Podstine Hotel, Hvar

we booked "premium" rooms but the hotel classification was "superior plus" & "superior" so there was confusion as to what room we were entitled to occupy. We were dispatched to the annex with a sea view & balcony, very nice rooms but not where we expected to be.

Restaurant - we had to wait for a while but the food was nice. Rooms quite OK. Location a 20 minutes walk from the center - but a nice and beautiful walk (not for disabled or people with a health problem). To reach the pool you had to pass through the Spa entrance - probably to keep unwanted visitors out. It worked because it was almost empty, but when half the family wanted to be at the pool and half at the beach it was a little unpractical. The beach means in this case stairs and cliffs, but the water is wonderfully clear. We stayed only for one night because we had planned it that way. It was nice - though a little expensive for a family that needs 2 rooms.

The room we stayed in was very dark and the beds not overly comfortale. The food in the restaurant was good and the loation location lovely. It was a bit hairy getting to the hotel, particulary the narrow tunnel you had to go through.

The hotel was situated around 2k's away from the centre of Hvar, which was around 20-25 mins walk along the coast, a bit tricky if you don't know where you are going. There is a shuttle bus into town for 40 Kuna per person, that runs until 11pm. We were given a huge twin room, (however I have to add that at first they gave us a double, even though I specifically asked for a twin when I booked it) that was probably the largest room I've stayed in. The room was meant to be a sea view, but unfortunately there were lots of trees in the way, so not really a 'sea view', more like sea through the trees view. We were on the 1st floor, so I expect the view would be better on the 3rd floor (the top floor). The breakfast was great, nice bread, cereals, eggs, tinned fruit, yoghurts, jams etc and we had lunch there too which was lovely. They also have a spa and pool, but we mainly sunbathed by the sea, on the terrace (there is no beach). There were plently of sun loungers. Def would recommend this hotel - would say though, it is mainly couples and families.

Staff was helpful. Late October is the off season and they upgraded our room to the "superior seaview" for free. The view was incredible as was the restaurant (which we had to ourselves). I highly recommend.

our room (standard) was to dark. To sit in during the day is not very comfortable if you can´t use the balcony. To read is not possible because there aren´t suitable lamps.

Of the two hotels, both lived up to their descriptions, so we were generally pleased with the accommodations. Thanks

It is a lovely place, good atmosphere, quiet, great view, excellent restaurant. The room we had was very small and a bit dark. Unfortunately we had not booked a sea view room which is a MUST in this hotel. The breakfast buffet is a bit disappointing, the selection of fruits is poor. I would recommend this place to all my friends.

The standard room which I booked was small with no view at all and was dissapointing, so much so that we paid an extra $50 Aust for a better room The location is fine The food was realy good

Rooms were nice, but a small. Excellent food. Somewhat cold service from the front desk, but in general a luxurious hotel, in a beautiful part of Croatia.

THE ROOMS WERE NEAT AND TIDY BUT JUST SMELT OF BLEACH ALL THE TIME. FOOD WAS VERY AVERGAE, GIVEN WHAT THEY RATE THEIR RESTAURANT, WE HAD STALE SANDWHICHES AND IT TOOK ABOUT 1 1/2 HRS FOR IT TO COME OUT ONCE WE ASKED AGAIN. THE LOCATION WAS NOT TOO BAD BUT WE HIRED A SCOOTER ABOUT 15MIN WALK INTO THE MAIN CIRCLE. STAFF WERE VERY RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL.

Hotel Podstine was one of the nicest 3 star hotels I have been to, especially in Croatia. The staff are incredibly friendly, from the reception, to the restaurant and even the cleaners. The rooms are nice, nothing special but very clean but the balcony's have amazing views so if you can afford to pay a little more then get one. The photos do not do the restaurant and terrace justice though as it is situated outside and has beautiful views of the bay, and the service there is impecable. In all we really enjoyed our stay and if we went back to Hvar would definately stay there again.

Great hotel; wonderful restaurant; lovely views; great swiming facilities;Reasonably priced;

The rooms were very nice with a cute balcony overlooking beautiful flowers. The location on the ocean was fantastic--my only complaint was that the directions to walk into town by the desk clerk were very confusing and we ended up walking much farther than we needed.