Arena Verudela Beach

Very large park with several hotels and apartments. Our apartment building was located by the sea, so we had a beautiful view. Our apartment was neat and clean and looked renovated. The only downside is that there was no shower door, so the entire bathroom floor got wet if you even stood in the shower for a moment. Furthermore, both TV and air conditioning in the living room and bedroom. The swimming pool, reception and supermarket are about a 10-minute walk from our building. There are also apartments further away or closer to these facilities. The swimming pools are very nice with plenty of sunbeds and a terrace with bar. From the swimming pool you have a beautiful view of the sea. There is nothing to do in the evening and because the apartment is located in the woods it is very dark everywhere. We had a nice stay here, but Pula once was enough for us, it is a small town with not much to do and you can see it all in 2 hours. Prices in the restaurants are slightly more expensive than in the Netherlands and very small portions. I ate somewhere every evening and nowhere was my appetite really satisfied.

Fine leiligheter. Veldig fint området. Fint å gå tur der. Ca. 10 min å gå fra leiligheter ril resepsjon, butikk og basseng. Vi hadde en del maur i leiligheten og aircondition hadde nokså liten effekt. Vi hadde ettroms leilighet, der en av sov på sovesofa. God sovesofa. Leiligheten var litt liten for tre personer. Fint område med mange aktivitetstilbud. Går buss til Pula sentrum.

We stayed in an apartment at this property for four days in mid-May. The climate was pleasant, the guests were few, there was no risk of crowds. After the long period of Covid restrictions it was the first real holiday for us. We could walk in the pine forest, visit the beautiful aquarium located inside the tourist village, hear the sound of the sea from the balcony. The apartment was equipped with all comforts and was cleaned daily. The price was really competitive, some guests bathed or sunbathed during the hottest hours. We could park the car a few meters from the apartment for free. The staff was courteous and professional.

Arrival: objective lack of information on the location of the reception. The pedestrian paths and internal streets are equally devoid of any reference. Room: although we had booked several months before and directly from the site, we were assigned a very sad apartment, ground floor, dark, very damp, from which not even a ray of sunlight filtered through. As soon as we entered we immediately noticed the approximate cleanliness: obvious stains of dirt on the floor, shoe marks, dust on the kitchen shelves (you could see the shape of the glasses placed on them), splatters of toothpaste in the bathroom area. We practically cleaned the apartment ourselves. Furthermore, the apartment was tiny and did not allow us to move around easily, making it impossible for us to store our clothes/objects because there was objectively no useful space. The apartment was cleaned summarily, for example the balcony was never cleaned, which was always full of leaves. Liveability. The structure is in no way suitable for guests: we have repeatedly tried to use the paid sunbeds and deckchairs on the beach or in the pool area. Both attempts were in vain as the sunbeds were all booked for an indefinite number of days (this is what we were told, for the Long live the shift!! series), while for the swimming pool, although we had tried to arrive before the opening time, there was already a very long line of people waiting to go through the turnstiles, football stadium style. Absurd. On the beach, 3 in number and already tiny in themselves, they also turned on people outside the structure. Parking: Hundreds of cars everywhere made it impossible to find a normal place to park. Restaurants: every time we tried to book we were told that they were full, without even asking us when we wanted to have lunch/dinner or how many there were. Strange because some were often visibly half empty (e.g. Bonaca). Discrimination against Italians perhaps? Meh. We've traveled a lot, abroad and in Italy, but we've never had an experience like this. The only note of merit: the supermarket on site and the guys who carry the suitcases with the minicars, very kind. In summary, if you are looking for a place to relax and where you can feel welcomed and with the feeling that you have spent your money on a worthy stay, this place is not for you.