On the beach

Reviews of Hotel Donat All Inclusive

3 out of 5
Hotel Donat All Inclusive
Majstora Radovana 7, Zadar

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 286 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 127 out of 286 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 286 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 286 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 286 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Adriana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excekent location by the beach. Good service. There was variety of food. Great value for monwy
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful, by the beach
Nice hotel in lovely grounds virtually on the beach. The room was nice and clean with a comfy bed. We enjoyed sitting by the pool in the evening with a local brandy. Staff were lovely, the only downside was the bus loads of teenage schoolchildren arriving daily for a one night stay which made the hotel and dining room quite busy. The food was ok but mostly cold, even the fried eggs at breakfast, but there was a good selection for lunch and dinner.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Malcolm

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our second stay at donat and enjoyed the experience once again!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Antony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
One night stay, clean hotel but very dated
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Zsolt

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Craig

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty and old outdated hotel
Really bad outdated hotel ,all inclusive food was mostly tasteless recycled .i am diabetic and all drinks were full syrup and there was no snacks available throughout the day and no ice cream for anyone with children ,music blasting at pool bar was just about rave !! Dont go to this hotel you hsve been warned !!!!! Dont know who done other reviews but they could never have stayed anywhere better
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ligger nära havet men långt ifrån city. Enformig mat och mest kaos i matsalen. Frukost, lunch och middag ingick i all inclusive men inget snacks, glass eller drinkar däremellan. Alldeles för få solstolar. Alla solstolar tagna redan innan kl 7 på morgonen och stod sedan paxade men tomma i stort sett hela dagen. Kommer inte besöka detta hotell igen. Absolut inte värt pengarna för all inclusive
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jiri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Popular all-inclusive hotel in Borik
The hotel was built in the 1980s and it shows. The rooms are smallish, but kept immaculately clean. The hotel grounds are well kept. The all-inclusive program provides excellent value. A variety of warm and cold dishes is served 3 times a day. The nearby beach is pebbly and access to water is somewhat difficult. The hotel seems popular with German and Swedish visitors.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

janette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Budget AI stay in great location
Hotel has seen better days - but is serviceable and AI makes it excellent value. 10-15 minute bus ride to town for 12kn along picturesque waterside. Coastal walkway on the edge of a spacious green site with various Falkensteiner hotels. Recommend Walk to Diklo and beyond. Food in hotel repetitive but good choices available. Pool bar open all day til 10pm - soft drinks, beer,wine included.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Adam

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Clive, West Ewell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Emily

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Lorena

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I don’t usually leave reviews but this was one of the worst experiences I’ve had at a hotel. I called the front desk to confirm I could check in later than midnight and they said no problem. I showed up at around 2am and they said they are fully booked. The man at the front desk was also very unhelpful. He said that he could see my reservation but there were no free rooms. Eventually him and another found a room and went in to get it ready, which took an hour and a half. So finally after waiting in the lobby, extremely tired, I was finally let into the room, and was provided a lunch bag (very gross - slices of dry bread, a canned meat spread?, fruit and yogurt). I wasn’t really provided any info at check in either like when check out is or breakfast. Then to top it off, at about 8am someone on staff came into the room. There was also banging and loud noises throughout the morning. Overall a bad experience and would not recommend, especially at such a high price. Good note - nice location, very close to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really good
Great. Perfect. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Csaba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Iggy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very loud at night as they had a school groups arrived that day. Besides it's very good, near the beach, private pool, all inclusive and not expensive. Stuff is just great.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super helpful and friendly staff (more than happy to help me work on my Croatian whilst I was there). Food selection at the restaurant is good so I recommend all inclusive and watching the sunset from just behind the hotel is a beautiful experience. Buses are easy to get into town (although I walked - about 45 minutes).
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Hotel Donat on Sep 23, 2021
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We love engaging with our customers in order to make their experience as enjoyable as possible.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the included amenities such as free beer/wine/juice in the lobby until 10pm. It was a very simple room but the only complaint I have is that the WiFi did not reach to my room; I had to go into a common area to use the WiFi.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Hotel Donat on Jun 18, 2021
Dear Guest, We appreciate the kind words regarding our bar. We are sad to hear that You experienced problems with our WiFi. We will pass this on to our technical department to correct it for the future.

6/10 Okay

JFuentes, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness
OK! that is all I can say,could’ve made my stay a bit nicer if staff were friendly! but that wasn’t the case, I was a lone traveller and they focused more on big groups or families! rooms are absolutely awful, very out dated and just really wasn’t pleased with anything AT ALL! I’m not fussed in staying at budget hotels but for the price I paid for, I’d expect at least kettle and coffe in my room!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Hotel Donat on Sep 25, 2021
Thank You very much for Your review. We are sorry that Your stay with us did not meet Your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the restaurant was good, plenty to eat, the pool was nice and the staff was very helpful. If you have a car , easy to drive to the old town, and park the car, have to buy the parking ticket, which is reasonable, At the port, you can buy short , few hour boat trip, at reasonable price.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Hotel Donat on Sep 25, 2021
Thank You very much for Your review.

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Our week in Zadar
Great location and we had a room with sea views and a double balcony! In a double room apartment. Hotel little dated but clean & friendly staff. However not made clear about double room. We booked 2 when 1 may have been sufficient. Food was good. Plenty of choice & loads of it. The all inclusive drinks was not so good! Choice of soft drinks, still/sparking water, red/white wine, coffee or tea and 1 local beer. Usually you'd get at least 1 local spirit?! Quality not great. Shandies & spritzers order of the day. Also it was between 10am til 10pm. So you couldn't have a hot or soft drink in bar area B4 10am. You had to go to restaurant in other nearby building. Pool was nice size & kept very clean. Some Sun loungers around it would have been nice. Easy to get into Zadar Old Town by bus, cab or Fun Train! Plenty of alternative eateries in the local area Borik if you fancy a change from the hotel. Part of Falkensteiner resort so all the taxi driver familiar with it. Happy Hour for cocktails all day Monday & Thursday. Rep on site for excursions to see islands. Good if you like, nuisances if you're not interested! Overall, we're happy with our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Hotel Donat on Sep 25, 2021
Thank You very much for Your review and for bringing these issues to our attention.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The evening entertainment and the all inclusive deal was a welcome surprise. Staff were friendly and helpful which is always a bonus
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rafael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Marina, Toronto, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Donat is located very close to the sea. It is very convenient. The hotel has a swimming pool and a bar nearby. The bar always had free drinks (soft drinks, beer, wine, tea, coffee). The service was very good, the room was cleaned well. The food in the restaurant was diverse, it contained lots of vegitables and fruits, On the last day we were provided with lunch bags. We enjoyed staying in the hotel and would like to come back
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Price was cheap for all the free food and drink you get included. Food was good. Various school trips were staying at hotel so was a bit of a mad house around the hotel and restaurant.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice but basic
Everything you need and clean
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

yoan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel was on a complex, it was not made clear to us from the beginning of our stay that we could use the facilities in the other hotels on this site.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

ANTONIO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Worth the price
We were a little bit unsure about booking this hotel because of some reviews. The hotel is indeed a bit dated but overall our stay was pleasant and surely worth the price we paid. There were a few groups but it was not too full as we stayed end of September. There are three buildings and we stayed in a room with partial view of the sea. Direct access to the beach from the pool which is decent size. The food was plentiful but not gourmet. There is parking and it is close to Zadar city centre, we paid around US$ 5 uber ride each way. There is also a tourist train that leaves close from the hotel every 1h for Kuna 20 per person each way. So, we think it was a very good deal for the price we paid.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb value all-inclusive hotel
We noted that the prices fall a lot from mid-September so we managed to get a room here for around £60 a night all-inclusive for two people. The hotel is one of three on the site, the other two of which are more modern but this one is fine. The room we were given included two bedrooms with double beds, each with a balcony, separated by a corridor with a sink, and a bathroom. The hotel has a small pool, and there is a free-to-use table tennis table. The all-inclusive package included breakfast, lunch and dinner, with drinks available from the bar from 10am to 10pm (the bar is open to 11pm). The free drinks are all self-service, with wine, beer, soft drinks and coffee (from machines but using fresh coffee beans). We liked it that they use proper 200ml classes and cups, not the plastic cups that many all-inclusive cups wastefully use. There are plastic cups available for taking out however. As we arrived late we were given a bag of food which was pretty unpleasant in taste, but fortunately we found the food in the restaurant to be very nice with a large, fresh selection. We enjoyed every meal there and it really is outstanding value to get all this for such a good price. The service was very good, the room was cleaned well, the restaurant kept well-stocked (and it was not crowded), and the receptionists were helpful. On our last day we were allowed to have lunch and to continue having free drinks during the afternoon.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach. Could do with improving set of foods as it’s all inclusive also hotel staff is helpful just no smile or chat with them. Overall ok. Happy with stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel near the beach, very clean all i clusive is the perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Douglas, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall we had an excellent stay. Friendly staff. If you are travelling in a low budget it is excellent. Very close to the beach (1 minutes walking).
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Bill, Lladudno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Donat all inclusive.
Got what I think was a good all inclusive deal online, I had stayed at the old Hotel Zadar next door before the war about 1990 and had a great holiday, that hotel is now closed and used for staff accomadation. the Hotel Donat has a spacious cool loby come lounge and bar area with friendly staff with access to the quite large outside pool with clean clear water with sun loungers around it You take meals in the building opposite which has a very large dining room enough to take hundreds at a time, the buffet is set centraly in two parts hot and cold in two locations in the room there are help yourself drinks dispensers for jiuces wine and beer. Along with a selction of fish meats veg pasta cold salads and deserts there is a selsction of fruits on the desert table, so personaly I enjoyed the food. My room was clean had a good bathroom a comfy bed and an unrestricted view of the sea from the balcony which had a table and chair.

4/10 Poor

April

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
The hotel itswlf is very dull and even the staff looked like they hated life. The room was ok but the bed was the WORST bed I've ever slept on. My back was in pain every morning and I literally couldn't sleep due to tossing and turning all night. The food was bland with very few selections, and mixed drinks are not included in the all-inclusive. The location is on a little pebble beach which would be nice in the summer but we came during the off season to avoid crowds. The Internet is decent so I was grateful to have at least one good amenity. I am a stickler for reviews and I hate to leave bad comments but spend your money elsewhere.

8/10 Good

Margueritte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient, comfortable and clean
I really enjoyed my stay

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wouldnt go back ......
I didnt enjoy my stay at the hotel at all .....i found the hotel to be depressing .....some food was ok , breakfast was awfull ...couldnt believe there was no spirits to drink as it was all inclusive .... The hotel and bedrooms smelt of smoke to me , so many people smoked close to the hotel and around the pool ..... On a plus side the staff were friendly but i wouldnt go back there again

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel fairly basic but comfortable. Food variable in quality but plentiful.

6/10 Okay

Fernando , Montréal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The food is terrible, especially breakfast.
The food is terrible, especially breakfast. The resr is ok.

6/10 Okay

sadhbh, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get what you pay for!
I had read all the previous reviews and it was exactly the same. The hotel needs an update. It's old and run down. Staff are lovely and the room was cleaned every day. The rooms are very small. The food was fine. A huge variety every day. Although it is very heavy food ~ lots of creamy sauces. The bus service from hotel to old town is very good and runs regularly. On our second last day a group of kids arrived and they were very noisy. I was thankful we were leaving the next day.

10/10 Excellent

marilyn, liverpool U.K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice Hotel!
Rooms cleaned daily with fresh towels. Food was beautiful, something different everyday, and catered for everyone's needs.All inclusive drinks of beer, wine and soft drinks, coffee , tea were nice and the pool was lovely. A fabulous Hotel with a lovely view of the sea.

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Donat Timewarp
Hotel Donat is to be honest a little stuck in a time warp but is comfortable and has everything required for a relaxing holiday at a budget price

8/10 Good

Brian, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Zadar base for our Croatia holiday
We stayed here early Oct - initially 2 nights and then, after 3 nights away, another 5 nights. The hotel suited us well: nice location by the sea; very good local bus service to centre & to main bus station; generally good food (some very good); acceptable all-inclusive drinks; very helpful staff; fairly well-equipped large room with balcony; overall, very good value for money. However, the hotel is not for everyone: it is not modern; it is definitely not stylish; we never came across a lift (our block had 3 floors); there were 2 errors during our stay - a missed wakeup call and our finding another guest in our room (he had been given our key by mistake) - but fortunately neither caused any real trouble. On the plus side, when we arrived the first night just before midnight, packed suppers were provided by reception (without being asked); we also obtained packed suppers on a subsequent evening when we arrived back too late for the dining room but this may not be standard (we were soaked to the skin after an eventful day-trip and may have been taken pity on!). N.B. the hotel is undersold on Hotels.com & some other websites, which state a significant charge for WiFi: however, WiFi was free while we were there and, from other reviews we have seen, it would appear that it was also free earlier this year [Hotel Donat & Hotels.com please note!!]. In summary, Hotel Donat met all our needs as a good base for exploring Zadar and the surrounding area.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Tino S.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Zadar - Croatia
Great staff, great food, great beach and adriatic sea.