Remisens Hotel Epidaurus

"Flights OK, didn’t see much of the Tui reps when we arrived at airport but eventually found them. Hotel in perfect location, but needed a good clean. Our room was a bit small and the shutter wouldn’t close, TV didn’t work.. Dining staff very pleasant but reception unfriendly to the point of rudeness in one instance. Totally outnumbered by French guests which was OK apart from when they bagged all seats in bar. The food was not very good, coffee from the machine was awful and breakfast poor. Nice walk to main part of resort which was extremely pretty, lots of bars and restaurants, mostly very friendly. Ferry trips good."

"We stayed at the Epidaurus hotel from 30th August for 7 nights. We chose the hotel as it was slightly cheaper than others in the area, but noted and read a number of the varied reviews, accordingly, our expectations were tempered a little. We arrived quite early in the morning (early flight from Gatwick) and unsurprisingly our room was not ready. We were able to leave our bags, and go to the pool/beach area and have lunch. Around here the hotel looked a bit tired, and our initial thoughts were not that positive, especially given the sunbeds were cramped together and all taken. We noted you get what you paid for and vowed to enjoy ourselves. By the end of the holiday we found we had enjoyed ourselves, and I am glad we chose to stay here. There were positives, a couple of negatives, and one real oddity! I found the staff friendly and helpful, special mention to our housekeeper and to the bar staff. The location is good, we loved being so close to the beach area, from no cost sunbed to sea in a few short steps, but also a few steps to the restaurant and hotel. For this alone this made this hotel a better choice than the sister hotel and other hotels in the area, where there was limited beach area or paid sunbeds. The hotel is a short walk to the lovely village of Cavtat, the Dubrovnik water taxi pick up and local restaurants and bars. The hotel is a very short bus journey from Dubrovnik airport (about 15 mins max), ideal! We were staying on an all-inclusive basis. The food was fine, I never had a problem selecting anything to eat, although I would say there was not masses of selection, especially with cheeses, cold meats, fruits and salad items. The wine and lager was passable, and the cocktails were drinkable (adding a shot of vodka to the Sex on the beach made them better!). The rooms and especially the bathroom were quite small in our sea view room, but we only used the room to sleep and change, so not an issue. To make the hotel experience better the hotel need quicker clear up of the communal areas, in particular the restaurant, plates and glasses were often still on the tables long after people had eaten and left. A couple of occasions we needed to move plates so we could sit, and almost everyday had to collect our own cutlery, serviettes, condiments etc. I was also surprised to come down one morning to find plates with half-eaten food in the reception seating area, and almost every morning there were used glasses left over from the previous evening. One major oddity about the hotel was getting coffee and tea. We could only get coffee at breakfast hours from the restaurant, after that this was only available from the beach bar during the day (including lunch-time) and from the beach bar or the bar in the hotel in the evening. There are no facilities for making your own tea/coffee in the rooms, so I had to wait until I could get into the restaurant in the morning to have my caffeine fix. Would I stay at this hotel again? Possibly not, but mainly because there as so many places to stay in Croatia and other countries. However, I am glad we stayed here overall we had an enjoyable holiday."

"Avoid. The hotel is run down. Not clean. Breakfast shockingly bad. Coffee undrinkable and no fruit available. Staff surly. A one star experience for 3 star prices"