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A PERFECT ISLAND GETAWAY! Hidden in a magnificent forest on the Suha Punta peninsula, the Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas offer wonderful ambience with dreamy vistas, modern rooms and stunning beaches. Discover a piece of paradise only 5 km from the town of Rab, with perfect beaches, enchanting coves and the shade of tall pines. Energise yourself by exercising in stunning natural surroundings. Relax in one of the elegant outdoor pools, or step into the crystal-clear sea. Surrender yourself to a massage with island fragrances, and then reward your palate with creative Mediterranean flavours on a terrace with a spectacular view of the sunset. Enjoy every minute of your stay on Rab, the 'island of happiness'!
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Beautiful hotel, beautiful modern rooms. Shower is modern but is kind of misbuilt -at usage the floor get always wet. Sunbeds even at the public beach free for hotel guests. Live music in the evening. Food is okay- expected much more quality and diversity for this price e.g. orange juice has to be fresh made for breakfast at such a hotel and not be that kind of colour sweet water. SPA massage is recommendable. All in all I recommend this hotel if you get a good deal.
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Date of stay: August 2021Trip type: Traveled with family
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We spent great holiday in this hotel last year when it was offering all inclusive service and was adults-only hotel. For us (as just a travelling couple) it was much better last year. And together with those bonuses like very nice served dinner once per week, it was more unique, let´s say.
But of course, we understand that this year is unique in its own and not nice way, too. We had Premium suite with the sea view, however I already capitulated on getting really nice view and not looking just to the wall. I´m perhaps not among the chosen :-)
Hotel staff was perfect, always smiling and greeting, taking care of the healthy measures all the time. Food in the hotel restaurant was also great, but hope for the self service to return again (everywhere, not only here).
Hotel gym is still perfect, just booking for the exact time is needed (healthy measure again) - no problem at all.
Will be nice to be back but with the same approach as in 2019.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Response from IVICA GODINIC, General Manager at Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas
Responded Sep 4, 2020
Dear Nature1979, Thank you for taking the time to write this lovely review. It is wonderful to hear such positive feedback. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us. As you pointed oout, this year is indeed a bit different to say the least. I hope that next year will come back to normal so we can offer our standard level of service quality. We do our best to exceed guest expectations and we look forward to the pleasure welcoming you back. Warm regards, Ivica Godinic General Manager
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The silent location within the pine forest directly at the sea makes a relaxing summer vacation perfect. Lots of possibilities to relax at the beach (sun beds for hotel guests included) or at the pool. Rooms are spacious and comfy. Breakfast buffet provides a big variety of fresh bakery and food. Staff was continuously friendly and supportive. The offered massage at the on-site Spa is very good and highly recommended. Wasps at the outdoor seating at breakfast were very annoying, so we stayed the following days indoor. Also the parking lot was very crowded and sometimes hard to find a space also due to day guests. In general a very nice hotel and definitely high recommendations for everyone.
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Room Tip:Â Corner suits are good located
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The hotel is charging sun loungers/ beach chairs (10€) although on the Booking site there is nothing mentioned like additional charges.
When we complained at the reception they said that this is Booking issue not the hotel's. It is MISLEADING information for the guests (especcialy when the hotel charges 280€/day)!
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from IVICA GODINIC, General Manager at Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas
Responded Aug 12, 2020
Dear OcenaAvgust, Thank you for choosing Valamar Caarolina Hotel & Villas and for sharing your experience with us. While we are happy to hear you were satisfied with some aspects of the service, we are sorry to hear we didn’t quite meet your expectations. The sun loungers at the pool are free of charge for all the hotel guests. However the ones at the beach are charged extra. I am sorry about the misunderstandg. I would like to apologize about the the way my frond desk had behaved. It is dinitively not the service standard we are trying to provide. We will put extra effort in traings so that this never happens again. We value every comment from our guests and use them to constantly strive to improve your guests’ experience. Warm regards, Ivica Godinić General Manager
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The hotel is beautiful and on a great location, away from busy streets or areas, close to the sea and with nice swimming pools. We were greeted by a lovely receptionist who gave us all the details. We were pleasantly surprised to find out we got 1 dinner in their a la carte restaurant during our stay. We stayed in a sea side room on the first floor that had an amazing view. The room itself is of a decent size with a large comfy bed. The sink is located in the hallway instead of the bathroom which is a little odd but you get used to it. The buffet breakfast and dinner were great, lots of choice and different food every day. Drinks at dinner are not included in the price. Dinners can be busy and sometimes you have to wait in line for place to free up. I suggest coming on time (7pm) or later around 8.30pm. Also, sunbeds tend to be occupied even before 7am, so you better be a morning person if you would like to reserve a nice place by the pool :) Sunbeds at the beach have to paid extra.
Overall, we had amazing 4 night there and we would recommend the hotel. It's clean, quiet and modern. We were a little unlucky with the weather, but that's hardly to blame on anyone :)
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from IVICA GODINIC, General Manager at Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas
Responded Jul 30, 2021
Dear Martina, Thank you for choosing Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas for your holiday and thank you for taking the time to share your comments. We strive to make our guests’ experiences memorable and we are delighted to learn we are succeeding at that. It will be our pleasure to see you again at our hotel Warm regards, Ivica Godinic General Manager
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Half board is fantastic, the hotel has various and very good quality food, even for people following special gluten-free and dairy-free diet. Villas are very quiet, comfortable and the private pool is a huge added value. Hotel staff are checking the water quality every day. Small but well equipped gym, trainer and group classes are included in the price. The whole staff is very nice, everyone speaks english. Valamar is a real dog-friendly place! Our doggy got treats and a toy as a present. Pets can enter the restaurant’s terrace, swim in the ocean and enter the sunlounge area as well.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from IVICA GODINIC, General Manager at Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas
Responded Aug 30, 2023
Dear Anna, Thank you for your amazing review! It is wonderful to hear such positive feedback about your stay with us and I will make sure to share your kind words with the whole Carolina Team I hope we will have the pleasure of welcoming you back at our hotel Warm regards, Ivica Godinic General Manager
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Wife and I stayed here with our baby girl and We had a really good time. We stayed in Villa close to the hotel which has private parking (24 villas all together). We had a swim up pool which was really great, and room/Villa is solid size. Room was really clean and tidy, and so was whole environment around us. Pool was tested each day, and they even clean walkways. Food is amazing (one of the best things in Valamar hotels) restaurant has enough space inside and outside so it's never too crowded. Staff is polite and they know what they are doing. Everybody is at least bilingual so no problem there also. Covid regulations are respected in the hotel (spa and fitness especially). For me, almost everything was perfect except for lack of more equipment in the fitness area (I workout constantly no matter where), cleaning ladies came two days in a row to clean although We didn't ask, and villas have call only policy (baby was a sleep ehen they knocked) and parking behind Villas should be better (number of villa for each spot) We plan to come back again for sure
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Â Busy parking, lack of shade for cars
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The hotel has nice location at the coast with several entrances into the sea. The hotel and its amenities are in good condition like new.
There is half-board available and the breakfast and dinner buffet has amazing selection of food. Even a choose person won’t complain.
For lunch is another hotel restaurant available. We tried it and it was ok, same prices like in bistro/restaurants in this area.
Cleanliness of the hotel and rooms are spot on.
Staff was very professional, friendly and helpful. Many thanks specially to duty manager, who acknowledged and settled my complaint about the noise in our room (147 - don’t take this one). Also, I’d like to mention the caretaker Goran and his friendly personality. He always helped us with our SAP and gave us piece of advice about things to do around the hotel.
I can recommend this hotel to anyone who’s searching for a calm holiday. I’d personally come back again.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Â The most quite part of the season is obviously September
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The location of the hotel is awesomebut the Service is terrible. On the Website there is nö Information about the rooms location. We booked a "seasite" room with nö sea to see (view in the picture below). And even asking the Service didnt helped this. They just They "Yeah many guest habe this Problem but we cant Do anything about it. Thats Bad for this high priced hotel (and no Chance to Upgrade Not even for higher price)
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Due to my work obligations, I have already stayed in more than 20 hotels this year. I was in this rated hotel for vacation. Without a shadow of a doubt, this is the best hotel for me this year. Excellent accommodation, friendly staff, cleanliness of the room and the entire hotel, the availability of sunbeds and umbrellas at the outdoor pool and, finally, the proximity to the beach are attributes that impress. I would especially like to point out the quality beds in the rooms (HESP confort SF2), because of which I didn't wake up at all during the night, as I usually do. The food (buffet breakfast and dinner) is varied and excellent, for all tastes. I listed 10 different types of milk, many types of cheese, salami, sausage, fruit, ...
The only minus I perceived is that there is only one coffee machine, because of which it was sometimes necessary to wait for that hot drink..
The price of the hotel is not the lowest, but I recommend it.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from IVICA GODINIC, General Manager at Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas
Responded Aug 15, 2022
Dear Ivan T, Thank you very much for booking Valamar Carolina Hotel & Villas and for your kind feedback. We are always happy to hear great review and comments ,because they motivate us to keep up the good work. I would like to especially thank you for your further eccomendations of our hotel. We are looking forward to seeing you again at our hotel again soon Warm regards, Ivica Godinic General Manager Warm regards, Ivica Godinic General Manager
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There are more places to choose from in the Rab Island area.
PRICE RANGE
$179 - $322 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
carolina hotel rab
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
TUI SENSIMAR Carolina Resort by Valamar
LOCATION
CroatiaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar CountyKvarner Bay IslandsRab Island
NUMBER OF ROOMS
176
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