PLACES Dalmacija by Valamar

Great hotel. Great service. Great food. Vegetarian and gluten free options.

Lovely hotel on the seafront, friendly staff and great atmosphere. Clean big sea view rooms and nice local food was a nice touch.

We had a lovely stay at Places, Makarska. The hotel was very modern with great views and in close proximity to the sea. The restaurants were good in the hotel and there were lots of bars and places to eat nearby. The staff were very helpful and very welcoming. We would recommend a stay here when visiting Croatia. We took a ride on the little train that passes nearby and we also booked a TukTuk Trip up to the Skywalk which was well worth a visit for great views.

This hotel has many good points but also some bad ones. On the plus side - great food, although pick your time for evening carefully. When it’s busy finding a table can be tricky although staff will help. Good choices for breakfast and evening meal, desserts are 😊 Room - we went for a Plus1 room, which definite gave us more space. The shower is excellent with good water pressure, there was always plenty of hot water. Plenty of sockets and also a couple USB charging points available. Previous reviews have mentioned that Reception was unhelpful, we found them friendly and happy to help with information. Staff are, by and large, very friendly. There are hotel cats 😻 The downside - very little storage space in the room, some hanging space but only one decent shelf. Suitcases can be stored under the bed, actually the best place for them to get them out of the way but with little storage space you may need to use them for stuff. Lighting is ambient but no really decent lighting if you want to apply make up. Bathroom lighting better but the mirror isn’t really good for close inspection! No tea/coffee making facilities in the room. There didn’t seem to be enough staff for the bar area. Toilets in the reception area have a distinct faint sewage smell……. The hotel seems tired - some parts, particularly outside, seem neglected (the underpass to the beach is very littered for example). The pool area wasn’t particularly attractive and untidy. I know it’s the end of the season but all guests deserve a good experience regardless. We’ve been to Makarska in October before and it was certainly busier and more business open than on this visit. Not sure why this time was different.

The outside gazebo's all need new cushions or at least clean ones need new water cushions also was no music only dreary music needs uplifting music didn't see any entertainment maybe end of season but still in needs something