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4 out of 5
The Residence
Grljevacka 2b, Podstrana

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 120 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 120 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Petra on Sep 1, 2023
Thank you for your kind review!Best regards!

8/10 Good

VINOD KUMAR

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet location, excellent restaurant, Very helpful reception staff
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Petra on Aug 12, 2023
Thank you for your kind review.Best regards!

10/10 Excellent

Kiesse

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
* Excellent welcome and service from Mia. She's been very helpful with all our questions throughout our stay. * Our property was excellent and very clean. It also had all the amenities we needed as a family. * Liked that everyone has dedicated parking space. * Great and easy access to the beach. * A lot of supermarkets around. * The pool is small but my kids loved it nonetheless and with the beach literally at your doorstep, it's wasn't really a big deal. * The restaurant downstairs was also good and the staff very welcoming. Small tips for first timers in Croatia: * Generally, do carry some cash with you in addition to your credit/bank card. Some shops are cash only and in restaurants, it is best to tip with cash. * Most ATMs will charge you for taking out money so you're better off taking a lump sum than small amounts and paying fees each time
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mia on Aug 2, 2023
Thank you for your kind review! Best regards!

8/10 Good

Andrea

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay at The Residence. The accommodations are basically serviced apartments. There is a reception office for services like beach towels and laundry for a fee. I believe they will arrange transportation for a fee as well. The apartments sit right behind a Marriott resort Le Meridian and you can pay a resort fee to use their facilities. The beach is public however there are umbrellas and loungers for the hotel set out on the beach directly in front of the apartments. We used them without a fee however in peak time I suspect that will not be an option without paying the resort fee. It was a little tricky finding the reception due to the most visible signage leading you to the Le Meridian. For a larger group the water heater may require you to shorten your showers. Overall the location was great. We did encounter a bit of traffic on the main road at most times of the day.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Nikolina on Jul 8, 2023
Thank you for your kind review, we apprecciate it!

10/10 Excellent

Melyna, Montreal

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved it!!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Nela on Jun 29, 2023
Dear Melyna, thank you for your kind review. Best regards from The Residence team.

10/10 Excellent

ruth, glasgow

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel for group of friends , nice pool Rooms large and spacious
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Petra on Jun 21, 2023
Thank you for your kind review. We appreciate it.Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Paige

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, large rooms in a quiet area near a beautiful beach. Staff are super friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ana Maria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good apartament and location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Nikolina Ordulj on Jul 25, 2022
Thank you for your stay and your kind review, we appreciate it! Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Francisco, Vero Beach

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great time with my family. Enough space for sleeping
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Nikolina Ordulj on Jun 28, 2022
Dear Francisco, Thank you very much for your review, we apprecciate it. Best regards from The Residence team

8/10 Good

Leeann

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal for local beaches, restaurants and transport
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

USA, San Antonio

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is very clean, new and well maintained.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Belinda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A little disappointing but lovely staff.
It was ok, just expecting a little nicer from advertised photos. It’s not really a hotel, more like serviced apartments. However, staff were friendly and informative, speaking really good English. I feel the accommodation doesn’t reflect the cost.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Anon

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean but the air conditioning was not working on several occasions and the balxony door would not cloae properly and they electrics kept blowing a fuse not always able to cook in kitchen
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is very clean but lacks any real amenities eg like a restaurant or communal relaxing areas. Also the pool in the pictures is not this hotels!! There is a pool but it is quite small
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family vacation
Great Room and Great Service perfect for our family of 4.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice appartment
Pleasent stay in the Residence. We have stayed in superior 2 bedroom apartment on the ground floor. The appartment was very nice and very clean. Decent Wi Fi. Split is only 10 minutes away driving. We went to very nice restaurant on the top of the hill called Konoba Argola. Just a shame about public beach area.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, very close to the beach.
Rooms were great. Comfortable beds. WiFi. 2 bathrooms. Washing machine and dishwasher. Pool was nice, but smaller than expected from the photos. I recommend using the hotel transfers for getting about. Cheaper than the organised tours from Split and much more convenient. Great relaxing holiday. Be sure to see Split, Klis and Krka.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Susan, Tn. Usa

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff. Very helpful with local information. Small pool .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Debra, South Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
aparthotel near to the beach
Large room with view of the sea. Friendly helpful staff on check in and check out. No real centre to Podstrana with the closest bars and restaurants belonging to Le Meridien Nav hotel. Food was great but a little pricey with drinks and food costing almost double that of Split prices. Having said that we enjoyed the relaxed vibe and we were only there for 3 days.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Jamie, California

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not for beach goers. Not the hotel pictured on the website- the tennis courts, the large pool, the fitness center and The beach chairs- all belong to Le Meridian- the hotel pictured- you have to pay 200 kuna per person per day for a chair and use of facilities if you do not stay in their hotel. Something The Residence does not disclose. The small brown colored hotel in the left corner is actually The Residence. The rooms they show on their website is NOT the room we got. Very out dated with a very tiny pool about 20 people can fit at. It was a bed and a kitchen, so it filled one purpose. I recommend staying elsewhere. There is not a lot to do in Podstrana, so be prepared to travel if you do stay here.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

katie, phoenix, az

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
The hotel was lovely. Everything was nicely kept and clean. There are several great restaurant within walking distance that are cheaper then the main town. We like Life's a Beach and Fabios Pizza. There are some stairs that will take you up to the street for the cheaper, more local restaurants. We did a couple different tours and it was nice because the boats would pick up us up at on site marina. Everything was very convenient. The photo is from sunrise at marina while we waited for boat.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The pool is very small but it didn't matter to us. Short walk to the beach and harbour. Room has a lovely view and very clean. The hotel was quiet and the windows had remote shutters to keep out the light in the morning. Would definitely come back.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Dave, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More serviced apartments than hotel, but excellent
As per the title the Residence is more serviced apartments than a hotel, but that is definitely a good thing. The rooms are huge, well equipped and very clean.The staff are excellent. The hotel's own pool is small, but fine. Well worth paying by the week to use the pool and spa facilities of Le Meridian next door.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Liz, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Large, comfortable apartment with sea view.
Minutes from beach and use of the facilities of the hotel next door. Balcony and small private garden. Staff friendly and helpful. Arranged trip to Dubrovnik and Brad island. Transfers available to split etc. Supermarket opposite and cheap pizza place. A number of eating places some quite pricey. Went to great local restaurant in the mountains on last night. Food great and view amazing. My son also was able to take advantage of free tennis lesson on one of the days.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Kallie, Seattle, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not walkable to much of anything
We booked this hotel under the assumption it was a "short distance" from Split where we would be spending most of our time. Our taxi driver had trouble finding the hotel as it is hard to spot from the highway, you actually have to pass through a small booth with an attendant to get to the property. Once we arrived and checked in we immediately discovered someone had been smoking in the room we were given, and we were unable to open/close the terrace door. We were given another, true non-smoking room that was very clean and nicely decorated. The room itself was quite large and had a terrace that had a partial view of the water. The bed was very comfortable and our particular unit had a separate "living room" which made it nice if one of us was awake earlier. Our room also had a full kitchen and everything you needed to cook a meal - very nice. There is not much around the hotel. We found ourselves at a very nice, waterfront upscale restaurant called Restaurant Leonis almost every day! The staff and food were equally wonderful but be advised it is certainly not for the budget-traveler. There is a bakery across the highway and a cafe and a small market, but really not much. Overall I would not stay at this hotel again because I like to be able to walk to more destinations, and we spent a great deal of money for taxi services to/from the property. If you are looking for a very relaxing stay in a quieter area that Split or Dubrovnik this place would suit you.

4/10 Poor

Sonia

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not what we thought
The room was not anything like the description online when booked. For a bit more, we would have stayed longer at the hotel next door (Le Meridien). We changed to the Residence on our last night and regretted it. It wasn't much more to stay at Le Meridien and the hotel amenities as well as rooms were 100% better.

10/10 Excellent

Alison, Cambridge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful apartments in stunning setting
Beautiful, luxury apartments in a stunning setting right by the beach surrounded by pine and palm trees with a backdrop of mountains. The desk and room staff were excellent, the apartments are luxurious and spotlessly clean with top class Italian styling and furnishing. Super comfortable bed. Minutes from miles and miles of lovely beaches with crystal clear seas, lots of great restaurants within easy walking distance. We also used the facilities of the next door Le Meridien 5* hotel which we would highly recommend.

8/10 Good

tatiana, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice enough
stayed one night only. our apartment was spotless and spacious enough for 2 people. We enjoyed our stay

10/10 Excellent

Jackie, Nashville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice
Firstly i booked the wrong dates and the lady at reception were very helpful to accommodate us. The apartment itself was very big modern and clean. 110 kuna to split and walking distance to the beach and a few restaurants. Another added bonus was the option to use the pool and spa at the Meridien next door. For the price of the stay it would be hard to beat.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrific location.
The residence is in the central location of podstrana, which is a 30 min drive from airport. The apartment itself is of a high standard and very modern. The apartments is id say a cast off from the bigger La Meridian hotel which is next door, but does offer everything should you need it and also everything is within walking distance from shops, cafes and local bars.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

CinnamonKate, Bristol, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern and spacious with extremely helpful staff
We found the apartment an excellent combination of hotel convenience (helpful staff; breakfast brought to your room; bins emptied; towels changed every day) with self-catering comforts (we prepared breakfasts, lunches and dinners at home and space for plenty of ice cream in the freezer!). We had lots of room in a two bed apartment which made for a comfortable holiday for a family, allowing different spaces within the apartment to relax - much more homely than a hotel room. The balcony was nice to have but as the beaches (pebble) were only 5 minutes walk away we didn't use it much. The kitchen was well equipped. The air con kept us cool; it was handy to choose to have it on in either the living/dining space and/or the bedrooms. The on site swimming pool was small and shallow so, good for those with young children but no real space for a proper swim, but again, we strolled to the sea for that. It was also possible to pay a small charge to use the neighbouring hotel's spa but we didn't need it. We tried several different meals out within 10 minutes walk ranging from £5 for a pizza at one to £27 for a bottle of wine at another and all were good. The biggest plus point was the helpful staff - they all spoke English and helped us with different queries every day- where do we get the bus to split; how do we get internet; can we order breakfast; which boat trips would you recommend; how do we pay for parking... all greeted with smiles and clear explanations!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for family stay. Pool very small, but beach by the complex was great. Close enough to Split for easy trips in each day.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable
Our family of four enjoyed very much our vacation in this hotel. We stayed in a very comfortable apartment, with modern furnishings. The apartment had a beautiful sea view. We were really impressed with the discreet and efficient service; although we would leave for the beach relatively late, we would always come back into a clean room. The late check-out time was not a problem either.

6/10 Okay

30's girlfriend

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good comfortable room, no free wifi
Stayed here for 5 nights with a friend, overall was good rooms are clean, spacious and nice. The beach is a private beach for Le Meridien hotel with a nice view, it wasn't clear if we were really allowed to use the facilities, had to get official towels from Meridien desk, felt a bit out of place. Residence staff said you need to pay to have access but we never did. Food/drinks are available at beach, a few places to eat down the road but ultimately we were back and forth into Split by bus as it's lovely with a lot happening. I recommend staying in Split town, I like staying "on the beach" but didn't quite get that experience.

8/10 Good

Shafiq Boomgaard, U.K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in Split
Stayed for 3 days for business. Location was great, 2 minutes from the beach and within the same location as the Le Meridien Hotel. Room was perfectly kitted out and very comfortable. room was spacious.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Deb, Epsom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Apartment, close to every needed amenity
Lovely apartment, in the Residence part of the Meridien Hotel complex, so every facility there. Beach, tennis, swimming. Choice of restaurants from beach bar to fish specialist. To ice cream parlour. A popular and busy marina. Only question was we had booked two double rooms and were told they had prepared two rooms with an upgrade in one to a two bed apartment. Then given no discount for the releasing the second room. Felt a little uncomfortable that this was perhaps a ploy they commonly use.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Service was fantastic, don't know about the personal plunge pool, couldn't find it.

10/10 Excellent

Duan, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Stay for Family
The one bedroom apartment is very spacious and had a great view of the water, especially from the balcony. Was allowed to check-in early as the room was ready. The full kitchen is great if you want to cook a meal.

8/10 Good

Dave, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, but not outstanding.
This hotel seems to have very good facilities, although they were not particularly user friendly. Once we figured the room's facilities out, we found them to be excellent, but that took a little while. The staff was helpful. Although the old town of Split may be reached by bus from near the hotel, it is a somewhat long bus ride. The beach by the hotel is OK, although I would not say it was outstanding. (It is rocky.) The immediate area of the hotel was quite pretty, although I wouldn't say Podstrana is anything much to brag about. Although the hotel next to this one had fine restaurants, they were also rather expensive. We didn't find good medium-priced restaurants in the area. While I would not necessarily recommend against this hotel, the facts that its location is so far away from the old town of Split and apparently away from medium-priced restaurants and that it was not particularly inexpensive prevents me from recommending it.

10/10 Excellent

Karen, Surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location, close to the beach
We found the apartments to be extremely luxurious and comfortable. The location was fabulous, close to beach and marina. The staff were welcoming, very helpful and couldn't have done more. Everyone spoke English, which always puts us to shame! We arrived early and they looked after all our belongings while we walked to the marina and had a relaxing drink and they had our suite ready for 11.30 am, luggage in room. The service was just excellent. We would highly recommend The Residence, we stayed for 10 days, totally chilled out and enjoyed sitting on the balcony watching the beautiful sunsets, before wandering down to one of the restaurants for a delicious meal - heaven.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent apartment
We had a great apartment, modern kitchen and large living/eating area with a hallway and a separate bedroom, covered terrace with a sea view. No complaints, everything was really nice. We moved around a lot during the week we stayed, so the covered parking was a plus.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, Michigan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
A lovely haven. Top notch,with all the amenities anyone could want. Next stay will be much longer,possibly to be used as a base for several day trips.

10/10 Excellent

Bruce, Sydney NSW, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place!
We arrived at 1am due to plane problems, and the staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. The hotel is set below the road and is therefore very quiet and relaxing, and would be ideal for families as well as couples like us. The bus into the centre of Split runs right past on the main coastal road, and the whole feel of the place is relaxed and private.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money
This apartment style hotel is located about a 10min drive to town center which can be a pain but there are many options to get into the town center. The new water taxi service is only about 4 euro each way and runs up till midnight during the summer. The 5 star Le meridian resort is right next door and I found myself using there facitilies alot. There are a few dining optons around as well as a little shop in reeception to get what you need. The rooms are clean and tidy with everything included to stay at home and cook if that is your thing. Staff are very friendly and I would highly recommend this hotel to get away from the rush and noise of split center and enjoy some time relaxing on the beach which is right at your doorstep.

8/10 Good

Rose, Perth, Western Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay just too far from town centre especially if you don't have a car
It was very difficult to find. Look for le mirage as it is on the same property. Service was excellent. The room and view was awesome but the bathroom could have been cleaner. The bathroom floor was covered in hairs. Also the water pressure in the shower could be better. Other than that it was very nice.