Review: Mercure Chisinau Center Jazz Hotel

 

Mercure Chisinau Center Jazz Hotel

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Date of stay: October 24-25, 2025
Address: 72, Vlaicu Pircalab str., Chisinau, 2012 Moldova

Room: Booked Classic room 1 Double bed

Nightly Rate: $111 without breakfast (used my $50 Expedia credit) 

How to get here: From Chisinau Airport, best is to take a taxi.

Video on YouTube

Hotel Exterior & Entrance

Hotel exterior

Reception & Lobby

Reception

Lobby

Restroom (located to the right of the reception)

Directory

Hotel directory

Elevators

The elevators were working very slow, sadly.

The highest floor is 6th floor.

Room 110

The bed was comfortable but not so much with the pillows.

TV, work desk

There were several English channels

I could also watch YouTube 👍

And Netflix 👍

Complimentary water

Free wifi

Coffee and tea (complimentary), mini bar

Mini bar prices

Closet, slippers, safe, iron, ironing board

Toilet and shower

Rainshower

The toiletries were from the British company Elemental Herbology. The scent were actually pleasing 👍

Bathtub and shower combo

Orientation map

View

Amenities & Outlet

Business Center, lobby level

Fitness center, entrance from the 2nd floor

Sauna, entrance from the 2nd floor

Yoga, entrance from the 2nd floor

Yoga, entrance from the 2nd floor

Jazz & Wine lobby bar, lobby level

The breakfast buffet restaurant is located downstairs.

Exploring the Area

Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ´s Nativity

Triumphal Arch

CONCLUSION

For my second night in Chisinau, I booked the Mercure Chisinau Center Jazz Hotel as I had a $50 credit on Expedia that was expiring soon. I learned from the receptionist that this hotel has just been renovated and joined the Accor hotel program last year. Location is perfect as it is in the same area as the Radisson Hotel and Bristol Hotel so the nearby Cathedral and Triumphal Arch was just walking distance. The rooms are modern although I wished it was more bright (with bigger windows for the natural light). The amenities were nice and included a business center,a  fitness center and a sauna. I was not able to enjoy the buffet breakfast as I had an early morning flight but the cost is $20 per person and it is located 1 level down. The staff were all friendly. I got help calling a taxi from the hotel to the airport using the taxi app. The taxi drivers only accept Moldovan Leu. Sadly the taxi driver upon learning that I would be paying in US dollars decided to charge me more than usual and I had to pay $25 for a short ride to the airport. I should have taken some local money from the ATM instead. Overall, this is a very nice hotel with central location, nice room and friendly staff.