PLACES Hvar Hotel by Valamar

Great location for couples. Breakfast was amazing

Amazing sun beds and pools, close to a swimming beach, great music, delicious breakfast, inventive cocktail list, credit system works well, short walk or taxi boat takes you into the quaint town of Stari Grad. Had a lovely relaxing time and will definitely be back.

We loved staying here, but here’s some constrictive suggestions for improvement: dedicated glass bottle recycling, more vegetarian options for dinner and at breakfast, no tea or coffee in the rooms. No tea available on your menu from what we could see either. We noticed that the hotel takes great pride in being a ‘green hotel’ - would suggest when blowing the pine needles off decks and stairs every morning, instead of throwing them into the bins or blowing them into the ocean, you could get a mulcher and add them back into the flower beds. Also concerned about the plastic strips on the umbrellas- these could come loose and fly into the ocean.

Great pool. We really enjoyed the fitness classes. Breakfast was very good. Great selection of fresh food.

We had two rooms one of the rooms the Air conditioning wasn’t working very well. It was working enough to make the room bearable to sleep but only just. We did ask the hotel to fix it but they couldn’t fix while we were there. Staff really tried to fix it. Location is a bit further from the town but there is a water taxi outside the hotel that’s frequently. Tennis and water sport activities are an extra cost which is fine but i was a bit surprised how expensive they were. Also the spa was completed booked up. We would have liked to book a treatment but wasn’t able due to lack of availability

The location is lovely. You can easily walk into the town and it is worthwhile doing a trip to explore the other islands. The pool, restaurant and beach areas are lovely to relax in.

The way the excursions and fitness are organized can be confusing. I would recommend connecting with the reception team to get more details. You will need to pay for your time at the beach even though it is connected to the resort.