In August my husband and I needed to spend several days on the Slovenian coast because of a work commitment. Believing the guidance given in a well known travel guide series, we were dismayed when we couldn't find accommodation in Piran. It was billed as perfection, while nearby Portoroz got a profile somewhere between Blackpool and Benidorm.
We had to book the Grand Hotel Palace in Portoroz and braced ourselves for a less than pleasing resort experience.
In fact, we ended up feeling very lucky that we'd wound up in Portoroz. Far from being nasty or brash it is in fact a great family resort with none of the expected excesses. It's spacious, green, well managed and relaxingly low key. The lovely promenade provided plenty of scope for walking. There was a good selection of quality hotels, some interesting places to eat and great swimming and sunbathing areas. The Grand Hotel Palace was worthy of its five stars, with first rate accommodation, a seafront location, superb food and one of the most impressive indoor pools complexes we'd ever seen. The Spa and Wellness Centre offered every sort of therapeutic and beauty treatment one could wish for and was reasonably priced. The staff in the hotel and in restaurants were unfailingly friendly and helpful.
The impression we'd been given of this lovely holiday location was unjust and misleading and we hope to stay there again in the future.

Myself and my husband stayed at the Grand Hotel Palace hotel for 8 nights in August 2007. The hotel itself is beautiful, in a great location and facilities at the hotel are fantastic However I have one complaint. There are no irons in the rooms, which we were told was a safety regulation in the country. While we accept this, the hotel did not provide a room that you could do your own ironing in. We were told however that they would get a chambermaid to do it for us. We used this service on three occassions during our stay at the hotel. What the hotel did not tell us however is that they charge an exhorbinant fee for using this service. We did not realise this of course until the morning we were checking out and it appeared on our bill as" laundry service".. We were totally suprised at this particularly when we would have been quite willing to do our own ironing had they had a room you could do it in. It is a total rip off, try not to get caught out like we did!!

Not a lot of culture in Portoroz but then that shouldn't be a surprise if you've done your research. This hotel is fine - staff are friendly, rooms are clean and functional - nothing wonderful. Didn't get time to use the wellness centre/terme...

Stay at this gotel if you need a relaxing, luxurious break. The hotel has fantastic facilities including 3 indoor swimming pools, 1 outdoor shallow pool for kids and for cooling off after sunbathing on private sun terrace. I stayed half board and the food is fresh and delicious. I can fully recommend this hotel.
Portoroz is the main tourist area on the slovenian coast but is still under developed which has it's own charm compared to other over developed areas such as spain.
Also visit Piran for a less touristy experience.