Arena Verudela Beach

The location is of hotel is very good: it's very close to the beach and not very far from Pula. We also liked city of Pula, so when we wanted something different from just beach and nature we could go to the city and spend some time there sightseeing or having dinner.

The rooms are not very comfortable for travelling with small kids. Also in September it was a little bit cold sometimes.

The apartment was very nice, very clean and modern with modern furniture, kitchen equipment and facilities (ie 3 ring hob, family size fridge, tv, hairdryer). Even our special requests were met, ie first floor apartment with a sea view.

On the whole the resort complex of Verudela is well laid out, with a selection of apartments and hotels all spread out amongst the woodland off a peninsular just outside Pula. Unfortunately, the area immediately surrounding Punta Verudela apartments lets the whole place down. The apartments themselves look like a prison camp and look very run down, I would have cried if we had been staying there. And the walkways that link them are in need of some upkeep as the weeds are coming up through the paving. It's better to stay in the Verudela Beach and Villa Apartments, which are just 5 mins walk away around the peninsular, but are set in gorgeous woodland. They are slightly more expensive but definitely worth the extra. We were also disappointed with he on-site supermarket, which always seemed to have a low stock of bread and poor quality fresh fruit and veg, not to mention that it was very expensive compared with supermarkets in Pula itself, just a 20 min bus ride away. We still used it to buy fresh milk etc, but did our main shop in Pula instead. The weather, but who can guarantee that. It rained for 4 out of 7 days we were there and there wasn't much to do to entertain our 19month old daughter, other than go for a wet walk around the complex or stay in the apartment. The children's playground was lacking in facilities, ie a couple of rundown swings and no slide and unfortunately the aquarium was closed whilst we were there (at the end of May).