Bluesun Hotel Soline

Hotel Soline impresses with its immaculate cleanliness, friendly staff, and top-notch facilities. Guests love the varied breakfast options and beachfront location, while enjoying comfortable, well-equipped rooms.

Staying in Brela in May will be a very different experience than staying in the height of summer. Not all of the restaurants and bars were open and that applied to the hotels a la carte. Also bring cash as few bars, restaurants or tour companies take cards. Booked a sea view room which is a must. Ours was on the 3rd floor and looked out over Brela and the beach. It was lovely to have the doors to the room open and to hear the waves. The room had a comfy bed, lots of storage space and a decent shower. There were 3 USB ports in the room which was really helpful. Great kettle, no proper tea bags (we take our own) and no milk. Cleaning was also a bit hit and miss. Food - breakfast was OK. Tinned fruit and eggs that were never hot. An area in the middle that was used just for pancakes - a missed opportunity for an egg station. There were gluten free bread and croissants (on request) though overall there was a problem with the food labelling. Dinner is between 7 and 9 and everyone arrives at 7. Give it time to order your drinks (extra and with a 10% service charge added) and let the rush die down. Soups were OK though again poorly labelled for gluten free, salads the best with some great choices and the mains a real let down with the meats losing heat quickly. There were fresh pizzas being made in the pizza ovens. We ate out at 3 of the local restaurants for some variation. We did also raise the issue of food labelling with the restaurant manager and one of the directors. There was some immediate change but not entirely accurate (pasta does contain gluten!) Pool area - there were about 60 sun loungers for a hotel that at peak could have over 500 guests. They need more. There is no beach and beds are being charged at €10 per bed for the day. The waters though were crystal clear. The staff were really lovely (particularly Nitin and Filip) and helpful and a credit to the hotel. The gym has moved so don’t follow the current signage. Overall it’s a lovely hotel in a fabulous location just a short 5 minute walk to the supermarkets, bars and restaurants of Brela.

This hotel has everything which could easily be a five star, with some further care and attention, but the one thing which would prevent it is the lack of personal touch and hospitality around meal times, especially. It was a stark contrast to all other aspects of this hotel, as it was minimal interaction from staff and felt like a school canteen. Offering guests water should be a basic given with food, and guests should not be expected to pay for that if they have paid for a board basis stay. Equally, greeting people and saying hello would also make for good service. Glasses were actively taken away the one evening we declined paying for four drinks. Food was nice enough but went cold rather quickly as the hot plates were not hot enough. The fridge in our room did not work and the air conditioning unit just blasted hot air, so that got turned off. Other than this, the hotel is beautiful, the rooms fine (albeit with an ant issue), and the location is to die for. We all fell in love with Croatia, and would probably return to this hotel, despite the minor gripes I’ve mentioned. We loved how quiet it was at this time of year. The pool was lovely and the spa services were fantastic too. The man on reception was lovely and made us feel very welcome. He made a good first impression. If that level of care was extended to all staff who interact with holiday makers, this would elevate this hotel further. Thank you for a lovely holiday and I hope you take this review to be constructive as we really did enjoy being a guest with you.