Le Méridien Lav, Split

Great hotel, great facilities, friendly and polite staff, our room has a really good marina view. We stayed here to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday and they gave him complimentary birthday cake.

Very spacious room. Clean and comfortable. Comfortable mattress. Two TVs. Sound blockage not great.

This is a really nice hotel but be under no illusion the only thing 5 star about this hotel is the extortionate price they charge for absolutely everything. The location is great, breakfast buffet is nice and plentiful. Beaches are fantastic. Pool is decent enough but a little small, never too busy but round the edges are dirty. Bed is comfortable. Room is cleaned well every day. There is no crazy 6am rush to get a sun lounger like Spain or Turkey. You can still find loads at 10am and even later some days if there’s some cloud. But it’s a little shabby around the edges, in desperate need of some TLC in places and general service can be slow. This I think is because 90% staff are students who are seasonal staff. And hang around in groups chatting rather than service guests. The prices for food and drink are insanely expensive. We ordered room service for the the best part of 100 euros. Waited nearly 90 mins for food to arrive which was burnt and cold. We tried to complain but the waiter just shrugged his shoulders, said they were busy and didn’t really care less. We reserved dinner for one of the restaurants at 8pm. Only to get to the restaurant to find out it wasn’t reserved. Again just a shrug of the shoulders. For me 5 star isn’t this place. It is only 4 stars at best. 1st world problems I know. But it’s the little extras that make a 5 star which this hotel is lacking. Recommend getting an Uber to Split. Costs next to nothing. You can get free water through the cooler on the inside pool. If you buy a bottle it’s either 4,50 for small or 6,50 for large water. Tommys is across the road and sells beer at less than 1,50 euros a bottle whereas you’ll be paying close to 8 euros for same beer in hotel. If you’re staying here on a good deal. Go for it. If you’re paying full price, avoid and find a smaller hotel which will probably give you similar experience at a better price. To summarise it’s a very good hotel and it is really nice but needs re-rating as it’s definitely not 5 stars.