An amazing break in Makarska at Aminess khalani hotel - In depth review
ARRIVAL
The hotel is situated about an hour and a half away from Split airport and the drive winds through the the coastline towards Makarska.
Upon arrival, the hotel is grand and the first thing you notice is the amazing views of both the mountains behind and the sea Infront.
CHECK-IN
Reception staff were extremely helpful and we were even upgraded to a partial Seaview room on the 5th floor (these rooms get both mountain and seaviews, so I would advise trying to get one.) All information about breakfast and lunch times were explained along with information about the hotel, excellent service.
ROOMS
The room is extremely large and spacious with very modern look. The room was spotless in every area. There is a coffee machine, safe (easy to use and free) bottles still water is provided daily from the housekeeping team and coffees refilled. The bed and pillows were comfortable with a TV that has YouTube and Netflix, use your phone to login in to netflix. Balcony was large and again with amazing views.
FOOD
There is a restaurant on floor 0 that serves the breakfast and evening meals as buffet style. The food was amazing with plenty of choice. Some breakfast items a bit like warm, but in general very good food. You get juices and coffees/ teas for breakfast, so no need to get extra drinks, drinks are charged in the evening for dinner and are a bit pricey (around €5 water bottles water, €6/7 for a beer, but normal price I would say for a 5star resort.)
There is a market down the road of the hotel that serve drinks and all kinds of snacks/ food.
POOL AREA
There are 3 outdoor swimming pools, 1 large, 1 Medium and 1 kids pool, there is also a jacuzzi. There are plenty sun loungers around the pools and even cabana beds that anyone can use. There more loungers at the very front on the grass area with amazing views of the sea. There is a swim up bar in the main pool, it says adult only but there were kids in the pool and honestly it didn't bother us one bit. For those of you who complain about this, just let kids be kids and let them enjoy themselves, if you want an adult only resort, go and book an adult only resort.
SPA AND WELLNESS
This spa is one of the best we have ever used. A large indoor pool, a gym, 2 saunas, a steam room (all of them large, probably 12 capacity), cold water bucket and showers and a relaxation area with plenty beds.
We booked in for the tea for 2 treatment but unfortunately we were told that someone called in sick so this couldn't happen. We had a call from Mario who was extremely helpful and explained this to us and we instead had 2 separate full body massages from Aggie, she is an amazing therapist, one of the best massages we have ever had! Thanks you...
We also got use of the private spa area, with a private jacuzzi, sauna and even a water bed to relax on. You also get snacks and fruit teas in the room.
MAKARSKA
The town is situated about a 30 minutes walk down the promenade (turn left at the bottom of the road). This is a beautiful small town, ensure that you walk all the way to the marina, the views of the mountains and sea are special.
CONCLUSION
If you want 5 star luxury, this is the place for you. We will definitely be coming back and would like to thank everyone at the hotel for their amazing customer service and help.
Some people really do expect the world from some hotels, for us we just expect nice service and nice facilities, which is what we got. P.S - we visited in April, so obviously the hotel was very quiet, weather was an amazing 28 degrees for most days. It's a must visit place.