Hotel President Solin

Boutique like Hotel it looks impressive from the exterior. Room is spacious with large closets and elegant furnishings + there's additional bench & chairs. They even provided additional complimentary drinking water bottle! There is a small balcony but apparently it was blocked to disallow us to fully open it. Still we can have a good view of the exterior; a stunning view of the small river, a park & even a chapel. There is a Interspar Mall nearby and we actually walked 10+ mins for some buys at night. We leave the window ajar to let in some cool air, but ended up hearing the chapel's clock hourly chimes!!! In the morning we explored the place abit as we were early for bf, the lobby has very elaborate staircase and long chandelier! Furniture is elaborate and gave a classic feel. There's even a large pool but it is early-Dec too cold for any dip. The Breakfast spread was good, many choices esp fruits choices. Only negative ; the heater was not working! Overall we still enjoy our overnight stay here.

Unfortunately this hotel is mostly all show. It’s very smart, and the rooms are large and luxurious. The pool appears nice - however it is difficult to get in and out of because there are no handrails. The umbrellas around the pool look stylish but two were broken. The food sounds good on paper but is mostly not very good, and one dish was inedible. However the worst aspect is the staff. They are all extremely smartly dressed, but there are not enough of them. Service is either slow or non existent. One waitress was so rude to me and her own colleague that I complained to reception. We were waiting at the bar, and she was sorting a delivery of some cakes. He colleague, who seemed very new, was standing with her. I approached and asked to order some drinks. Her exact words were “I suppose so!” I told her she was very rude, and she then said loudly “you need to ask him!” Pointing to her colleague. I ordered our drinks, but the young man had clearly received no training so needed help. At that point she stomped off muttering to herself. We did eventually get drinks as he was assisted by someone else. She returned to the bar and started deliberately slamming things around very noisily. I have generously given a three because the rooms are nice, bed was comfortable, some staff are trying their best, and some food was nice.

Very impressive hotel building with lovely large rooms and very comfortable beds. Robes and slippers as well as decent sized towels are provided . Our balcony wasn’t great as it was entirely covered. The hotel is located in an interesting area in walking distance to Salana archaeological site, which was worth the visit. Although in quite an industrial area there is a river and inlets surrounding the hotel as well as lots of greenery. A short walk away there are some nice bars serving drinks half the price of the hotel and a good restaurant/ pizzeria. It costs around 12 euros for a taxi to Split. The half board food offering wasn’t great - some odd combinations and no variation of the half board menu. After two nights we ate elsewhere, as it seems lots of other hotel residents did too. Breakfast was ok. We found the restaurant staff quite surly especially when asked if could we purchase a different starter off the a la Carte. We were told in no uncertain terms that this wasn’t possible! The pool was lovely with very comfortable beds. The reception staff were also very helpful. Overall we enjoyed our stay at this hotel but take mosquito repellent!!