Hotel Lapad

We stayed at Hotel Lapad for 2 nights in late August. It had been selected by our travel agent. I’ve given it 3 stars but it’s really only about 2.5 at present. Biggest problem is continuous local government roadworks outside the hotel. It makes access difficult and dangerous - see attached photo. Our local taxi could not get any closer than about 300 metres away. That is not the hotel’s fault but there should have been some advance notice to guests advising how to gain access. Better still, place advice of the 5 month duration of the works on their website. Staff were apologetic and explained works are scheduled to finish in Nov 2023. Except for the roadworks, the hotel’s location adjacent the marina and harbour would be quite nice. Rooms are a bit dated. Breakfasts were good. Dinner in hotel restaurant was poor. We were supposed to have a double bed but instead got two singles pushed together - the bed frames prevented the two mattresses from touching and caused a 50mm gap between them which elbows and hips fell into. Staff, particularly the young ones, were generally helpful and friendly. Managers Goran and Ivan at reception were also good. After I (male) had been swimming in the pool late on our first afternoon, I was was wet and therefore shirtless. I wanted to reserve a table for dinner that night and approached reception which is adjacent the pool. A different male manager was quite abrupt in immediately and publicly informing me I could not be in reception without a shirt on. Another reception staff person observed this and politely advised that reservations were not necessary. I would have happily put a shirt on had I known of the rule. It was not communicated to guests. In my wife’s and my opinion, this is a three star hotel currently functioning at 2 to 2.5 stars due to the roadworks.

Me and my Wife stayed here on our honeymoon during our tour of Croatia, and really enjoyed our stay. The staff were great, the rooms were lovely, and the whole experience was very enjoyable. Yes there is work going on outside the hotel, but renovations need to be done every now and again, no matter where you are. It's unfortunate that some guests don't appreciate this and score the hotel poorly for something that is out of their control, and is really nothing more than a slight inconvenience against what was a great stay here. 99/100 score for this venue for sure.