First Five-Star Hotel in Cluj-Napoca

The Opera Plaza Hotel, the first five-star hotel in Cluj-Napoca, offers the high-quality facilities and services that international travellers are looking for. Launched by Octavian Buzoianu, a leader in Romania’s transition to a market-based economy, the hotel was created to respond to growing demand for international-standard hotel services in one of Romania’s fastest-growing business centres. Today Octavian’s son, Vlad Buzoianu, is managing the Hotel.

Octavian Buzoianu explains, “I helped issue the first shares for a private company in Romania with the Ursus beer enterprise. I have also helped bring Nokia and other companies to Cluj. My brother and I saw the need for a high class hotel in Cluj-Napoca, and in 2004 we transformed a former sweets-manufacturing facility into a top-quality hotel.” The Opera Plaza is ideally located in Cluj-Napoca’s historic city centre, just 200 m from the Romanian Opera House and other cultural sites, and only two km from the city’s main train station and eight km from the international airport.

The hotel’s 65 rooms and suites are equipped with the latest amenities. Designed to serve the needs of business travellers, the Opera Plaza Hotel has three state-of-the-art conference rooms seating up to 300 people as well as a gourmet restaurant which is the perfect venue for hosting events for up to 300 guests. The restaurant specialises in local and international dishes and has an extensive wine list.

High class amenities and meeting facilities

Guests at the hotel can relax in the indoor swimming pool, work out in the hotel’s fitness centre, or have a sauna or message. Most of all, guests at the Opera Plaza Hotel can count on exceptional service. Octavian Buzoianu points out, “We have a very dedicated team of employees, most of whom have been with us since the beginning. We launched premium hotel services in Cluj-Napoca seven years ago when we opened. We focus on serving executive travellers.” Cluj-Napoca is increasingly becoming an IT hub of Romania. It is important for Vlad Buzoianu, the new General Manager, to accommodate this trend, he states “We steadily innovate and improve the quality of our service. Our hotel is truly a home away from home.”

As Cluj-Napoca continues to develop its private sector, the Opera Plaza Hotel will continue to adapt to market demands and focus on service. To potential visitors, Vlad Buzoianu says, “The Opera Plaza is more than a hotel. It is a traditional Cluj family business. Our mission is to provide honest, friendly and professional services for the business or leisure traveller.”

When asked what their plans are for the future in order to remain the trend setter for the Cluj Hotel Market, Vlad Buzoianu replied: “We don’t want to be a trend setter. We want to be ourselves. That is how we’ve set the trend so far. It’s all about authenticity.”