Hotel Costa Dei Fiori

Great infinity pool next to a mini-beach

The overall experience of this hotel was pleasant. It is listed as a 4 star hotel however I would not rate it anything above a 3 star. The service, particularly from the bar and restaurant staff is poor. The food and drinks, mediocre. You need to book the restaurant in adance otherwise the only other food available (given that there is no other restaurant within 15 mins of the hotel) is either a lasagne or another dish. Two alternatives. I would like to add that the restaurant was never full either One night we sat down at the bar and it took 35 minutes for us to be acknowledged and then served a drink. By this time our Taxi had arrived so we had to leave. We were still charged for drinks, even after a 35 minute wait. You are allowed to have two pool towels for the full duration of your stay. If you would like to replace these with clean towels, you will be charged a fee, which I think was €8, per towel. There is only wifi in the lobby and not in the rooms. The TV in the room has about 3 channels that actually work and these are all in local language, no European cable. The grounds are sporadically kept. The infinity pool is lovely, however the grounds surrounding horrible. A few bushes trimmed, some decking and a pool bar and this would be amazing. Having waiters take drink orders around the pool, would be such a step up. It is such a shame as this hotel has the potential to be an absolute amazing hotel and an easy 4 star, however as it is, it is firmly a 3 star

Wonderful service nice hotel good breakfast overall a great hotel.

Very nice hotel and great location. Friendly staff and clean rooms. Food was limited. Lovely grounds and big pools (which are not heated). All in all a great hotel.

Great place very relaxing-need a car

We have just returned from our honeymoon which we ended with 3 nights at this hotel. It was a fantastic experience from start to finish with great attentive staff, top facilities and really nice dinners too. I had really specific dietary requirements and the staff went out of their way to help with this at breakfast and we had two really delicious dinners as well! The infinity pool and private beach were gorgeous and we found it really easy to drive from the hotel to explore Pula and the surrounding area. Really recommend!

We booked this hotel because we wanted to be close to Chia without having to pay the exorbitant prices of Chia. This hotel delivered: very nice setting, beautiful swimming pool (infinity edge), very friendly staff, comfortable rooms. I recommend that you have a car when you stay at this hotel so you can go around if you want to visit nearby beaches (a must do) or to go try different restaurants in the area. I would say this hotel is good for couples if you go there outside the summer vacation... but then it is more of a family resort in the middle of the summer season.

The stadard rooms are very dark, poor lighting. Cant read inbed. Room very noisy Breakfast. One coffee machine for all guest !! results in long que. Frequently running out of fòod Very congested around breakfast bar. We were moved from one room in which we would not have stayed to a slightly better room. We raised these points with the hotel and was told the hotel was fully booked implying all was well.

Our opinion of this hotel is probably skewed slightly as we stayed for a few nights in Rome prior to this, the hotel there was perfect. All of the staff are great, no grumpies, all very helpful and generally good English. As said in other reviews, you definitely need a car to make the most of the location. We drove to a few beaches, the furthest of which was 20mins away (tuerredda) which was way too busy and cost the most to park (7 euros). Our favourite was spiaggia su giudeu, much quieter and perfect sand and water. Pula is the nearby town/village which does have a little square in the middle with a few restaurants and bars down a side street, but it's not particularly exciting. You can see the whole place in about half an hour. Cagliari is much better with much more variety of food too. You will not get anything but Italian food in Pula unless you want sushi. It takes about 40mins to get to Cagliari by car from the hotel, beware the toll road that actually takes longer than the non-toll road! It is a pleasant drive with the road going between the sea and a lagoon with lots of flamingoes (early September). There's free parking after 7 on via Roma before you get near the train station otherwise about 50cents to a euro per hour, cheaper than the beaches! The main reason for not giving 5 stars to this hotel is the prices charged for food. £39 euro each for an evening meal with no real substitutes for vegetarians. Chips for 10 euros a la carte!

If you are looking for total relaxation this hotel is great. Don't think is suitable for families no entertainment is provided at all. Which is a shame. Hotel staff great. Always helpful and very professional. Beautiful gardens and amazing pool. Huge disappointment- food. Breakfast very basic and a la carte dinner menu very limited. We preferred to eat in a local town in Pula which has few good restaurant. Car is a must to explore stunning beach.