Hotel Sol Sipar for Plava Laguna

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The hotel is ideal for families. It's definitely a kid-friendly hotel. We enjoyed almost everything. We have to say that we really like the services provided and the staff. I want to thank Martina (the manager) for fulfilling a request that I made. The staff at the bar is also very friendly. The hotel has a "private" beach in front of it. The waterpark for guest use is also nice. Small "sand" beach nearby.
  : I would not say that I did not like it but I think when the season is over, they should repair the pool. Some tiles are missing and can be dangerous to the kids. Also, the dinner was indeed very crowded but it was mid-August so I think within this period it came as a bonus. Finally, something that really bothers me is the fact that non-guests would take the sunbeds - I think the hotel should do something about this.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location. Baby friendly. Facility. Sea view. Free electric car charge. Parking. Nice water park for kids. The choices of meals during breakfast and dinner, although the dinner meals taste could be better.
  : Every morning around 6:30 the cleaning lady made noise in the hall while cleaning. It kept waking me up. No hotel bikes for free rent which is in this area very common. At the dinner no free drinks (water, juices) as by breakfast.

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The beach was close and the salt pool was ok. Staff was courteous despite being apparently overwhelmed.
  : The "aqua park" shown in the hotel photos was separate and 200m away, so kids cannot go on their own. No drinking fountains at all and no drinks in the dinner at 30c+, only paid drinks, despite booking and paying for half board. Food was passable at best, and the dining room was extremely crowded and does not fit the number of guests. The Umag marina is actually quite far away (25m walk). Salt pools were small, as was the close beach. Everything was crowded.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Good breakfast and dinner, with a great choice of food. The interior decor and outdoor areas are very pleasant. We were there on Saturday night and there was a lovely duo performing at the bar outside. They provided relaxing entertainment.
  : The outdoor pool could do with cleaning around the edges and corners, and replacement of missing mosaic/pool tile pieces. We were disappointed that the water slides and splash park were closed.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : We booked half board for 7 nights and got free access to Punta pool which was very appreciated by the kids. Staff was very nice, helpful and spoke English and there is free private parking. It is located in a quiet place, near the ATP stadium, with lots of tennis courts for rent.
  : -Horrible sewage smell in the room, we thought is was due to the ventilation and reception promised to get it fixed; They did something, no noticeable results. The offered us another room, the smell was the same if not worse; that is when I realized this hotel has a general issue with the sewage system, because that smell persisted also at the entrance, so we would have to cancel our reservation and find another hotel; this was not an option for us with two small kids. -I believe they do advertise private beach, but that is actually concrete; other reviewers praised the sandy beach; well... first of all it is public, very narrow (20-30 meters only) and very crowded and dirty; Some folks wanted to charge for the sun beds, but won't bother to keep it clean. -food was dull and tasteless, apart from pizzas. Sweets were no sweet, the rest of the food was either not salted , either too salted. Fish was rubber, tried to eat multiple times, none was good. The grilled stuff, but the chef was in a hurry so the meat wasn't cooked. The most annoying thig is they don't give you any water, even tap water and charge you 4Euros for 750ml bottle, which is robbery. -restaurant was designed in such a way that it was always crowded, it is like a long lobby. -most of the time there were no towels available, I had to chase the guys multiple times per day to get it. -we payed a whole lot of money for the half board, but if it wasn't for the small kids, we would have cancelled right away.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Business Traveler

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : LocationsurroundingsParkingRoom sizeBeach for childrenSalt water poolChildren's part of the pool with slides for children
  : focus on meals also for people with intolerances and restrictions (lacto-free, gluten-free, vegetarians, etc.)