Luxury accommodation in Ribarska Banja - Reconstructed Hercegovina Villa with 34 rooms reopened

Renovated Hercegovina Villa in Ribarska Banja, whose reconstruction cost RSD 140 million, was ceremoniously opened Saturday (1 June 2013). This villa, which is one of the eight villas in Ribarska Banja, was built in 1904, it was announced on the website of the City of Krusevac.

- Ribarska Banja Special Hospital is one of the leaders in medical tourism and as such, it is obligated to develop and expand its capacity, which is why we had the accommodation facility, Hercegovina Villa, reconstructed this year - said Dusan Sokorac, director of the special hospital.

With the reconstruction of facilities in Ribarska Banja, the most important part of which was the conversion of an old, Turkish bath to a modern SPA center, a need has emerged for adequate accommodation facilities. Hercegovina Villa now offers 70 beds in 34 luxury furnished rooms. Funding for this reconstruction project was mainly provided from Ribarska Banja's own resources.

(Hercegovina Villa)

The opening ceremony was attended by Ribarska Banja Special Hospital Director Dusan Sokorac, Krusevac Mayor Bratislav Gasic, State Secretary of the Health Ministry Dr. Milos Jeftovic, and Serbian Parliament Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic, reads the release on the website of the City of Krusevac.

Ribarska Banja Special Hospital has 520 beds with 230 of them reserved for the users of the Republic Health Insurance Fund. Occupancy rate at this moment is 95 percent, and is expected to grow to 100 percent once the renovated villa opens to guests, Tanjug news agency has reported.