We stayed in this hotel with 2 years old child. At arrival we were told that all the guests must wait till all the rooms are cleaned before getting a key. We got the key past 2.30 pm after few hours of waiting.
In the whole week we got only once the beds made and probably not even once vacuumed cleaned. Only the bins were emptied daily. When we arrived in the room there was a paper tape on the toliet that it was disinfected. Well under it was a dead mosquito.
There were plenty of food for breakfast and dinner but almost every day the same. No pancakes for breakfast and no ice crem for dessert.
I was horrified how the outside swimming pool was cleaned. Just before closing time the life guard took a mop and cleaned all the water and the dirt around the pool into the pool.
Well I don't believe they will see us in this hotel ever again and I also wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

The hotel boasts tennis courts, spa, a cafe and restaurants but is no way a 4 star hotel. The rooms and bathroom smelt musty and are in desperate need of renovation. I'm not sure how they can class this as a 4 star?! We stayed here for 4 nights and in that time the rooms were not properly cleaned, if at all with dead insects (presumably killed by prior staying guests) moulded to the curtains. No mini bar or coffee/tea making facilities. Free shampoo and shower gel in the bathroom were more like watered down soap.
The location is suburb and I would most definately stay here again as long as the rooms were renovated. My friend said her single room was like a prison with no door to the shower - which resulted in a flooded floor.
For the restaurant I would give it 3/10. Neither did the meat look or taste like meat and the whole service is operated on a buffet style basis. You do feel like a chicken in a large pen.
Watch out for the additional tax/exchange rate charge (which I still do not understand what this was for and refused to pay) at the end of your stay.

I would recommend Amore for fresh fish, pizza and pasta. We ate here twice in 4 days.

My friend and I stayed here for the SunceBeat festival for 5 days and we were pleased with the hotel.

Yes there is a lot of truth in the reception staff, but actually you will find that this is the case throughout croatia generally, they just haven't caught up on the hospitality, tourism side of things. I am used to be welcomed and greeted when I arrive at a hotel and this was not the case at the Pinija...but I wouldn't say it ruined my stay. I think it just lets the hotel down.
We had booked a twin room and were satisfied with what we found, the only downfall would be that there are barely any english TV channels, had we have known that we could have bought a DVD player to plug into the side of the TV.
Just to clarify, sun loungers are free poolside but anywhere else it costs 25kuna. We opted for the B&B tariff and found that breakfast was fine,one evening we decided to have dinner in the hotel and we were pleasantly surprised, a variety of warm cooked meal, buffet style. The layout of the dining area feels like a school canteen, but I wouldn't say the food reflected this.

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The sensation is to be in a scout camp surround by people not very pleased with the situation.
Old style buildings surrounded by nice pine trees. Uninteresting rooms with no decoration or amenities. Reception clerk that make you feel as you return again to the army. They explained carefully what you can’t do i.e. “if you use a chair …you pay. If you use an umbrella …” and so on. Not nice
The breakfast is ordinary. Don’t recommend!