Trogir
Submitted by: Karen McGee from England
Visited in: August 2004
Organised: Organised it myself
Type of accommodation: Private accommodation
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 5
How would you rate the accommodation? 5
How would you rate your holiday overall? 3
Comments:
apartment great and Trogir absolutely beautiful. Old town
full of charm, chic, Italian flavour, close to Split airport.
Accomodation was on Ciovo island-- lacks infastructure, very very
hilly, hardley a shop in sight, too remote and uncivilised for
us.
Would you go again? to Trogir-- definitely
Submitted August 28th 2004
Plat
Submitted by: Jeannie from Sheffield
Visited in: August 2004
Organised: Tour operator Holiday Options
Type of accommodation: Rented an apartment/villa
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 4
How would you rate the accommodation? 5
How would you rate your holiday overall? 5
Comments:
Plat is very small and there is not much going on. But it
you want a peaceful holiday in wonderful surroundings, then this
is the place. We stayed in the Villas Plat situated behind the
Hotel Plat. The apartment was spacious and spotless. We were able
to use the delightful hotel pool which never got very crowded,
there was a small outside bar (lovely iced coffee!) and lunch
and dinner in the hotel proved to be excellent value. We would
also recommend eating at the nearby Taverna Plat, situated above
Barbarella's bar. The staff were so charming and the food was
excellent particularly the lamb (order 24 hrs in advance). The
local boat service is a bit hit and miss, but it all added to
the laid back feel of the holiday.
Would you go again? Definitely - tomorrow
if I could!
Submitted August 27th 2004
Dubrovnik,
Korcula, Mljet
Submitted by: John Stockdale from Lewes, Sussex
Email: john@plantpress.com
Visited in: June 2004
Organised: Organised it myself
Type of accommodation: Prviate accommodation
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 5
How would you rate the accommodation? 5
How would you rate your holiday overall? 5
Comments:
What a fantastic country! The scenery and facilities are excellent.
It hasn't yet been ruined by inappropriate development (and hopefully
never will be) - and the people were really nice. We even found
a girl we hoped one of our sons would have the good sense to settle
down with. We stayed in 4 great locations and had a wonderful
overnight cruise on the fast boat up to Rijeka. I really can't
understand the whinges of some of the reviewers in this section.
Maybe they went to Albania?
Would you go again? Absolutely
Submitted August 24th 2004
Hotel
Croatia, Cavtat
Submitted by: Anonymous
Visited in: August 2004
Organised: Tour operator First Choice
Type of accommodation: Hotel Croatia
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 4
How would you rate the accommodation? 5
How would you rate your holiday overall? 5
Comments:
4 star+ hotel
10 mins from airport
Spacious bedroom with air conditioning, balcony, sea view and
very comfortable beds.
Lovely indoor and outdoor pools.
10 mins walk to Cavtat which is a small picturesque town. Weather
superb.
Hotel food delicious.
Dubrovnik 11 miles away.
Trip to Montenegro a must.
1 week just about right.
1 negative - drinks in the hotel too expensive!
My wife and I really enjoyed this holiday
Submitted August 18th 2004
Dubrovnik to
Krk
Submitted by: Barbara
Visited in: September 2003
Organised: Organised it myself
Type of accommodation: Private accommodation
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 5
How would you rate the accommodation? 5
How would you rate your holiday overall? 1
Comments:
Croatia is beautiful, but I have to agree with Daniella (Vodice,
Hvar and Bol) about the people.
I was travelling on my own and found the people amazingly unhelpful
and unfriendly, except in a few instances. In Dubrovnik, the tourist
office man refused to give me a map (although he gave one to the
man after me) and said "your questions are giving me a headache".
In Murter I hired a motorboat and the rental man refused to take
my line when I returned in a strong wind, risking damage to his
boat.
I am very well travelled and have not met with this unfriendliness
anywhere else in the world.
Would you go again? no!
Submitted August 18th 2004
Hotel Odisej,
Mljet
Submitted by: Anonymous
Visited in: August 2004
Organised: Tour operator Holiday Options
Type of accommodation: Hotel Odisej
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 5
How would you rate the accommodation? 1
How would you rate your holiday overall? 3
Comments:
From the moment we walked into the room, we noticed a foul
smell emanating from the bathroom. We told reception and our Rep
but all they did was to send someone to the bathroom to spray
air freshner. This happened 5 times and we stayed a total of 11
days. Never once did the Rep offer to change the room for us.
The Front Desk Manager even admitted that there was something
seriously wrong with the room and that they would have to uproot
the whole plumbing!
Would you go again? Yes but not the the
same hotel!
Submitted August 16th 2004
Rovinj
Submitted by: Jill from England
Visited in: July 2004
Organised: Organised it myself
Type of accommodation: Rented an apartment/villa
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 3
How would you rate the accommodation? 4
How would you rate your holiday overall? 2
Comments:
We travelled to Croatia from Italy with 3 children and since
we did not want to have to go too far in the hire car we chose
the Istria peninsula. Rovinj is a beautiful little town with a
spectacular coastline which is a nightmare for children since
the beaches are so litter ridden. We resorted to doing a `litter
patrol' when we arrived at a beach before letting our 2 year old
loose and picked up broken glass, plastic bags, cigarette stubs,
and all manner of disgusting things. Other people at the beaches
seemed unperturbed by the litter everywhere and cheerfully let
their children paddle in the sea with exceedingly unpleasant scum
floating nearby (we didn't even stop at such areas). We suggest
a `take only photos, leave only footprints' campaign along with
a ban on glass at beaches. On our final day we took a boat to
one of the islands and found this to be much cleaner and a Slovenian
acquaintance confirmed that the islands are better.
On a more positive note we found the people friendly and enjoyed
a day in Pula, although we were irritated by having to have a
4 hour tour to be able to see around Brijune national park.
Would you go again? Not until the beaches
are sorted out...
Submitted August 9th 2004
Hotel
Osmine, Slano (near Dubrovnik)
Submitted by: Dave from England
Visited in: July 2004
Organised: Tour operator Archers Direct
Type of accommodation: Hotel Osmine
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 5
How would you rate the accommodation? 4
How would you rate your holiday overall? 5
Comments:
Osmine sits on the hillside of a picturesque bay about 20
miles from Dubrovnik. A tranquil setting with plenty to do if
you like the beach sort of holiday. Its an All Inclusive Hotel
so you don't have to pay for safety deposit boxes, sunloungers,
umbrellas, mountain bikes, pedaloes, windsurfers, canoes, sailing
dingys, table tennis, boccie or beach volleyball. Think there
is a charge for floodlit tennis. The village of Slano lies about
1.5 miles away, but there is not very much there. Just a few bars/restaurants
and a couple of shops.
The only downside for us was the 100 odd steps up and down to
the restaurant but the upside was the fantastic views from all
the bedrooms. Food was adequate but not outstanding. Nice little
restaurant 10-15 minute walk away called Mirakul - huge pizza's
for 3 to 3.50. Half litre of beer 1.50. Overall a very relaxing
holiday. Staff helpful. Very clean environment - Hotel and surrounding
area. Thoroughly recommended.
Would you go again? MOST DEFINITELY
Submitted August 5th 2004
Hotel
Marina, Brela
Submitted by: Anonymous
Visited in: July 2004
Organised: Tour operator Concorde
Type of accommodation: Hotel Marina
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 4
How would you rate the accommodation? 5
How would you rate your holiday overall? 3
Comments:
Hotel is excellent, with grand food (although the day there
was beef tongue and calf livers on we just ate out!). The only
problem we had with the hotel (and it's not really the hotels
fault) was that all of the brocures in the foyer that we were
interested in were in German.
We were interested in the wildlife of Croatia and frankly this
is not catered for at all on any level. Also, many of the locals
(and staff) did not have excellent English and we found it extremly
tiring trying to explain ourselves at times. At one point when
we visited the shellfish museum in Baska Voda we asked the guy
there if there were seahorses still to be found in the waters
off Croatia and he thought we were asking could we take seahorses
and he shouted at us that we would be fined 50 thousand Euros....not
a very relaxing or welcoming experience I can tell you. The young
chap in the shellfish museum in Markarska is excellent, his knowledge
is very high and his English is great, he was very helpful and
was the most refreshing person we met on our whole holiday.
If you just want to vegetate in the sun or look at history then
Croatia is the place for you but we spent our savings (2 thousand
Euro) on this holiday and we would NEVER step foot in the place
again.
Would you go again? NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS!
Submitted August 3rd 2004
Vodice,
Hvar and Bol
Submitted by: Daniella from Cookstown, Ontario, Canada
Visited in: June 2003
Organised: Organised it myself
Type of accommodation: Private accommodation
(Out of 5, best = 5)
How would you rate the town/city you stayed in? 5
How would you rate the accommodation? 5
How would you rate your holiday overall? 5
Comments:
My parents live in Croatia and this is the fourth year in
a row we will be going. I have been reading the reviews and agree
it is a beautiful country, nothing compares!
I do however find that overall the service SUCKS. I do not find
the people friendly or helpful, and when you do go out to a cafe,
9 times out of 10 the servers are rude.
Other than that, we are coming in July again, can't wait, but
the Croatians have a thing or two to learn about service. Tourism
is their main industry, and perhaps they should try a little harder
to keep the tourists coming back.
My absolute favourite resort was the Hotel Bretanide in Bol. The
food was SPECTACULAR, the accomodation excellent, and for once
we did get good service. But it is pricey.
Would you go again? Definitely
Submitted June 22nd 2004
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