Hotel in the heart of Belgrade
Located in the heart of Belgrade, just a few steps from Belgrade’s main street Knez Mihailova, Republic Square and Skadarlija, a bohemian district that carries the spirit of the old city, with restaurants that hosted the greatest legends of Belgrade’s art and academic scene. The National Theater and Knez Mihailova Street are right next to the hotel and provide a rich offer of activities and attractions. With tastefully decorated rooms, a coffee bar, a pub and a gym, Garni Hotel Opera is the place to stay in Belgrade.
Our rooms
Standard double/twin room
Triple Room
Family Room
Check in from 2PM
Check out until 12PM
Rates mentioned are in Euros and will be converted in Serbian dinars on date of arrival according to middle exchange rate of National Bank Serbia.
Garni Hotel Opera offers a transfer service from and to the airport by car or mini-van up to 8 seats, with the possibility of payment at the reception.
The history of hotel Opera
The building of the “Balkan” cinema was built between 1867 and 1870. It consists of three special units between today’s streets Makedonska, Braće Jugovića and Bulevar despota Stefana.
Initially built for the hotel “Bulevar”, the presentable and academically built facility stands at the point next to which a part of the building was added, with a large hall on the ground. In 1899, only three years after the first ever film screening in Belgrade, the first film was shown in this hall.
The Belgrade Opera under the direction of Žarko Savić worked in the building of today’s cinema “Balkan” from 1909 to 1911, which is why the entire hotel became known as the “Opera”. The permanent cinema in the hotel began operating in 1912 under the name “Grand Cinema of the Gomon Family at the Opera Hotel”.
For a while, plays by the “Brane Cvetković” Theater were also performed there. The current name “Balkan” was given to the cinema at the begining of the 1928, due to the events that took place there, that were out of great importance for the history and culture of both Belgrade and Serbia. Hence, as a part of complex of buildings created jn the late 19th century, the “Balkan” cinema stands as a testimonial to the cultural, urban and architectural development of the capital, during the second half od the 19th century.
