts and hops from around the world. Kabinet brewery produces few types of beer and all of mentioned are organic products without additives. 

Magic Garden

Magic Garden bar This one is Belgrade’s hidden gem. One of the favorite places of locals. You can listen to some cool music, drink wine and chat with friends. Magic Garden is located next to Pizzeria Trg, in the backyard of Staklenac building. Try to find it, it’s a very cool local place!Address: 5 Makedonska, Trg Republike, TC Staklenac, 11000 Belgrade 

Miners pub 
Miners is located in Dorćol area. It’s a cozy and nice place that stands in a basement. Pub offers more than 100 labels of first class light and dark beer, but also domestic Serbian organic beer Kabinet. During the evenings you can attend concerts, parties or similar events.Open Mon-Sat  14:00 – 12:00Address: 16 Rige od Fere, 11000 Belgrade 

Black Turtle
Black Turtle is a chain of pubs in Belgrade. The best one is Black Turtle II, which is located in the old and beautiful part of Belgrade known as Kosančićev Venac, at number 30. This is a very unique bar in Belgrade where you can enjoy a warm and welcoming atmosphere, while drinking their blueberry or lemon flavoured beers, that are very well priced by the way. As one American guy recently said, “Blueberry beer tastes like heaven.”  Try it!!!

Open Mon-Thu 09-00, Fri-Sat 09-01, Sun 09-12Address:  30 Kosančićev Venac, 11000, Belgrade 

Berliner
Berliner stands in the “Creative district” of Savamala. It offers more than 50 beer labels and German sausages and wings. Definitely a place worth checking out!Open Tues – Thurs: 13:00 – 01:00 Fri – Sat: 13:00 – 02:00 Sun: 13:00 – 01:00 Address: 6-8 Braće Krsmanovića, 11000 Belgrade 

New Year's Belgrade Fever

New Year's Eve is always an exceptional event, no matter where you plan to celebrate it and the New Year celebration in Belgrade is always a true spectacle. You can welcome the New Year in the best clubs, bars and coffee shops in Belgrade, in restaurants in Skadarlija, and of course the celebration in public squares in Belgrade will certainly be magnificent with fireworks and music.

Knez Mihajlova Street - Apartment City Zen, Apartment Palace 29

New Year's Eve in Belgrade clubs always brings a rich choice that can satisfy every taste, from folk music, through the old music, to house rhythms.

Since all City Break Belgrade Apartments are located in the heart of Belgrade, our guest will be in the center of all city events.

For the New Year’s Eve, visitors will have the opportunity enjoy performances by DJs, rock, pop and folk performers on three stages. 

The main concert stage will be located in front of the National Parliament Building, where
visitors can enjoy great music concerts with pop-folk music on 30^th and 31^st of December! 

The other stage will be placed at the Republic Square, and will be dedicated to rock & roll music. 

The third stage will be set on the Student Square for all those who want to spend a crazy night with a DJ and enjoy dancing beats.

If you haven’t chosen yet where to welcome 2015, you still have time to decide.

Whether you celebrate New Year's Eve in a Belgrade restaurant, cafe, bar or club ... it will certainly be a special night to remember!

We wish to all the guests of City Break Apartments to have a magnificent time this holiday season and we hope to be your host next time you visit Belgrade!

Happy Holidays!!!

http://www.city-break.rs/en/

8 tips that will help you rent an apartment in Belgrade

Renting an apartment seems to be an easy and simple matter that could be done with two mouse clicks. Basically it is, but there are always few more details that you should keep in mind in order to be completely prepared for the procedure that is required for the check-in. This will help not only the agencies to provide better service but also travelers to complete everything quick and easy. 

Having had a lot of experience in work with our clients, we would like to highlight some of the points that we think should be additionally checked. 

1. General information

Whether you are renting an apartment through the website of the agency or some other booking platform, please always check every information regarding the place that you wish to rent. Consider any aspect that you might find important such as location, size, price, conveniences, amenities etc. Study the photographs that represent a certain place. Before clicking please double check, so you don’t get stressed out when you arrive. Sometimes people are not sure whether they have seen the right photograph, they might have forgotten the correct price or perhaps they booked one apartment when they actually wanted another one. This can be very frustrating for them as well as for the agency that wishes to provide best service to their guests. 

2. Payment method

When booking an apartment please make sure that you are familiar with payment options. Some platforms will ask for your credit card number only because of the reservation, but that does not necessarily mean that you have paid your accommodation to the agency. Some agencies do not accept credit cards and will ask you to pay in cash upon your arrival. Always look for that information when booking a place to stay. If you are not sure, you can always contact the agency to find out the exact form of payment. 

3.    Tourist tax

In some cities you will be obliged to pay an additional fee such as tourist tax and its amount varies from place to place. In Belgrade, it is charged per person per day. We have had many situations when our guests were not expecting this, although they were explicitly informed about it. This guides us to our next tip. 

4. Contact with agency 

After booking an apartment via third parties such as booking platforms you should expect an e-mail from the agency that rents apartments. It will provide you with confirmation of registration and additional information about your stay. Please make sure to read it all carefully. If you are in doubt or have any questions at all do not hesitate to write and ask for more details. Discussion and further clarification will help both parties to better organize everything. In this way, unpredictable situations will be minimized and that will result in better quality of your time on holiday. 

5. Arrival

After booking a place to stay and correspondence with your host agency, you will have to set a date and time of your arrival. Usually someone will wait for you in front of the apartment. It is of great importance to make an agreement about the time and to appropriately inform your hosts about any changes or postponement that might occur. Please have in mind that some agencies are very busy and that time is precious. There are other guests that are arriving and departing all the time so you probably wouldn’t like to wait for your check-in. Finally, if you expect other people to respect your time, please make sure to do the same. Please exchange contact numbers with the agency or host so that potential changes could be quickly adjusted. 


6. Apartment

Upon your arrival, please look at the apartment and check if everything is like you have required: space, size, linen, towels and other things that are at your disposal. You are not obliged to pay if you decide that it is not something that you want although some agencies will require deposit when making reservation and it is not refundable in case of cancellation. If you find everything ok then it is time for the check-in procedure. 

7. Checking in

This should be very quick and easy if you read everything that agency has informed you about. It includes payment (if you are paying in cash) and registration. You will be asked to provide your personal documents for registration just like in a hotel, hostel or any other place of residence. As 
a tourist, you are obliged to register your residence in Belgrade and to pay tourist tax.

Before you arrive, check the currency in which you have to pay so that you could complete the procedure quickly. It would also help prepare the exact amount, so you don’t have to wait for any change.  

After this, you will set up the departure time so that your host could come and check the apartment and pick the keys up. Exchange telephone numbers in case you wish to change your time. 

8. Unpredictable situations

After all, people are just people and anything could happen. Sometimes, a previous guest has broken or damaged an item in the apartment you have booked. In that case, you will be probably transferred to another one. Also, some people might decide to change the arrival or departure time without giving information about this in advance so everything changes in the schedule and might cause a confusion and overlap. In any case, both parties should be patient and reasonable so that everything could be resolved as quickly as possible. 

Please keep in mind these tips when traveling and renting apartments so that you can enjoy your time to the fullest. We hope we have helped you a little to know what you can expect. Keep calm and enjoy whenever you go :)