I spent 2 nights at the Villa and was very impressed. It was difficult to get to by car. The navigator did not help. Park on a side street and walk to hotel, they will help direct you to the parking area. The rooms are comfortable but be ready to walk some stairs. The location is very central and easy walk to most of the sites.
We spent 3 nights at Hotel Amfiteatar and we really enjoyed our stay. We booked the hotel directly through the hotels website as we found we had a better price. A lovely family run hotel that is close to everything you need, you could see the Pula Amphitheater from the hotel entrance. When checking in we were told we were upgraded to a premium room what was amazing and we appreciated a lot. The room was very spacious and had everything we need (except tea/coffee facilities) as part of the premium room there was a massage chair what was different. The room was nice and clean, cleaned daily. Nice sized shower and also fitted with a smart TV that come in handy before bed. Included in our stay was breakfast what was excellent. There was a good selection of hot and cold food to choose from. I want to give a big mention to the staff at Hotel Amfiteatar, every member of staff who we met and dealt with were amazing. Very nice people who go above and beyond to help you, for example giving us a free upgrade and also allowing us to stay in the room an extra hour after check out at no cost. Thank you for all your help, it was very appreciated. Only downside is the fact there is no tea/coffee facility in the room but it’s hardly a problem.
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!
The hotel is lovely, the room overlooks which is beautiful. I was impressed with my in room coffee maker and the cookies. The pillows are nice and fluffy. The guest services is good, professional and attentive. I enjoyed my staff and I think you would too. Our visit is in October, so I could not comment on the outdoor pool but the indoor pool was very nice.