Velanera Hotel & Restaurant

“Great hotel and restaurant in a quiet location with an amazing staff, surrounded by lots of interesting places to visit”

Amazing hotel with a very polite and friendly staff. Great decor, very tidy and clean, spacious rooms and bathrooms that are very well equipped. Affordable prices all around, lots of activities to do around the location. The Restaurant Bodulka that is part of the hotel is a must visit, even whe... lisää

Amazing hotel with a very polite and friendly staff. Great decor, very tidy and clean, spacious rooms and bathrooms that are very well equipped. Affordable prices all around, lots of activities to do around the location. The Restaurant Bodulka that is part of the hotel is a must visit, even when not staying there - the food is amazing, very well made and the flavor combinations are mouthwatering. The pool and garden are next to the outside part of the restaurant and look beautiful. Must try homemade gnocchi and beefsteak to die for (local beef called Boškarin). Vegetables and side dishes were also very well prepared to complement the main dishes. Absolute recommendation for anyone wanting a great stay and amazing gourmet experience.

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“Very nice hotel”

antastic hotel runned by a family. Rooms are large and clean. The hotel has a nice pool and garden. Breakfast was very nice. everything was fresh and made by the Chef himself. We really enjoyed our short stay. Sometimes you have to wait long at the reception.

“Absolutely perfect”

Just returned from hotel Velanera - been there with family (kids 4yo and 8yo) for little less than two weeks. The hotel is a smaller (I believe 13 rooms in total), very modern, with an excellent restaurant and sizeable outside pool. The rooms are spacious (we had 2 bedrooms family apartment), air... lisää

Just returned from hotel Velanera - been there with family (kids 4yo and 8yo) for little less than two weeks. The hotel is a smaller (I believe 13 rooms in total), very modern, with an excellent restaurant and sizeable outside pool. The rooms are spacious (we had 2 bedrooms family apartment), airconditioned (you can even set different temperatures for each room), with huge bed in the master bedroom, overlooking the pool. Very good accessibility even for disabled (lift available). I appreciate a feel for detail in design - everything from door handles, through mirrors, to room lights is in one design theme, yet different for each room. The pool is suitable for kids (depth from 1 - 1,35m), with hydromassage corner and also separate small pool for little kids (0,4m). Sunbeds and shade available with no extra charge. The hotel is family owned and operated. The staff is very helpful and friendly, very amiable to kids. They gave us tips for beaches, restaurants, what to see in the area, also warned us against tourist traps. The restaurant (named Bodulka) is of a very high standard - offers Istrian specialties, mediterranien cuisine, italien cuisine. It is worth even a separate visit, the meals are amazing. Pricing is okay for the quality served. The breakfast was pretty standard buffet, the staff can prepare you also ham and eggs, sausages, excellent omellette with cheese and prosciutto or basically everything you would have asked :) The hotel is located is Sisan/Sissano - smaller village just like 3km to Lizanj, 5km to Medulin, 8km to Pula. All these easily accessible (if you have a car indeed). Just about 2km east from the hotel is typical istrian coast full of small bays and little pebble beaches. You just pass by via dirty road (non-paved! Leave your Ferrari or Lambo at home :) ) in a car and pick the one you like the best (read: where nobody is - they’re all great). We’ve also visited some public beaches in or near Pula, if you prefer more comfort like toilets and bars. Overall I have to say it was my best place to stay in Croatia so far. Kids loved it, we too. Will be back one day for sure.

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“Lovely dinner in a quiet surronding”

If you want to have a nice dinner in a peaceful surrounding of the village Šišan, 8 km from Pula in the direction of Ližnjan, Medulin, Velanera or Bodulka (the other name of the same restaurant), you should go there. The restaurant is known for its chef who is very well known in Istria, Dušan Če... lisää

If you want to have a nice dinner in a peaceful surrounding of the village Šišan, 8 km from Pula in the direction of Ližnjan, Medulin, Velanera or Bodulka (the other name of the same restaurant), you should go there. The restaurant is known for its chef who is very well known in Istria, Dušan Černjul. We were there yesterday evening. The chef said that the heart is the most important part of the cooking❤️! We had the veal meat 'pod pekom' and the meat of young local beaf called boškarin. Both dishes were delucious. We had creme chantilly with raspberry sauce for dessert. Perfect. I always order this dessert there and I'm always very satisfied. We drank Medea sparkling wine for the starter and malvasia wine of the same producer later on. Both wines were very fresh and of the right temperature. The surrounding is very nice, full of mediteranian flowers, there is a pool for the guests of the hotel - Velanera has more then 20 rooms as well. In the end the price of the dinner was acceptable. Highly reccomend.

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