We went to Croatia for the first time in July 2008. We liked it very much - we are going to go to Croatia again : )
We chose this hotel because it is located in the bay (Lopad) and is surrounded by greenery. The air is very clean, the sea is turquoise as in the picture and also very clean!! ! Lots of greenery and flowers.
The beach is good with small pebbles, but you need special slippers-sneakers so as not to run into sea urchins - this is unlikely, but it's better not to risk it (slippers can be bought near the beach and they do not interfere with swimming at all). The sunbeds on the beach are paid, but we, like many others, lay on towels and sunbathed mostly at the hotel, where the sunbeds are free.
Nearby there is a supermarket where you can buy dairy products, water and other products - they call it Kerum (drinks are 4 times cheaper than in a hotel).
There are many more hotels in this bay - several 3 * hotels (Compass, Splendid and a few more) and one 5 * hotel. From our hotel to the sea it takes about 3-4 minutes to walk through a small road (mostly scooters drive along it, the traffic is not very active, it does not bother you and you don’t hear any noise from the hotel). The rest of the hotels are located on the very shore, in the evening there is a little noisy.
We liked our hotel very much.
1) the rooms are large, spacious, the beds are comfortable, good plumbing, well cleaned
2) we had a room with a balcony on the shady side, a view of the parking lot, but it’s not hot and during the day in the very heat, if we didn’t go on an excursion, we sat on the balcony, listened to music, chatted, etc.
3) the food was very tasty and varied. Our price included breakfast and dinner, for lunch we bought kefir in Kerum (we need to emphasize the second syllable) and took buns, yogurts, fruits from breakfast - to be honest, this is not accepted, but they quietly put it in a bag, we were not never stopped and said nothing. Drinks at dinner for a fee.
4) another plus - you can drink tap water without fear - the guide told us so and we checked on ourselves - we poured tap water and drank every day - everything is in order and good savings
5) the staff is very polite and, speaking slowly and clearly, understands Russian quite well
6) the hotel has 2 pools - 1 outdoor and 1 indoor - it is forbidden to jump from the side and foreigners (mostly Germans make comments), but there is no one in the indoor pool and you can jump as much as you like : )
7) there is table tennis - free of charge - we played almost every day
We went on several excursions
1) to Dubrovnik on a public bus - walked around the city - it is not big, but very beautiful, walked along the city wall, bought souvenirs, ate ice cream...
2) then we went to Dubrovnik again - it has a port and from it we went to 1 island - Peacock Island and some other island - I don’t remember the name
3) made a small cruise - we rode a boat around the surroundings all day, very beautiful, made several stops - 1. grottoes, 2. abyss - a place in the sea where the depth changes dramatically and it seems that you are falling into an abyss 3. the only sandy beach Croatia.
We really enjoyed. All this is done by one Croatian family - the head of the family - mother - is called Dolores - also called boats. They are very sociable and friendly, they are fun to be around. Dolores' husband went scuba diving and showed us - sea urchins, starfish, algae, etc.
Fed very tasty - seafood.
You can write a lot more good things about holidays in Croatia, but it's better to see everything for yourself.
We had a very good rest, slept, swam, gained impressions... And you have a good rest
We chose this hotel because it is located in the bay (Lopad) and is surrounded by greenery. The air is very clean, the sea is turquoise as in the picture and also very clean!! ! Lots of greenery and flowers.
The beach is good with small pebbles, but you need special slippers-sneakers so as not to run into sea urchins - this is unlikely, but it's better not to risk it (slippers can be bought near the beach and they do not interfere with swimming at all). The sunbeds on the beach are paid, but we, like many others, lay on towels and sunbathed mostly at the hotel, where the sunbeds are free.
Nearby there is a supermarket where you can buy dairy products, water and other products - they call it Kerum (drinks are 4 times cheaper than in a hotel).
There are many more hotels in this bay - several 3 * hotels (Compass, Splendid and a few more) and one 5 * hotel. From our hotel to the sea it takes about 3-4 minutes to walk through a small road (mostly scooters drive along it, the traffic is not very active, it does not bother you and you don’t hear any noise from the hotel). The rest of the hotels are located on the very shore, in the evening there is a little noisy.
We liked our hotel very much.
1) the rooms are large, spacious, the beds are comfortable, good plumbing, well cleaned
2) we had a room with a balcony on the shady side, a view of the parking lot, but it’s not hot and during the day in the very heat, if we didn’t go on an excursion, we sat on the balcony, listened to music, chatted, etc.
3) the food was very tasty and varied. Our price included breakfast and dinner, for lunch we bought kefir in Kerum (we need to emphasize the second syllable) and took buns, yogurts, fruits from breakfast - to be honest, this is not accepted, but they quietly put it in a bag, we were not never stopped and said nothing. Drinks at dinner for a fee.
4) another plus - you can drink tap water without fear - the guide told us so and we checked on ourselves - we poured tap water and drank every day - everything is in order and good savings
5) the staff is very polite and, speaking slowly and clearly, understands Russian quite well
6) the hotel has 2 pools - 1 outdoor and 1 indoor - it is forbidden to jump from the side and foreigners (mostly Germans make comments), but there is no one in the indoor pool and you can jump as much as you like : )
7) there is table tennis - free of charge - we played almost every day
We went on several excursions
1) to Dubrovnik on a public bus - walked around the city - it is not big, but very beautiful, walked along the city wall, bought souvenirs, ate ice cream...
2) then we went to Dubrovnik again - it has a port and from it we went to 1 island - Peacock Island and some other island - I don’t remember the name
3) made a small cruise - we rode a boat around the surroundings all day, very beautiful, made several stops - 1. grottoes, 2. abyss - a place in the sea where the depth changes dramatically and it seems that you are falling into an abyss 3. the only sandy beach Croatia.
We really enjoyed. All this is done by one Croatian family - the head of the family - mother - is called Dolores - also called boats. They are very sociable and friendly, they are fun to be around. Dolores' husband went scuba diving and showed us - sea urchins, starfish, algae, etc.
Fed very tasty - seafood.
You can write a lot more good things about holidays in Croatia, but it's better to see everything for yourself.
We had a very good rest, slept, swam, gained impressions... And you have a good rest
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