After 15 days travelling in Croatia, we discover that we overpaid for this basic room. We drove from Venetia, so we were tired and we did not discussed the price. The room was very basic, the TV channels were in croatian, the location was OK. But Pula old district is worth visiting.

My friends and I really enjoyed our stay here. Its not fancy but its clean and very friendly. The location was convenient to get places and when we arrived back to the hotel at night tired and hungry we loved the pizza in the restaurant!

Hotel Galija is in a great location in the centre of Pula, and about a 10-15 mins walk from the amphitheatre.

The best thing about the hotel is the location. The rooms are fairly basic, although clean and with air conditioning.

My partner and I had a few problems with the hotel, although mostly to do with the staff than the actual hotel itself. The problems were as follows:

The breakfast was the same everyday, the coffee machine tempremental and the cold meats and cheese were all plated together, which meant that being vegetarian we couldn't eat the cheese.

The hairdryer was broken (we stayed in two rooms as we returned for the last night of our holiday, and this was the case in both rooms)

The staff were on the whole quite unhelpful and at times rude, one waitress was absolutely useless and ended up serving us sausage and chips even though we hadn’t even seen a menu, let alone ordered and expected us to eat it.

In one of the rooms, there was no remote for the air con

The cabinet for the passports was not locked, the door to the street open and most of the time the reception unmanned.

One asset of the hotel, is the pizza restaurant. After having to eat a lot of pizza in Croatia, due to being vegetarian, I can say that the Pizza’s here were the best we tasted, and there was a fantastic selection. The pizza was stone cooked. Even if you don’t stay here, I would recommend the pizzas. The pizza chef himself was extremely friendly and helpful!

Aside from the above problems, I would recommend the hotel if you are looking for a well located place to use as a base to explore Pula. If I was to return to Pula, I would consider staying there again.

We have spent only 1 night in this lovely place 25-26 May 2008, and wished we could have stayed more!
It was an amazing experience and we highly recommend this hotel. The staff were very kind and helpful. When we arrived, and it was 6 of us with 2 small children, it felt like they were just waiting just for us. We have got 2 apartments and the view from ours, (it was the top floor), was breathtaking. We have had little kitchen, living room and another bedroom and a huge bathroom. The suite was very clean and spacious. The location is great too, only 5 min from Arena and shopping. Breakfast room was great, lots of choices and again, very friendly waiters and receptionist.
They truly made us feel welcome and like at home. Thank you!