Serene Croatia

Written: 22 july 2008
Travel time: 23 — 30 july 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
To all readers - good day and good mood! I have just returned from Croatia, which has recently become quite popular for our compatriots, and I want to share my impressions about the rest in Croatia 5 *. I can immediately say that the rest made an ambivalent impression: I can’t say that I didn’t like it, but something was missing for complete happiness... What exactly - I’ll try to figure it out myself now.
Territory and hotel.
The hotel is located in a very good place - the most beautiful bay, the azure sea, the greenery of the surrounding pine trees and the original architecture of the hotel create a wonderful impression of a piece of paradise on Earth. The building is quite high - 11 floors, about 500 rooms. Which, of course, is striking - firstly, the purity of the air, and secondly, the effect of climate change, when you enter under the pines from open space... impressive. The territory is large, green and clean, for walks, so to speak, disposes. The air, once again, is amazing; I myself am an avid smoker, I usually smoke about a pack a day... and there - exactly half as much, somehow I didn’t even want to. There are 4 pools: indoor with bleach, outdoor with bleach : -), outdoor with sea water and for children (I don’t know with what water, but it seems to be heated), however, I haven’t been to any of them - I swam only in sea. There is a special conversation about the sea, I will tell you further in order.

Rooms.
You can't fault the rooms - quite spacious, with normal furniture. Of the benefits of civilization - a loggia, standard air conditioning, hair dryer, TV, safe, paid minibar. Bathrooms are combined - whoever is lucky: there is just a shower, and there is also a bath. I would like to note the good location of the rooms - depending on which side you are accommodated on, you will have a view either of the open sea with an island, or of the bay and the city. The rooms are cleaned fairly conscientiously; towels are changed if they are folded on the floor. By the way, here's what was interesting: once every 2 days he left a tip - 10 kunas (~ 1.5 euros), and so the maid never took them, every time he found them on the table... I didn’t understand: was it not enough , either a lot, or people just don’t take tips...
Sea and beach.
I love the sea very much, so I cannot help but note the disadvantage of the hotel, which was warned about, in the form of the difficulty of getting to this very sea. And here's the thing: the hotel has 2 beaches, one (main) is a concrete platform and pebbles, to which you either have to go down a steep staircase (5 minutes), or go around the path through the park (10 - 15 minutes), and the other is on the rocks (you can go down by elevator). So, on the main beach there are sun loungers and umbrellas (by the way, paid ones), you can only dive from the platform, since the depth is decent; nearby, where there are pebbles, the bottom is flat, but full - full of hedgehogs, so don’t try to go there barefoot, take care of yourself. On the rocks, of course, there are no sun loungers, you have to take a towel from your room, the entrance to the sea is from ladders, or, again, dive. Such are the things. The sea, of course, when you still get to it, compensates for everything... Very clean azure water, warm enough, swimming is a pleasure, you don’t want to get out....
Yes, I almost forgot - there is also a nudist piece of beach on the rocks.

Infrastructure and entertainment.
3 restaurants (including a beach one), many bars, playgrounds and a club, a shopping center, a beauty salon (massage, etc. ), a fitness center, a night club. Of the sports facilities - a gym, volleyball, darts, ping - pong, surfers appeared from somewhere on the main beach.
Nutrition.
Buffet is good enough, but no frills. In general, nothing special, but the menu is quite varied, and you definitely will not stay hungry. Drinks, except for breakfast, are paid, purchased from the waiters. You also have to buy water for the room.
The atmosphere in the hotel.
Croats are a friendly and polite people, but a little slow by nature. The general atmosphere - calm and peaceful - has its pros and cons: plus - no one touches you, minus - it's boring. I don’t know about you, but I can’t live in peace for so long, I want entertainment... but there aren’t many of them. The main contingent of tourists - Germans, Italians, Croats, Russians.
Summarizing the above, what can I say about my vacation: on the one hand, everything was great, except for my knees broken when swimming on the rocks : -) I repeat: the sea, sun and air are simply amazing! On the other hand, that incendiary break-off that you usually count on when planning a vacation was a little lacking. I can recommend this hotel to families with children, older people and romantic couples; if someone wants to spend their vacation with increased intensity - in my opinion, it is better to look for a more "crazy" hotel : -)
As always, I wish everyone reading these lines a good, pleasant holiday. If you are thinking about the decision to go to Croatia 5 *, and you would like to clarify any details - send a question, I will be happy to answer everyone.
Sincerely, Alexander
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