Hotel Gran Vista Plava Laguna

The welcome was short and concise. Room was wonderfully spacious. Beds rock hard. Bathroom downright filthy. The drain did not drain, so you stood up to your ankles in your own dirty water. The towels were changed daily which was really nice.

The +: very well located hotel, good quality food, service staff, cleanliness. The -: size of the room, cramped and impractical bathroom, paid deckchairs at the beach, no beach towels, unfriendly reception staff, no elevator to the rooms. Choose the sea view rooms on the 2nd floor.

I stayed in the hotel for 6 nights. Nothing to say regarding breakfasts and dinner. Clean hotel with every comfort. The only flaw: the swimming pool was invaded by children, by this I don't mean that they shouldn't access it, but the 2.05m swimming pool was full of mattresses, balls, etc. (the sign says they are prohibited) if they weren't playing they would dive in (another prohibited thing) . Moral of the story I had to use the 55cm children's pool to cool off. Furthermore, the sunbeds were constantly occupied with towels, even if there was none there. Here too there was a ban.

We just returned from magnificent Porec and stayed in the Green Lagoon in this hotel. For three stars everything is just fine, in my opinion. A room with a balcony overlooking the sea, seagulls and light waves as the main musical series were all seven days. There was enough space in the room; the bathroom was a bit cramped for my husband. The air conditioning is good. The breakfasts are excellent, the dinners are no frills, but there are a lot of dishes, everything is simple and sincere. I was very pleased with the pleasant white homemade wine; in Croatia, in general, the culture of wine production is excellent. For lovers of Gewürztraminer, we recommend the local Muskat (life hack: in the Villa Romana tavern near the ancient ruins to the right of the hotel along the sea, you can take several bottles straight home, the price, don’t fall, is 35 kuna, that is, 5 euros, and this is phenomenal). And now about the main thing. If you have never been to this place and don’t know what to expect, get ready to find yourself at the crossroads of antiquity, Byzantium, the Venetian Republic and Croatian flavor. This is a bomb. In Porec there is a unique temple of St. Euphrasius with almost Ravenna mosaics, I was blown away with happiness there, fortunately my husband was nearby and caught it. Porec and Rovinj, where you can go by car or by regular bus, are a discovery for us. Balm for eyes yearning for their favorite color. Croats in this region (called Istria) speak Italian as well as their native language for historical reasons. Many people speak English and German very well, and in Russian, if necessary, they can also communicate in tourist places. There are no problems with communication at all, choose any language that is closer to you. Beaches in Istorija are everywhere along the sea, except in the center of Porec. And I saw beaches like this for the first time. These are perennial, if not centuries-old, pines that go down almost to the sea, under them there are well-groomed, flat lawns, on the lawns people sunbathe directly on their towels. For the first time in my life, they didn’t take sun loungers, because no sun lounger could compare with the pleasure of lying on such grass. Seagulls splash past, squirrels jump without fear or reproach, cicadas chatter louder than Provence. You can also sit on pebbles at the edge of the sea, or on stone parapets with ladders into the water. You can do it right on the foundations of Roman houses, which many do; the Croats are not scrupulous about them. The Gran Vista hotel does not have its own beach, the nearest common one is right under the hotel, but it is very crowded. It’s better to walk along the sea past the same Roman foundations and find yourself under the pine trees on a perfect lawn. It’s an amazing thing: part of these lawns are allocated for vacationers of a particular hotel and the same amount is absolutely freely accessible, and both are looked after with equal attention and love. Everything here is done with love and attention. The sea in mid-July was, in my opinion, cool, but warmed up in the 20s. The temperature is not Liguria, but swimming is still great. And it is the purest. On the first day we found pine needles in the water; we really enjoyed swimming in the pine infusion. The center of Porec can be reached by tourist “train” or by regular boat, the boat is excellent, with a captain on board

Excellent hotel, second year, let's go, reception kindness and courtesy, this year they offered us a suite, too bad Jon has the view of the others, but there is an elevator. I found the cleanliness a bit poor, but passable for a 3 star, excellent dinner, very varied, such as breakfast, super dinner on Fridays and excellent desserts. The only note would be a safe in the room and perhaps a small fridge to keep water for the night or milk for the children. Another suggestion is to install automatic or pressure dispensers for chocolate and jams, to avoid waste, given the uncivilized people.

This hotel is located on a large complex of various hotels. You arrive and the parking is large, but that's common with other hotels. Then there are 300 meters uphill (with also a staircase) to get to the reception. Not very large room, small bathroom and terrace. Air conditioned and with wifi. The bar is large and also the restaurant (booked with night and half board). The restaurant is a buffet and is very nice, even if it seems undersized compared to the number of people present. It is a good hotel and does not cost too much, also considering the half board, it has a nice swimming pool but perhaps has the flaw of not being accessible to disabled people and elderly customers. There are in fact too many stairs, no ramps and few elevators.

beautiful place!!!! wonderful view from the nice and clean room. We stopped over the weekend and had a really good time even with the dinner which is very varied and suitable for different palates. Excellent speed at check in and check out (as in all hotels in the chain) I recommend it to everyone

Parking of the hotel mini 300m for all customers access only by stairs bathroom inaccessible for a person overweight or reduced mobility as well as for a person over 60 years old for the rest no particular comment

Eaten well. Next to the beach. Comfortable to be in the pool and then also swim in the sea.