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2.0 of 5
Verudela, Pula 52100, Croatia
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Resort Splendid
Ranked #12 of 30 hotels in Pula
3.0 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
41 helpful votes 41 helpful votes
“An excellent base”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2011
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Well placed for travelling around - a short bus ride to Pula(bus at end of road).and then buses round the area (to Rovinj, Fazana, Premantura, Vodjnan, labin etc). For local and suburban services buy a travel card (35 kuna) then reductions on every journey (6 kuna instead of 11 for zone 1) - search Pulapromet for details.

Need to be fit as up and down round site and a 5 minute walk to reception. Expensive supermarket on site but others in local area within 15 minute walk (or bus to Pula!)

stayed before in Horizont but by booking an Apartment D with sea view was worth extra monies - panorama of bay where we watched electrical storms one night but more regularly just enjoyed sweep of sea and sunsets! Toilet rolls and no renewal of towels but more than made up for by the view and having breakfasty on large balcony.

Apartment comfortable but have to pay for ac - we used the close the curtains in day open windows in evening to keep apartment cool.

Kitchen has hot plates and coffee maker - no microwave or kettle - but it was adequately supplied and made tea by boiling water in pan!

Beach in front of hotel was rocky but still enjoyed swimming there.Views make up for rockier coastline. Beach shoes recommended as you are otherwise forever dancing on rocks. But lovely beaches (still rocky but more gentle) just a bus ride -26 via premantura - away at Kamenjak, which is highly recommended. Safari Bar- but note 4 km walk there and back unless you hire bike - highly recommended on end of Kamenjak peninsula.

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  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Arena Turist, Manager at Resort Splendid, responded to this review
27 February 2012
Dear Guest,
We are writing to sincerely thank you for having chosen the Splendid Resort. It was a pleasure to have you stayed with us, and we are happy to read that you were satisfied with the resort, its location, and the services. Thank you also for taking the time to give us such a detailed feedback of your stay on Tripadvisor. We are sure it will very much help the future travelers that will decide to come and visit us. We are glad that you had the time to discover the Kamenjak natural park and that you are now recomending it.
We hope to receive you again in the near future.
Kind regards,
Arenaturist management
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Roskilde, Denmark
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Ups and downs”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2011
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We spend 13 nights at Splendid Resort in late juli and start august in a type M apartment, First, the apartment was perfect. About 85 squaremeters and two bathrooms. Big fridge but sparse kitchen equipment. No toaster or oven or even microwave. Fantastic view from both the bedrooms overlooking the bay just south of Pula. And a very big balcony as well. All the furniture was very Ikea like, but it was new and functional. But the beds was very hard so beware of sore backs.
The Pool area was way to crowded and it was very small, but it didn't matter to us because we prefered the coast anyway. I mean who would like to pay around 10 euro each day for at sunbed and listen to very loud polka (read:discomusic), when you could have your own private rock just beside the most beautiful crystal clear water and listen to the waves hitting the rocks.
The whole area are very hilly, så if you have trouble with steps or generally are in a physically bad shape don't even think about staying here. We had over 200 steps from the pool area to our apartment.
You have to drive to everything, both shopping and dining. Yes they do have a local supermarket and some places to eat but believe me, you don't want to spend your kuna there because they are overpriced and the portions doesn't match what you can get outside the resort. The are some great restaurants out there where you can fiil your stomach for a very little amount of money. So if you don't mind walking a lot of steps or pay for basically everything beside the air, this place could work for you.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Arena Turist, Manager at Resort Splendid, responded to this review
27 February 2012
Dear guest,
Thank you for having chosen to spend your holidays with your family at the Splendid Resort and for taking the time to write this review on Tripadvisor. We are very glad to hear that you found the apartments comfortable and that you appreciated the nature, especially the rocky beaches with its relaxing wave sound. However, we are terribly sorry to hear that you found the bed a little bit to hard. We hope that this inconviniente won't prevent you and your family to stay at the Resort Splendid in the future.
Sincerely,
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Brasov, Romania
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Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Excelent !!!! It is not a hotel .... is a selfcatering suite”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011

good apartament with 2 rooms / big kichen with everything you need / you have to pay for ac / biggg balcony with tabel and chairs / sea view / excelent in the morning to enjoy the coffe that u make...pool is with sea water .... u have to climb for swim but if u walk 20 min u find one good beach. very good value for the money / is ok if u came with one car - is parking in the front of the room. THIS IS NOT LIKE A HOTEL .... IS LIKE APARTAMENTS WITH SELF CATERING. I congratulate mysef for this choice.....

Room Tip: It is not a hotel .... is a selfcatering suite
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  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Arena Turist, Manager at Resort Splendid, responded to this review
27 February 2012
Dear guest,
Thank you so much for your review of your stay at the Splendid Resort. We are very glad to hear that you have had an enjoyable stay with us and that all the services provided corresponded or even exceeded your expectations.
We would like to thank you for recommending us and we hope that we will be able to welcome you back soon!
Kind regards
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
98 helpful votes 98 helpful votes
“Great apartment, crystal clear water and some ugly Tito era buildings”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 August 2011

The apartement was very nice and fresh. It had new utensils in the kitchen area (not to many). Beds was very hard to sleep in. The AC (have to pay extra) was very good, by mistake we made a fridge of the place one day returning from the rocky beach. Make sure you book the new apartments as there are some in very bad shape. Tv had all you could wish for.

The balconys was large but not very private as the neigburs felt close. Do not pay for sea view as we did for glimps beside a tree. Make sure you are not on ground floor.

The beach is not for small children as it is only rocks and gets deep fast. Water is beautiful. Much better to use the sea comparde to the undersized pool.

Restaurants are ok and very cheap, use the one to the left by the sea. There are still some old Tito styled ugly concrete buildings that look very sad in very bad shape, they should get rid ot those as it effects the feeling of the beautiful coast line.

The supermarket was ok. a bit more expensive but we never went to Lidel in town.

The local bus is a 5 minute walk from reception, it is a cheap and efficent way to get to the old town of Pula.

We had some great days swimming and sightseeing in Pula

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Arena Turist, Manager at Resort Splendid, responded to this review
27 February 2012
Dear Guest
Thank you very much for your detailed feedback on Resort Splendid! We very much appreciate your inputs and would like to underline how useful your comments are. It is a pleasure for us to read, that you liked the apartment, it's view, the nature, and that you found the many connections to the city centre of Pula where you had the opportunity to see all its ancient sights.
We hope to welcome you in the near future and thank you very much for trusting and recommending the Splendid Resort
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Chicago, Illinois
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Never Again”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011

This place is terrible. The rooms are terrible and the photos are not representative of the place at all. The sea is nice and the restaurants are fine, but overall this place is pretty crappy and a far walk from downtown Pula.

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Arena Turist, Manager at Resort Splendid, responded to this review
27 February 2012
Dear Guest,
we are sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay at our Splendid Resort. We would like to assure you that we will take good note about your comments. We are terribly sorry that our staff didn't inform you on the frequent bus connections to the city centre of Pula with a 5 minutes walk from the reception.
We hope you will give us another opportunity to serve you in the future, in Splendid Resort or in any other hotel and resort managed by Arenaturist.
Kind regards,
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Verudela, Pula 52100, Croatia
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