This Hotel has been recently refurbished to a high standard. Reception is modern and well staffed, dining room is excellent but a bit noisy when busy. Outside there are tables to eat at but these are often used by smokers. The food is well presented and hot with a good selection and the staff are very good. Drinks with meals are free and self service with champagne at breakfast (if you like that sort of thing.

Our room was good with an excellent shower but the overall effect was spoilt slightly by the very poor quality and size of the towels but they were changed daily.

The Pool is great as it is salt water and there were plenty of sun beds but not always able to get an umbrella.

There is a tourist train that stops at the hotel to take you into Porec or away in the opposite direction if required.

Overall we have a great holiday and would certainly stay there again if we were in the area.

A hotel offering excellence in accommodation, food and service. Was worth paying extra for a balcony with sea view. Lovely walk into Porec and very safe environment.
The unlimited free drinks at meal times was a lovely bonus to our stay and choice of food was first class. Evening entertainment was basic but other hotels nearby were easy accessible to go to and join in their entertainment.
The only negative was the balcony above our room leaked water from the flower boxes and our balcony seat cushions were constantly wet.
All staff were efficient and friendly and we would definitely use this hotel again.
Wonderful country, wonderful holiday.

we go to croatia every year and after going to rovinj for the past 3 i was slightly apprehensive about trying a new resort but after looking through the brochures we came across this hotel. it did say 4 star however i do think it is only at 3 star with still room for improvment in the dining room. as it is tiled it is incredibly nosy and the food itself is a bit of a let down. whilst drinks are on tap and you can have as many as you wish they are very tight about the ice cream. the pasta tasted the same most nights and sometimes the food was bland so we would recommend that you go out into the town a couple of nights.we tried the train once but oppted for the speedboats which cost the same but were a lot quicker. the staff were extremly helpful and it was a very clean hotel. this hotel is in a fantastic location and has plenty to do with a kids club, daily water sports and is in an ideal situation for the beach. it would however been nice to have a fridge you didnt have to pay extra for. the room itself wasnt too bad and was comfortable although its worth paying for a seaview and balcony. overall however i was happy with the choice we made and will definatly be returning

As per usual, we were struggling to get direct flights from Scotland to our chosen destination (Istria, in this case), without resorting to the dreaded 'R' word (Ryanair!). As this would have gone completely against our principles and better judgement, we found ourselves biting the bullet and resorting to the dreaded 'P' word instead (Package!).
We booked a superior sea-view room with First Choice on a half-board basis, paying only marginally more for the package than we would have paid for flights only on the Thomson flight from Manchester to Pula.
Admittedly, we initially feared we had boarded the wrong plane and had inadvertently joined a SAGA tour group. This theme continued on the transfer bus to Porec. However, our fears were allayed when we arrived at the hotel to find it light, bright, spotlessly clean, modern (at least the decor is...the building itself is of 1970's Eastern Bloc construction, although landscaping, water features and flower-festooned balconies go a fair way to disguise this) and not at all, as we had begun to imagine, specifically targeted at the more mature demographic.
The receptionists were efficient, courteous (and, ladies, very easy on the eye!) and, although we arrived a little after 11am, our room was thankfully ready.
We were shown to our room, which had the most gorgeous view over the swimming pool towards the bay through the pine trees which surround the hotel. On the way to our room, however, we had the opportunity to peek into a couple of the rooms on the other side of the coridoor (overlooking the front of the hotel) which were being serviced. They were AWFUL. These were the standard rooms, with no balcony or view with permanent slatted shutters across the windows and, quite frankly, resembled a wheelie-bin store. If you can't get a sea or pool-view room, I would seriously advise against staying at this hotel!
Our room, 181, itself wasn't terribly big, but was furnished comfortably with the added bonus of air-con, which came on automatically when the little key card was placed in the slot to operate the lights. The balcony was of a decent size with a table and chairs and, most importantly, was private from the balconies of the rooms on either side.
There was a safe located inside the wardrobe.Talking of which, was of a reasonable size for two with adequate hangers, though I was glad I had also taken a few of our own.
The downsides to the room were lack of drawer space (just a shelf inside the wardrobe) and a lack of fridge.This could be rented from reception for about £3 a day and slotted into the little gap ready to accommodate it under the dressing table, but it seemed a bit mean not to provide this as standard.
Anyhoo, after settling in it was time for a refreshing dip. Well, refreshing in principle, cardiac-inducing in practice. The water in the salt-water pool was FREEZING!! And this was September, after a whole summer of hot sun beating down on it. I'd suggest a wetsuit if you plan to visit early season! The pool and bar area is very attractive, divided into three terraces with plenty of loungers and umbrellas. Some previous reviewers lamented the lack of lounger cushions, but I personally find the idea of lying on someone elses sweaty cushion a bit icky. And besides, these can be bought for just a few pounds at the little boutique inside the hotel.
Dinner was a pleasant surprise, having read some less-than-favourable reviews. We would tend to eat at around 8pm, which meant we would miss the 6.30 bun fight. And, contrary to reports, there was always a wide choice of freshly prepared fayre on offer; several choices of pastas, meat, fish, salads, etc, and an equally impressive selection of puds. And not to mention the freebie wine and beer. Eating later also had the advantage of a pretty much guaranteed seat on the lovely outside terrace, as by that time the 'earlybird' diners had vacated their tables to go and bagsy a seat at the entertainment area.
Ahhh, the entertainment.........this is one aspect of package holidays that makes our toes curl. And the entertainment at the Maditeran didn't fail to disappoint!! Acts included a dance troupe called Freedom (major misnomer...they should have been incarcerated!) and a sequin-clad singer called Ricky Ross who treated his adoring public to Istrian Folk classics such as 'Green Green Grass of Home' and 'Oh Carole'. Pur-lease! Although we found ourselves on the edge of our seats as he attempted the chorus of Amy McDonald's 'This Is The Life'.
Poolside entertainment is provided every morning at 10am and afternoon at 4pm by the Animacion team, introduced, hilariously, by their 'Ticky Tree' theme tune and headed by Marko, who hosted the twice-daily aquaerobics session. This is a Barbara-Windsor-Carry-on-Camping moment waiting to happen.
For those who prefer to make their own entertainment, this resort has something for everyone; tennis, crazy golf, volleyball, table-tennis, bike hire, watersports galore, karting, trampolines.......I could go on. The little train to Porec town passed by every 40 minutes or so. But it is only about a 20-minute gentle stroll along the beautiful pathway which wends its way along the stunning, rugged coastline through pine woods to the picturesque town of Porec which, although hailed as the tourist hub of Istria, retains the charm and character of a quaint little town.
Here you will find the bus station for DIY trips to Rovinj, Pula and if you want to go slightly further afield, as we did, to Slovenia. Local transport is very reliable, comfortable and very reasonable; Rovinj works out at about £10 return per person, and Piran in Slovenia about £15 return per person. We also booked a trip to Venice on the catamaran from a little stand on the waterfront for about £40 each return, including transfer to and from the hotel to the bus station in Porec. This worked out at about £10 per person less than it would have been had we booked through our rep at the hotel. I shall review that day trip seperately, but I will say it is worth paying the 7.50 Euros per person each way extra once aboard the catamaran to sit in the upstairs VIP area. This doesn't make any difference to the view you get coming in to Venice, as suggested by others, but the seats are so much more comfortable. We did it on the outward journey only, but halfway back to Porec wished we'd headed upstairs for the return journey, too.
Just a few minutes walk along from the Mediteran on the path to Porec is a gorgeous little beach bar which faces due west over the bay. Make sure to head along there at sundown one evening for the most spectacular sunset.
In summary, this is a very good hotel in an absolutely stunning area and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone.