Море за сосновым занавесом The sea behind the pine curtain

We rested on August 4 - 15.2007. We were in Croatia for the second time, we knew perfectly well what we could count on and were satisfied with almost everything.
Standard room for two. The room has a TV, telephone, hair dryer, air conditioning. It is often written that there are no air conditioners in this hotel - they are, they are simply built into the ceiling and, obviously, not everyone understands what it is. Towels are changed and cleaned daily, linen once a week.
The reception staff knows the basic necessary words in Russian, but knowledge of English, German or Italian (and, of course, Croatian) will not be superfluous. The local shop compares favorably with the usual "hotel" ones - not only postcards and magnets, but also sun loungers, wine, press, even plasters, etc.

Meals according to the buffet system, breakfast from 7 to 10, dinner from 18-30 to 21. There are a lot of people, but there are enough tables, sometimes you just had to look farther away. Breakfast: several types of scrambled eggs, sausages and bacon, cottage cheese, yogurt, toast, coffee, tea, juices. Champagne really give. Dinner: 6 types of salad + the ability to create your own (chopped vegetables and many dressings), grilled meat or fish, pizza, pasta, several types of side dishes, steamed vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, desserts, fruits, ice cream, juices, wine, beer.
The pool on the territory did not interest us, but it is quite possible to take a place there in the morning. The sea is clean, the beaches are mostly concrete platforms, although there are small pebble ones. Squirrels run around the park, albatrosses and gulls roam.
The musical program is nightly, from Latin American to Croatian. Permanent animation for children, they are given invitations by numbers. A huge sports center, from volleyball to diving and yachting.
A huge plus of the hotel is that it takes 20 minutes to walk to the city (for 15, as many people write, you can only get there at a very fast pace). The rest are much more, and on a tourist train - 15 kunas. A couple of times there - back in a day - 60 kunas left. And here is a walk through the pine forest near the sea, and savings.
The city is very interesting - for those, of course, who are interested in educational tourism. Therefore, it is especially surprising how many Russians are here. Really tired of Turkey and Egypt? The historical part is small, if the architecture of two millennia is not interesting, you can run around in half an hour. And if you are interested, then the whole trip will not be enough.

We went on three excursions. Brijuni, Krk and Zagreb. Brijuni is boring, besides, three hours is the whole time of your stay on the island, and not an excursion that takes an hour. From it you most of the time turn your head from the window of a tourist train and only once you are let out to stare at the elephants (as if someone had not seen them). The islands themselves are very beautiful, but such an excursion kills everything. I liked the excursion to Krk very much - both in terms of content, the city of Krk itself, and small towns. Stunning architecture, temple interiors. And on the market there are whole rows of real antiques, which I have not seen in mainland resorts. Excellent tasting in the winery (excellent means tasting, not sipping wine), wonderful rural tasting with homemade dishes. I didn’t like it very much in Zagreb - it’s a long ride, the excursion is boring, I really have 2 hours of free time, not 3, as they promise. We ran away and walked around the city by ourselves. It's not hard to navigate. The historical center (Gorni Grad and Kaptol) is very interesting, but we didn't have time to visit Donji Grad. It's a pity, Zelena Potkova was only seen from the bus window. But we managed to run to Dolac and bought some shaking grapes.
We went to Pula and Pazin on our own. A visit to Pula is a must. The Ancient Roman Arena is something amazing. Yes, and the rest of the Roman monuments deserve attention, as well as more "young". We went to Pazin to "saman" - a monthly fair that has been held for five hundred years. The usual market, although quite interesting. The local Kastel and, of course, the Pazin "pit" are very impressive. Traveling on your own is more interesting, although the vaunted bus service clearly does not deserve all the compliments - and the buses are late, and there are more people than seats. But in general, holidays in Croatia are a wonderful time.