We last stayed at this hotel 29 years ago in 1981 when it was the Hotel Mina. To our delight we found that not only had the hotel maintained the same character after so many years but incredibly our waiter from 1981, Dragan, was still at the hotel, although these days he works at the Pool Bar.
There were obviously changes, back in 1981 it was waiter service in the restaurant, now it is buffet style. However the standard of the food has improved tremendously and we were impressed with the variety of choice.
The hotel provides entertainment most nights, this is fine when it is outside on the terrace, but on nights it is inside unfortunately the bar really lacks any ambience.
All the hotel staff were very friendly and always found the time to talk.
As with the hotel, Jelsa has not altered and still retains an olde world charm.
The only disappointment was that the FKK boats no longer operate to Zeveco Island.
We took a day trip from Jelsa Harbour to Bol on the island of Brac and were fortunate enough to encounter a pod of 12 dolphins on the way over and would recommend this trip.
We booked our holiday through Balkan Travel and would do so again as their representatives at Split Airport and en route to the Hotel had everything well organised, from arranging a late meal in the overnight hotel in Split, (the flight arrives too late to catch the last ferry), having the ferry tickets ready and waiting, to the minibus at Starigrad port.
After so many years we wondered if we would be disappointed but in fact we thoroughly enjoyed our vacation.

After seeing pictures of the Hotel Mina/Hvar in Jelsa i was a bit worried what it would be like, as the pictures werent great!
Anyway after arriving at the hotel late we found that they had put some food out especially for us, which was a nice touch. The room was comfortable and very clean.
The decor was a bit dated but i think they where renovating some of the rooms when we were there. The main thing i was happy about though was the fact everything seemed very clean and although the bathroom was quite small it had a really good shower, which was very important!
The food was average, but not horrible. It was just basic food, nothing 'authentic', which was a shame.
There was lots of activities going on in and around the hotel, and i thought the indoor swimming pool was lovely. Didnt like the look of the outdoor one though!
The hotel was in a great location just a few steps from the beautifully clear sea and a few more steps to the town centre.
The only big critisism i have was that i found a lot of the staff to be rude, especially 'Helga' in the restaurant!
Dont let that stop you though, just dont expect 5 star service.
Overall a pleasent hotel in a gorgeous location, where its very difficult to get bored!

The Hotel Mina is an awful Hotel - the main building resembles an inner city block of flats, the pool is tiny and horrible, the restaurant is awful. When we arrived we were given a room that faced away from the sea even though we had booked sea view rooms through Holiday Options (If Holiday Options was a hotel it would be the Hotel Mina - this is how highly I rate them)- we then had to wait 3 days before we could move rooms. The rooms are all basic to say the least, lots of 80's MFI furniture and a 'white' bath had a really horrible red stain which was huge.

If you have already booked to go to this Hotel it may be best to look on the bright side and see it as a comical trip and just laugh each time you are surprised by the hotel - after you finish dinner you are given a menu and asked what you would like to have for dinner the following day???? hahahaha brilliant!

To be fair the hotel is only a 2 star - oddly holiday options gives the hotel a 3 star rating which is a little worrying?

Jelsa on the other hand is beautiful!