Best Hotels near Magical World of Shells Museum, Piran

As a summary: rather spend more money and take the Kempinski next door. This „Lifeclass“ hotel is faded glory. The provided pics for „Standard double room with sea view“ are not realistic. I paid more than USD 330 for an old, worn-out hotel room! The sea view was a view on an old pool deck... The parking situation is as already described. The reception‘s quote: „we have a hotel parking, to find a free space, good luck“. Positive: Terme looks nice and renovated from outside and the breakfast was good.

It seems that Hotel historian took over the hotel ville park. Without room condition and building, everything was good since we were able to use all facilities of Hotel Historian.Breakfast, swimming pool and private beach and so on.

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

Breakfast is very rich, the sea view is also very good, and the staff is welcoming. The restaurants nearby are good.

i can recommend the hotel, it has a very good location, near the beach and offers great value (you get what you pay for). the staff is generally very friendly, special thanks to the gentleman looking after the pool/wellness area, and also Milena from the reception. yes, there was a few problems during my check-in, but she always remained friendly and maintained a smile , and they offered 1 night stay for my dog for free as a compensation at the end of my stay, which I thought was a nice gesture. thanks for that.

We were visiting the Slovenian Coast for 5 Nights as a couple with a dog. We opted for a hotel in a more quiet location compared with portoroz - Izola etc.... What a great choice! Firstly, the hotel is beautiful renovated and looks like a new place. All is well and feels new - from the Restaurant, Lobby and the Rooms! (and awesome Salt chambers..) We chose a double room with balcony, which in those hot days were great for the early mornings or later evenings! (plus a big help in drying beach towels and clothes!) The room was nice, safe and mini bar fridge all available. Good shower - and for outdoor 38 degrees heat a perfectly working Air Con!! That's a real bonus! The Food (Breakfast was an enough wide selection) and the Dinner (mixed à la carte & sushi) must be stated was amazingly nice cooked, real top quality chef! if you like to dine out or eat in the evenings out just a 10-minute walk is the Ancaran Townsquare with a handful of nice Bars, Italian, Local Speciality Restaurant and so on. ＞All one needs! But the best ist still straight down from the hotel, the small bar on the beach! - So! - most over all I like to mention the feeling being a few days away from home in this place made us really relaxed and the best of the hotel is the people who work there!! - from the welcome reception team to the bar & restaurant staff and the housekeepers - all were at every time friendly and engaged! Overall, the Owner or Manager of this Hotel should be happy to have exactly this team working there now! They are awesome people with a good sense of hospitality! I would try to keep them! From the hotel you can walk in 3-5 minutes to a nice calm, quiet beach with another nice Restaurant and Bar (directly overlooking the Bay of Ancaran, Koper and so on) which was a lovely scenery!). The water was crystal clean and perfect temperature, and each time coming back to the hotel felt simply nice. Having travelled over 100s of times and stayed in 2-5 star hotels all over - this is definitely a place to go back. You just have to know what you are looking for and what kind of entertainment one wants. If you choose wisely, and you look for a bit more quiet place and not overloaded with people - and good drinks, food etc... than this is your destination! Thank you Team Ortus for the great stay. See you again.

We had a great time in this beautiful ocean front hotel, during our one day trip to Portoroz, Slovenia. The rooms are clean, spacious with a nice size closet, well stocked mini fridge, and a balcony to enjoy the amazing ocean view. The bathrooms are clean, have a good size, and have all the essential toiletries. The breakfast is amazing...so delicious and with so many choices. Service was very good. Everyone polite and helpful. They also told us that we could spot dolphins swimming early morning. And we did...we woke up at 8 o'clock the next morning, and we were able to see them swimming from our balcony. Amazing... This hotel also offers swimming pool, sauna, spa...but unfortunately we did not have time to enjoy them, so I cannot really say anything about it. The area around the hotel is very nice to go around too. We enjoyed very much a walk by the sunset. So beautiful... Also, close to the hotel we found a delicious, cozy restaurant called POLPO. Amazing food and service. (It is a must try). This hotel may be a little outdated and in need of some improvement here and there, but it is still a nice and pleasant place to stay.

Must say I was sceptical having holidays in Slovenia, as I live in Slovenia, so ... But let me tell you! This is something else. Beautiful beach, comfy cabanas, clear water, so pleasant. The enviroment is full of positve energy, staff super nice, food great, magical corners and designs all over. The bay is quited and super, super relaxed. I can not believe this is 60 minutes drive from my home. So lucky! Highly recommened! Thank you, Barbara!

We spent 5 nights in this hotel. Excellent location, very lovely place. Really near the sea. All hotel renovated, clean, very good pools, peacefool seaside. Gratis shuttle bus to Piran. Many various foods. Parking a little bit far from the reception. We got harbor view room instead of seaside room, but when I said they quickly changed it. The staff can speak english, germany, italian also. Beach is also near but we didnt use it. We used inside pools and the seaside front of sunterace. The arrengment of foods is perfect dont need to wait one line. Coming from Hungary better than croatia because no gate and no passport checking. It was our excellent summer holiday.

Hotel 5 stars , located on the seafront. Accommodation by the reception and the cars (garage at the custodian cover) of the first order. Very comfortable and excellent clean room, large bathroom with clean handcuffs and towels ( daily change ) Restaurant, first breakfast and buffet dinner with a wide choice between cold and hot cooked food at the moment. The hotel has a very large seawater swimming pool, many sleep on board pool for relaxation. Really satisfied with everything.