Hotel Holiday
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Built 1983 · Last completed renovation 2016
Hotel Holiday in Sarajevo was last renovated in 2016, and originally built in 1983. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 6.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Timeline
1983
Opened as Holiday Inn for 1984 Winter Olympics
2013
Lost Holiday Inn franchise license
2016
Reopened as Hotel Holiday after renovation
2016
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 2016 renovation
“Sarajevo's historic Holiday Inn hotel reopened in 2016 with a new name: Hotel Holiday.”— source · retrieved 2026-06-18
“It took on its current incarnation as the Hotel Holiday in 2016, as part of the Hotel Europe chain owned by Bosnian businessman Rasim Bajrović.”— source · retrieved 2026-06-18
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1983
Last completed renovation
Verified2016
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Sarajevo's historic Holiday Inn hotel reopened in 2016 with a new name: Hotel Holiday.”
“It took on its current incarnation as the Hotel Holiday in 2016, as part of the Hotel Europe chain owned by Bosnian businessman Rasim Bajrović.”
“In 2013, the hotel's Holiday Inn franchise agreement expired and the name was changed to Hotel Holiday.”
“The hotel was designed by Bosnian architect, Ivan Straus, and built in 1982 and opened in October 1983 by the president of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch.”
“Holiday Inn Hotel was built in 1983, right before the opening of the XIV Winter Olympic Games, and was designed by the well-known architect from Sarajevo, Ivan Štraus.”
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Frequently asked
When was Hotel Holiday built?+
Hotel Holiday (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) was built in 1983.
How old is Hotel Holiday?+
Hotel Holiday is 43 years old — it was built in 1983 and last renovated in 2016. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Holiday last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2016.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Holiday?+
Its Chrono Score is 6.5/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.