Belvedere resort, that is what it said when we booked it, was not really what we expected. Don’t expect a resort. Please don’t. The hotel Well, that’s the thing. The reception is at the very nice looking Cliff hotel. Exactly. Belvedere resort has multiple accommodations. A 4-star hotel (Cliff hotel), a 3-star hotel (in separate buildings?) and a 2-star camping. Did not expect that at all. Sure, it is on the website, but really…who reads that. So the reception is at the Cliff hotel, but our accommodation is in one of the ‘villas’ (take the term ‘villa’ lightly, please). Check-in went smoothly and we got the key (which weighs a ton). Parking is possible but can be difficult if it is busy. Location Well, you would need a car to go places. It is a short drive from Izola, which is not a problem. You can walk down the hill to the beach (not a sand beach), although it is a long walk. You can take the car to the beach, paid parking. There is not a lot to do outside the resort unless you go to Izola (or a different city/village). The room The room was located in one of the villas. The last one, Loret. Little bit out of date/style, but who cares. The room was quite spacious and had a French balcony (we thought we had a normal balcony, well…surprise. There are rooms with a normal balcony, so pay attention if you make a reservation). We had sea view (yeah!). The room was okay. Beds were firm (I prefer that), extra pillow was available, there was a small desk and a comfy chair. Television. WiFi was acceptable (ask the password at the reception), stable enough. The airconditioning…it smelled, made noise, but it did not blow cold air. And be honest, the only thing an airconditioning needs to do is blow cold air. We mentioned it to the reception, and I suppose someone had a look at it, but it made no difference (in my humble opinion, the airconditioning is beyond repair). The airconditioning is ancient, not capable of its job anymore and needs to be replaced. Or something. Horrible. It was at least 28 degrees Celsius in our room. Or warmer. The room had a small fridge, which was nice (and cold-ish). Enough space for clothes and things. There were no real curtains (yep, the curtains were only for show. Do people really have show curtains?), but there are shutters. You can hear every door closing in the building, every step on the stairs. And there is a lot of noise. The room was clean, fresh towels daily (if you want), fresh bedding every fourth/fifth (or something) of your stay. The bathroom. The bathroom was everything that you do not expect at a hotel. And many reviews have mentioned this, so we should have been warned. Everything was old. Like really old. We had to shower in the bath, no glass or curtain (result: indoor swimming pool, and not the one you want to have). Everything was wet. You had to hold the shower head, there was no possibility of hanging it somewhere. Really? It is 2022 people, this is not okay! Showering in a bathtub is dangerous, especially for elderly. Bath was missing a stop, so taking a bath was not an option (perhaps to save water..?). Toilet seat should have been thrown away years ago as it was impossible to clean at this stage (different shades of ‘white’). Just a suggestion..take out the bath, put in a simple shower (replace the toilet seat) and it would still look old, but fine. There might be a difference in bathrooms between rooms. I don’t know. Breakfast has plenty of options. Friendly staff. Interesting was that some guest got table service, while others did not… Both hotel guests and villa guest have breakfast in the same area. Lovely terrace, view of the ocean. The pool Another interesting part of the resort. The use of the pool was included (we thought it was part of the hotel/resort..). The pool has plenty of beds, but you have to pay for a sun umbrella. Yeah, you have to pay for that… At the end of the afternoon it was less crowded and you can find some shade. Cleanliness of the pool itself could be a lot better. The pool bar is okay, has shade and really loud music. Prices are what you can expect. The staff This review does not do any justice to the staff (unfortunately there is no possibility of separate scores). The staff was very friendly and most helpful. Most of them speak English and Italian, besides Slovenian. Perhaps German as well, but I didn’t ask. All in all: staff is friendly (the ones we spoke), room is okay, airconditioning isn’t doing anything remotely what it is supposed to do, bathroom should be replaced. At this moment I would not recommend this hotel at all.…
Villa Palma 3* is really nice. Rooms are renovated and those that have a sea view are amazing. Restaurant Kamin has some tasty food to try and the breakfest was good too. The price is exceptable but a bit expensive in the summer time.
We stayed in the main hotel (not campground or villas), which has a very recent renovation. 4* for cleanliness and amenities. The gourmet breakfast at the restaurant balcony overlooking the sea was the highlight of our stay. The service at the reception desk was awful. I had some questions before arriving and it was impossible to communicate with the hotel: you can't reach them by phone (good luck even finding their phone number, which they don't list on their website!) and their email auto-response warns you it will take several days to get back to you. This was a warning of what was to come: it turns out the reception desk never answers the phone even for guests calling for help from their room! First our room was hot on our arrival, and there's no way for guests to directly control their room temperature; apparently it can only be controlled from the reception desk. Since they don't answer the phone, it took several trips in person to the reception desk over the course of several hours and requiring an argument with the reception lady, before she would finally agree to seek a competent colleague who at last resolved my issue by adjusting the air conditioning. My wife later asked for a change of pillow since they appear to offer a "wide selection of pillows" for guests' comfort. The same receptionist lady immediately retorted "we've lent out all the pillows, there are none left". My wife insisted, and finally convinced the receptionist to make a call to get access to the hotel "pillow vault", where they indeed had a large selection of pillows of various sizes and stiffness. The receptionist's initial response that no pillows were available had been a blatant lie, meant to outright dismiss my wife's request. The hotel has an outdoor poor, and even though you have paid several hundred dollars per night, don't forget to bring your wallet when you go swimming, since they nickel and dime you for use of a plastic recliner and parasol. Only access to the water is included, for access to other basic pool comforts you must pay extra. For several hundred bucks per night this hotel does not approach the level of friendliness and guest service they charge for. No matter what you pay for the room, it's still a hassle to access basic comforts like a cool room in summer, a pillow to sleep on, some shade at the pool, or a reception desk that answers the phone.…
Youhou! Mass tourism at his best! We choosed this camping from the website and got crooked! Congratulation to the marketing team... if you love sleeping in a parking between two busy roads and pay way too much don t search anymore! My kids enjoyed the air... because it was the only free thing we found there. But we took pictures of the paying swimming pool to post on Instagram so its great!
My wife and me were there for two days. Location of the hotel is near 100m above the sea level. But there's a way to go down walking to the beach all the way in shade. It takes 20 minutes up and 15 down. Hotel is clean. Staff is very nice, mainly young people, from reception to the restaurant. All the food is very tasty. We haven't got cherries for the supper anywhere else. And they were red and large. The choice of main dishes is a little bit poor - just four. The only thing I didn't like is, that food in self service goes low very fast. And they don't bring new one fast enough. You can wait for half or whole hour to get new one. In the meantime you have very little choice. Sometimes they even don't bring it any more after one hour of supper.
new, sparkling clean, comfortable, astonishing view, great food and very nice staff. Spa has a selection of saunas, a small but nice pool, relaxation area... modern and classy. Our room was on ground floor with a nice balcony overlooking olive trees and the beautiful gulf of Trieste. The only minus was the nearness of restaurant terrace with no green barrier between the room balcony and guest in the restaurant, which meant less privacy than one would want.
We stayed one night in a camp. Very nice place. Nice toilets and bathroom. Camp is high above the see and the road leading to it is very steep. Sea has no beach as only the stones are on the shore. Not so far is nice place with some bars and food.
My friend and I who are both teachers had a great stay at this hotel. We took advantage of the pool which was very relaxing although there were families and children. The food in the restaurant was so delicious that we ate there two nights in a row. I recommend the truffle pasta in particular. I would consider returning to this hotel again.
Belvedere is a huge resort with a 4star hotel, bungalows and camp sites as well. All of us were seated to the main terrace for breakfast with breathtaking seaview. Breakfast had a large selection and variety of food, wasn't crowded as expected in peak season, our house a nice walk away from the main bulding, lots of cars, still managed to find a parking lot every evening. Free shuttle to the beach is a nice added service, also the pool, the gym, the well kept garden and beautiful surrounding. Drive to Piran takes 6km and about 10 minutes with parking. So I would highly recommend this scenic accommodation even for families with kids, pets, motorcycle, everyone. Thank you Belvedere!! A++
Had an unscheduled lunch at this restaurant. Spela was brilliant in recommending good food. We enjoyed our meals and her recommendation of Aqua Monaco Green Herbal Tonic and sweet Olives with white chocolate is a must try. The view from this restaurant is magnificent and I highly recommend visiting this restaurant.
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