Ribarska Koliba Resort

It was a pleasant stay generally. It is quite convenient to go to Pula by the public bus. However, I expect more facilities at the resort.

Accommodation is out on a limb at the edge of the resort. Ok if you have a car It is opposite a Stone Quarry that bangs continuously from 830-5 making it impossible to sit outside. Apparently it stops for August. Breakfast is limited but great for Coffee and a croissant, but you can still hear the stone quarry throughout the meal. The balcony was like a box as all the walks are solid making it a slightly sinister place. Shame you couldn’t see the boat but maybe it dulled the noise of the quarry!

We enjoyed our recent stay at Ribarska Koliba Resort. The staff couldn't have been more welcoming and friendly - and we were upgraded to a room with a terrace, without being asked. The room was clean and comfortable and the bathroom had great water pressure (which we always appreciate). Unlike some other people have mentioned, there was coffee and tea in the room and a safe with a combination lock. Breakfast was served promptly and was very nice - cold options plus cooked eggs if we wanted. We were there during off season and weren't interested in the pool. The only downsides were there was no food at the upstairs lounge, only drinks and the window in our bathroom opened on to the next door room's verandah - so they could look right in if we opened it. There was no view from our terrace - just the back of the building in front - and, because we had the corner room, people walking down the driveway could look right in at our terrace.

To sum it up- because it's long- totally disappointing and absolutely overpriced to say the least, slow to non existent service! Horrible breakfast that had the 'flair' of a youth hostel- served at the table- which took forever on most days. A bar that mainly closed at 10 p.m. Incredibly bad house keeping( barely made up beds, cups that came with water kettle were never washed- tea and sugar never refilled) and a lot of 'unwilling' staff... In detail: We had booked an apartment in Ribarska Koliba Resort Croatia for 9 days with our son. The apartment was 38 sqm and had a living room, bedroom, bathroom.& terrace.- supposedly for 2-4 people. To start with the living room with sofa bed was about 7 meters long and 3 wide , one sofa bed , one tiny desk and one build in closet that didn't have space for the basic clothes of two people let alone 3 .( total waste of space) The bedroom had the size of a shoebox (~ 9 sqm)with a double bed and two tiny metal stools that functioned as bed tables. Off the bedroom was a small bathroom with shower and 2 sinks. It came with sliding glass ! doors ( our son was totally thrilled to travel through our bedroom every time he had to use our bathroom). Overall the apartment was recently renovated- but absolutely non functional- no room for clothes , no rails to hang wet towels or wet swimsuits. The balcony looked not at all like the pictures and was like a 'hit box'- and not even a clothes rack despite the big size.. The restaurant that advertises as 'high- end" and Michelin guide restaurant, was also totally over priced and some food was simple not edible ( sea food soup, brownish lukewarm and tasteless with a 'fancy edible cup' with icy cold mixed seafood that tasted like the remnants of a left over sea food salad... I could write more- but close it here... Absolutely no value for money- for ( a frequent customer) reduced price of 400 Euros a night, totally unacceptable!

At a glance: The facility is nicely located and looks quite good at the first sight, but: - we did not get the accommodation we booked and paid for, - the functionality of the accommodation was quite poor (shower cabin, bedroom- very tiny and you couldn’t darken it properly, because the bathroom right next to it has got a glass door and the window of the bathroom no shade, noisy A/C, etc.), - house keeping was quite poor - breakfast was poor - quality and variety like the one at a youth hostel - bar closed generally by 10pm, although at all advertisements it was announced that closing time is 12am, - no food available at the bar, although everywhere announced otherwise, - pool was very tiny, - pool bar was idle due to lack of personnel But at least there was one very friendly and attentive waitress at the restaurant.