Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1992
Vilina Vlas used as a detention and rape camp
During the Bosnian War, the hotel was used to detain Bosniak and other non-Serb civilians. United Nations and survivor accounts described systematic rape, torture, beatings, killings and disappearances, particularly involving women and girls.
1992
Connection to the Sjeverin massacre
Sixteen Bosniaks abducted from a bus during the Sjeverin massacre were reportedly taken to Vilina Vlas, tortured and murdered.
Criticism of post-war tourism at a former atrocity site
Survivors and civic organisations have criticised the continued operation of Vilina Vlas as an ordinary spa and rehabilitation destination without what they regard as adequate acknowledgement or memorialisation of the crimes committed there.