Villas Arausana and Antonina

"Modern "apartment block" style hotel(s) right on the sea front (2 separate units but also linked with at least 2 other nearby hotels) with a separate restaurant, which because of the amount of people it has to cater for was very busy at times. Infinity pool/sunbeds which could get packed at times Clean and tidy rooms with decent air con, beds and shower though could get noisy at times due to thin walls. The Side sea view from the balcony isn’t really a sea view at all more of a Car park view...but if you squint you can just view the sea through the trees. Food in the restaurant was "OK" with quite a plentiful wide choice at both breakfast and evening but beware NO drinks, not even water, are available during evening meals and you have to use the bar/order at inflated prices with your meals (i.e it was €30 for a bottle of wine..). Staff friendly, Check in/out efficient but again whilst they can store your cases after the enforced 10:00 checkout there’s nowhere to change bar the public toilet...a bit of a pain when you have a 6 hr wait for transfers..you can though continue to use their facilities - we didn’t use any of the shared facilities available from other hotels though. Vodice itself is very busy and comes alive at night, but has plenty of places to eat/drink and the thing we liked was the "maître d's" didn't pester you..something of a novelty these days..however it was a suprise when people were smoking everywhere..Overall a great place to visit with plenty to keep you happy...."

"This is a really nice hotel in an enviable location. There are two accommodation blocks, the swimming area, lovely grounds, and then the bar area (where lunch is also available) and the breakfast/dinner building. I just don't understand the bad reviews. It's modern, it's spotless, the bar is good, the location is fantastic, the breakfast is absolutely fine, the pool area is first-class, the cleaners come daily, the rooms are great. What the heck are people moaning about? I would recommend this hotel, and I'm fussy. If I would make any changes I'd stop smoking in the grounds. Being a Brit, smoking in public areas seems really obnoxious, but I acknowledge differences in culture. Breakfast has both cooked and continental options with juices yoghurts, breads spreads, coffees, fruit teas, cerals fresh fruit etc. There was no black tea for the whole duration of out stay, and being British this is a mortal sin, so we bought our own. We stayed B&B, so we can't comment on the evening meals. It's a 10 minute walk to town, and the location on the headland is brilliant, with fabulous views. We got a "sea side" room (this is a view of the sea, but it is at the side of the hotel). It's absolutely fine. There are no tea and coffee making facilities in the room, but there's a free safe, free air con, a fridge, a hairdryer, and TV. Towels are changed daily if you leave them on the floor. That aside, ignore the bad reviews, this place is very good indeed."

"Good points Location - scenery stunning with restaurant and bar overlooking the sea Bar staff attentive and helpful Open kitchen in restaurant -ladies that cooked were always smiling and singing which was lovely to hear and see Food was really good Negative Points Hotel is not a 4 star it’s basic and clean and needs to be refurbished Sun beds On checking in we were told that there would be sun beds reserved arriving at the pool the following day my friends found that the beds has already been taken. After going back to reception they were given more beds only to have a very rude aggressive man at the pool getting into an argument with us and being told to go home you English and to shut up. Needless to say we didn’t go back to the pool again as we just could not face the hassle and drama."