Splendid Resort

During our five-day stay, the air conditioning was non-functional for three days. The reception provided false information about the repair status. In exchange, they only offered us a room that did not meet our needs. Additionally, there was no contact information provided for filing a formal complaint.

We simply love staying here. The staff is so friendly and helpful. Nice location, not any luxury but it’s nice and clean! We have been here 3 times, and we enjoy it every time :-) the pool is saltwater and the sea is all the way around. The rooms have air conditioning.

The front desk staff was very nice, professional and helpful. That was about as good as it gets. When I booked the “resort,” I didn’t know I’d be staying in one of their very, very dated apartments on the grounds. The cement stairs down to our building were old, not lit and a bit treacherous when we arrived at night. Our bed felt a bit like lying on a box spring without a mattress. There was no housekeeping service in the three days we were there. And don’t expect towels at the pool. Bring your own with you. If you do choose to book here, request one of the building right near the pool. Those looked like they may have been updated at some point in time.

The rooms are spacious and everything was very clean and disinfected. The breakfast Buffett (8am-10am) was good value and tasty. The restaurant by the pool is nice enough. The views are stunning and when we went down to the beach (solid rock beach) we saw a brown Mediterranean jellyfish and lots of comb jellyfish which was interesting. The pool is okay. You have to pay extra for the sun beds around the pool. It doesn’t have much accessible by foot outside the resort but is a very short drive into Pula town. Free parking and WiFi. The actually resort is a bit worse for wear and looks dated. It looks like it was built when package holidays became a thing and hasn’t been updated since. We stayed for 2 nights. I wouldn’t want to stay longer than maybe 4 nights here. It was however really good value for money and the kids really enjoyed the pool.

I was a bit worried after I read reviews of this place but I found it clean, well-equipped and convenient. The bay offers the most amazing sunsets, there’s a bus stop for the Pula bus just outside the gates, a small supermarket on site and 2 or 3 places to eat without leaving the site. The reception was open 24 hours a day. As a single traveler, I felt perfectly safe on site at all times. There’s a nice pool for kids or sunbathing (you pay for loungers but I’ve been used to doing that in Italy and Greece) but when the sea is just below, I rarely bothered. There’s no denying that architecturally the site is very 1980s eastern bloc but it’s well maintained, clean and I’m rather fond of modern concrete! Beware though. There are two companies who own apartments here. The ones under the Horizont brand don’t seem so well maintained. My Splendid apartment was large for a single person! The bedroom had 3 beds, wardrobe and drawers with a safe and access to a balcony with dining table, chairs and a clothes dryer. The kitchen living room had a sod, TV and dining table as well as a well equipped kitchen area. I only really used the kettle but there was washing up liquid and kitchen roll etc. the bathroom had a shower with good water pressure and a boiler to ensure constant hot water. There was a hairdryer too. I got a bus a bus from Pula to Rovinj for the day very easily and had a couple of boat trips where we saw dolphins.

The apartment was just fine and so was the service. We had paid extra for the ocean view which was worth every penny. Of course the apartment was somewhat worn but it was clean and spacious. The two stars lacking are from the surroundings. We came to enjoy a sunny summer holiday by the sea with a pool as an extra bonus. The beach was filthy! Absolutely disgusting in every way with used diapers on the beach and garbage in the water. The sea we could access from close to our apartment was fine though. The pool was a mix of salt water and chlorine hurting both eyes and skin. Horrible. And why not make non-smoking balconies? Every meal we had was interrupted by neighbors smoking away ruining that for us too.