Name: Hotel Jadran
Address: 32 Palada, Rijeka, Rijeka, Rijeka, 51222, Croatia
Rating: 5

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Bakar is a sleepy little village around a beautiful harbour.  Hotel Jadran is on the waterfront and although only 2* it has a 5* view and welcome.  A wonderful place off the beaten track if you want peace, quiet and the opportunity to explore this unique part of the world.

Best value for money in Croatia

As a group of travelling motorcyclists, visiting the Balkans, we used Hotel Jadran for one night as part of our tour.  It sits in an idyllic location, right on the waterside in the harbour, which is a natural cove. The rooms were clean and big, but sadly lack character. The hotel would benefit from some renovation. However, the staff where polite and welcoming.  The breakfast was basic. I would stay here again, as it is good value, the location is excellent to start a tour from of the Dalmatian Coast.

One night in Bakar

Here's the thing.
I am a budget traveller. I expect very little of this hotel and  its accommodation but I was still quite disappointed. I chose this hotel due to an unexpected cheap weekend break by the sea. 
Judging by others' reviews and photos I considered it to be "acceptable" for a 2 star hotel.
However (photos speak for themselves):

RECEPTION:  One person does it all. Kitchen, reception, restaurant, bar. Understandably under a lot of pressure when dealing with demanding guests so maybe if they had a full time receptionist, the stress would be reduced.  They alternate between staff, but one person still does it all. 

HOTEL ITSELF: Poor. Very old and in desperate need of some sort of renovation. Sure it has a long and interesting history which should be appreciated but not on the account of the overall appearance. 

ROOM: The smell was appalling.  Smoking is allowed in rooms and the smell is integrated in the carpet, blinds, furniture itself. It is utterly unappealing and takes some getting used to if you want to stay the night. Staying in the room was brought down to minimum. The view was of the street and car park. Special notice needs to be given about rotting window frames. Not only is it unappealing to look at but the frame itself is falling apart making it hard and dangerous to open and close the window which is what you will want to do to avoid the smell of smoke and the vicious circle continues. 
There is also NO Air conditioning and gets very hot and stuffy inside. 

The bedframes are falling apart.
The room is very small. The height of the ceiling is higher than the room's length. 

BATHROOM: Shower is a death trap. There are no safety issues resolved. Shower doors don't close properly, no safety handle, no shower mat and the GIANT step into the shower feels like you're climbing up and down mt. Everest each time you take a shower. Very dangerous. 

RESTAURANT:
I am nearly lost for words here. Even a 2-star hotel should feed its customers. 
There is no buffet, there is no food at all in sight on offer when you enter the restaurant. 
The waiter / receptionist/bar man hands you a piece of paper with a meal choice of A - F. You choose your meal and get delivered a child like portion. Coffee is rather to be avoided and you will almost definitely be in the need of another meal shortly. Left feeling hungry.  Don't be fooled you can have coffee AND juice. It ONE or THE OTHER. 

BEACH - MARINA: Hard access to the sea itself unless you like swimming among the boats floating around and difficult to find place with some shadow to avoid the sunlight. But there is nice promenade /park which feels soothing. 

DINING and DRINKING OUTSIDE: There are two reasonable priced restaurants close by and a couple of bars.

There are however some good points!
Strong wi-fi throughout the whole hotel. That is if the one-man-does-it-all at the receptionist remembers to give you the pass code.
Acceptable TV programme - English and other languages. Tv mounted on the wall. 

My advice: bring your own food and stay only if necessary. As much as I appreciate their service, I would not recommend this hotel as an accommodation to use for your holiday or break.

Go elsewhere unless really necessary ...

The hotel is situated on the waterside of a idyllic cove. The rooms were clean and big, but lacking character. Some renovation would definitely do them. The breakfast lacked of choice as we offered one plate with same type of food and the morning staff wasn't kind at all. Overall 2 star budget hotel, good for short rest after tiring day on the road.

Waterside hotel where can take short rest

We stopped at this hotel to get out of a horrific rain storm.  The hotel is right on the water but it is very old and needs a big renovation.  The lobby and resturant room looked like it had been done at sometime but the rooms, though clean, are very very out of date and very tiny.  The beds were pretty good, no sagging.  Reminded us more of institution rooms than a hotel.  No amenties except a 12 inch TV mounted on the wall; but it had a few English channels which helped pass the time while it rained.  The rooms were so small we could not find a place to put our luggage, so we went down to the car and took out only what we needed for one  night.

Now the resturant.  There was a small selection of food cooked to overdone and dry for dinner.  The staff didn't go out of their way to wait on us or help.  They seemed unconcerned and acted like we were interrupting their tc viewing.  Breakfast was included in our room rate (we should have known better not to try it after our dinner experience but we did).  Breakfast was an egg undone swimming in yellow liquid, coffee so thick a spoon would stand up in it plus the egg was cold.  The bread was good.  We stopped on our way out of town to get some breakfast at a hotel in the next town.  If we had only known this hotel ws there we would have bypassed this hotel altogether.  

The town would be very picturesque on a sunny day but only stay at the hotel in an emergency.

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