Pinija

"The Pinija hotel sits right by the water. They have a small outdoor pool and a heated indoor pool. The rooms are very smart and clean, although I would have preferred a walk in shower than a shower over the bath. My shower lead was leaking heavily from the connection with the shower head so my water pressure was not great. The room had its own aircon but this was not working. Apparently everything is controlled centrally. Maybe because it was only May and the temperatures were not very high. I thought it odd that there were no free plug sockets in the room. If you wanted to charge anything you had to either unplug the kettle or the bedside lamp. Tea and coffee provided, but despite there being a fridge in the room there was no milk. Eventually sourced at the breakfast buffet in a cup and stored in the fridge. The food in the buffet was excellent with a huge choice, although my tip would be to get whatever you want to drink from the bar before you go in as ordering drinks once you were at your table was incredibly slow (around 10/15 minutes), there only seemed to be one waiter doing this among around 150 people. Prices in the bar were standard eg 2.50 for coffee, 5-6 euros for a beer, 8 euros for a G & T, wine around 25-30 euros a bottle. All in all an excellent place to stay"

"Whilst a taxi ride to Zadar is required, good rates can be obtained booking through reception and you can sort return journeys through them nothing too much trouble. Room overlooking the sea was comfortable and kept clean, bathroom large and shower amazing. Kristie hostess with mostest had the biggest smile and remembered us from the first moment we spoke making meal times a joy. Food quality was excellent and dining room spacious, our drinks waitress was also lovely but sorry didn’t get her name. Overall the staff across the hotel were lovely, friendly and couldn’t do enough and if you get a chance try out the alacart restaurant not over pricy great quality and again really welcoming… overall a lovely weeks stay and couldn’t thank the people of Croatia more."

"Lovely hotel in a lovely setting. Fantastic staff and amenities, in a gorgeous little bay area. Perfect pool area and next to the sea."