Hotel Maritimo Makarska — Hotel in Grad Makarska

Stayed for 11 nights at this lovely hotel on the front at Makarska. We had booked a mountain view room not being able to upgrade to a sea view through Jet2. To get the only real negative out of the way to begin with there are only 3 such rooms and the one allocated to us was Room 101, the lowest of the three, and it was very dark, immediately above and adjacent to the kitchen with a view of a wall. There was no chance of upgrading but after one night we were moved to room 301 which was much brighter with lovely views of the mountains and this made our stay very much more enjoyable. The room itself was spacious, beds comfortable with a mattress topper which can be removed if a firmer bed is preferred and a lovely bathroom with powerful shower and a plentiful supply of hot water. Temperatures were in the 30s and the air con worked very well keeping the room comfortable.|We were breakfast only but chose to eat in four times in the evening. Breakfast is a vast spread, which if we were to criticise at all, tended towards too much sweet and 'non breakfast type' savoury items for our tastes but the quality is outstanding. Maybe the eggs in the server could have been replaced more often but you can ask for omelettes, fresh eggs and other cooked breakfasts on demand all of which were good. The evening meal menu is good and reasonably priced and we enjoyed them all. The staff from, reception to serving staff and cleaners were all lovely, friendly and very helpful making for an excellent stay.|Location is perfect on the pedstrianised promenade,...

Room 105, first floor. When booking I was unsure if I’d get a proper sea view or not. As you can see in the photo, you do. Sort of.

There are trees in front of the hotel - there are trees in front of all the hotels - and on the first floor you can see under them to the sea, which is great.

I have uploaded a video of the room, balcony and view to the hotel listing on Google Maps if you want to have a look.

However, I’d suggest caution if you get a second floor room. It seemed to me (but I didn’t go into a room to verify) that you may be looking directly into the trees.

The third floor rooms seem to be above the tree-line.

There is a gap between the trees and I think room 104 and 204 are probably the best views in the whole hotel.

Torn between Hotel Central and Maritimo? I’d recommend Maritimo. It’s smaller, in a quieter location, with a much nicer restaurant / cafe out the front. Hotel Central is in the busiest place of the area with the most tourists - and not necessarily in a good way.

Was this review helpful? Please give...

I have mixed feelings.

Staff was very nice and friendly! Rooms were clean and modern, shower and toilet worked just fine together with AC.

Room was very small, we stayed for 4 days during season and paid more than for a hotel with better equipment in a capital city of different state - probably sea tax.

Parking - this is where it gets tricky, if you find yourself in an SUV you might as well call yourself James Bond if you park successfully in their very bad accessible garage.

Breakfast was a breaking point for 3 stars such a poor breakfast I have seen last in a year 2010. No scrambled eggs, cheap cheese and other groceries, nothing you wouldn’t find in your fridge. When I go to hotel - not a camp or home villa, I expect it to deliver.

Anyway location is nearby a sea, you can literally run from the entrance straight to the sea,...