Everything was great except the hotel instructions on parking, which were a bit of a nightmare. We tried to explain what needed to be corrected for future guests but the hotel insisted their instructions were accurate. The hotel will tell you to park at the Fornace Garage if you have a lot of luggage. DO NOT follow your GPS to the Fornace Garage. Your GPS will take you to a Residents Only entrance and you will have residents honking at you as you try to back up since you won’t be able to get in. If you get to the bottom of the hill, you’ve gone too far. The garage you want says “Garazna hisa” in huge letters (this is actually the Fornace garage but a tourist would never know that). Parking method 1: follow the above instructions then take your luggage with you on the shuttle. To find the shuttle, take the garage elevator to the bottom floor and walk with your luggage quite aways to the bus stop by the sea. Parking method 2: The best thing to do involves entering the old town for the 15 minute free entrance to drop off your luggage. Here are the instructions: park at Garazna hisa garage, leave your luggage in your car then take the shuttle to the hotel and ask the hotel to show you where to park with your emergency lights on (there’s really only one spot and you won’t be able to find it unless you’ve been shown), then take the shuttle back to your car, pay for parking and exit the lot and go to the hotel, put on your emergency flashing lights, dump off your luggage, then return to the garage. Parking method 3: park at Garazna hisa garage and make multiple trips on the shuttle if you have much luggage. Be aware that every time you mention parking the hotel staff revels in telling you that you didn’t read the emails. They are extremely proud of their emails about parking and it’s irrelevant to them that the emails are misleading. The hotel is really funky (in a great way) and very modern. We had room 413 which didn’t have much of a view but that was fine as it also didn’t have the noise that the Seaview and Square view rooms get. It was a very quiet room. The A/C worked great and this is important in Piran. The bathroom is big by European standards and recently remodeled and very modern. The shower is SUPER slippery and there is no shower mat, so be super careful. We moved the shower soap to the floor in the front of the shower. The hotel has it in the back of the shower so it squirts all over the floor making it even more slippery. The room was large and had plenty of storage and places to put things. The bed was king size and medium firm with a bit of a soft top. It was very comfortable. The front desk is there 24/7 which is nice. There was hand sanitizer on every floor at the elevator, which was appreciated. The breakfast buffet was great. It was varied and plentiful. The woman who takes your room number at breakfast is very cheerful and welcoming and always has a big smile. As far as beach towels, you have to
This was our first sea side vacation in Slovenia. The hotel is part of Life Class Hotels network which includes several more expensive and several less expensive hotels. Guests of all of them share the SPA facilities. I rated this hotel stay as “Very Good” mainly for its value for money. Otherwise, it is average. Hotel: this is a 4 star hotel and, apart from the food, old towels and having to pay for old bath robes, it is probably the 4 star hotel. The room is spacious and comfortable, very clean, large balcony with a table and chairs. The hotel and surroundings are quiet, even though it is kind of in the middle of a resort town. Mattresses are on a softer side and pillows are not that comfortable but all in all ok. TV has several programs in English including CNN, BBC, National Geographic, cartoons etc. Towels and bath robes are very old and really need to be replaced at this stage. Plus you have to pay for bath robes (!) euro 6 per one bath robe. It’s handy to have one because you can go to the SPA dressed in it. SPA: is very good. There are several swimming pools, one of them is with thermal mineral water which we liked. Another one is with sea water and has one part outside. The pools are clean and pleasant. Can get very busy when the weather is not great but it was manageable. There are plenty of massage and other SPA options. I didn’t use any but they looked very nice and not too expensive. Kids club: there is one on the prémisses. It is run on the Medusa beach in good weather or inside of the Apollo hotel in not so good weather. Animators seemed nice but not too engaged. Also, they never asked for my room number or my phone number so I didn’t feel comfortable leaving the kids there without me being nearby for longer than 10 min. When the kids club is run on the beach, the beach is right next to the road. So it really is not an option to be used for child care and going off to the SPA. Kids enjoyed playing there though so I do recommend it. Beach: the hotel guests can use Medusa beach which is opposite the hotel (you need to cross the road to get there). Hotel guests pay Euro 18 for two loungers and one umbrella. It is expensive if you do this every day. The beach is nice and clean but it is rather busy and not that big. Sun loungers are on the grass, there is no sand there. You need to use the metal step ladder to get into water. There are small stones on the bottom in the water so worth getting beach / water shoes (Euro 15 in shops nearby). Otherwise, can be unpleasant, especially for kids. The water is probably around 1 meter deep when you get in so young kids won’t be able yo puddle in. Water seems clean but there are lots of boats nearby so you can see a bit of diesel in the water. There are showers on the beach and a nice cafe for lunch and drinks. Food: breakfast is limited but ok. The young lady Sara who is making omelettes is very nice and welcoming. Scrambled eggs however are really bad as if they were made