We have many memories of Rovinj, but Casa Garzotto is at the top of the list. Arriving late at night, we were lead to the hotel by Ivan (as nice and hardworking of a person as he is, he should have the title "Ivan the Great"!)--his hospitality was the start of a wonderful stay. We had dinner at Barba Zuane, whose food is as good as its rustic character is charming (our fish and steak were both excellent). Afterward, we rounded a couple of corners to our rooms in the annex; some have written to watch out for all the stairs, but we had a feeling of walking back in time. Walking through town the next day allowed us to appreciate how centrally located we were in relation to all the beautiful sites of Rovinj!

Please read review of October 16th, concur with almost everything that they said! We stayed here at the same time, on the floor above the reviewers from Atlanta. Ivan is the most valuable asset that the Casa Garzotta has, a tireless worker with a great personality! Stay in the main building, even with the stairs! The breakfast was amazing! Our only drawback was our dinner. My partner had a fine meal. I ordered a special cut of meat, which was recommended. The server came back stating that they were substituting another equally good cut of meat, because they ran out. My meat was so tough, and was charged the same price. I mentioned it to the server, but nothing was done. That was unfortunate. Again, Ivan made the stay amazing!
Laguna Beach

I traveled with nine friends to several cities in Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia. Our nights in Rovinj, Croatia were spent at Casa Garzotto (with two travelers overflowing to the sister hotel around the corner).

Casa Garzotto is essentially an old town home in the cool, quaint, old town part of Rovinj. The hotel has four rooms - one on each floor. The rooms are amongst the largest I have encountered in Europe (typically I go with 2-star and 3-star hotels, mind you), and they are decorated with old photos of the former owners of the house and other locals. We felt like we were truly the guests of a Croatian family.

Because there were so many of us, we booked the entire hotel. We used the ground-floor lobby as a hangout and meetup spot. Not a bad idea for a group traveling through Rovinj.

Ivan (pronounced EVEN) was our desk attendant. Super-helpful, friendly guy. At times, he helped us arrange pizza delivery when many restaurants were closed down, tiramisu from the adjacent restaurant for one of the travelers' birthdays, and restaurant reservations for our large group. He fetched our cars whenever we needed them, gave us ideas of sites to see, and helped serve us in the hotel restaurant. Ivan really contributed a lot to our experience.

Breakfasts at Barba Zuane, the associated restaurant were good- standard European offerings - cheeses, cold meats, boiled eggs, breads, etc. We had an excellent dinner at Barba Zuane the night we arrived. It was one of the pricier options in town, but was lively and offered great local cuisine. I recommend it.

We travelled by car down the Croatian Coast with the help of a GPS (esential) but without a cell phone. The hotel is in the old Historic town and did not register on the GPS so we had no idea where to go. Luckily we parked and found a delighful gentleman who walked me to the hotel where they were waiting for my phone call to give us directions, unload and park the car.
After that scramble, all was terrific. The staff went out of their way to make our 2-night stay enjoyable in the perfectly decorated 500yr. old building. The breakfasts were very good and we had 2 of the best meals of our 3-week trip in the restaurant owned by the hotel. One night the owner Dario brought a huge platter of mussels to our table and explained they were "sur la maison", brought in by a fisherman friend of his that morning so he shared them with his guests.
Highly recommended for the ambience, location, and service but be sure to find out how to get there if you are driving.