Hotel Istra Plava Laguna — Hotel in Grad Poreč

-----First of all, I want to praise the hotel staff, especially everyone from the restaurant. They were so kind, happy, and acted always professionally ready to serve their guests at any moment. In the other hand lots of tourists treat the staff very bad, probably thinking that if they have rented and pai for the hotel room, that they can bully and spill their frustrations on the hotel employees ..Everyone who writes something against hotel employees, is probably the one who is rude, so if you are with your feet on the ground, and have a respect to the others, regardless of their jobs, and positions you would probably experience a great service...In my opinion I grade all stuff with 10 and beyond☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ‐------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Well, now there is another bad side for which I would not give any ☆, but would also take away any of ☆ if possible.. THIS COMPLAIN goes directly to the top of management stuff of this Hotel.. I have never seen during my travels, that any of the Hotels / Motels removed all of the "Mini-Bars" literally from each room, and then would rent the same ones to the guests at a price of €5.00 per day...... YES......you have read correctly they took them out of the all rooms and now for the mentioned price would rent the same Mini Bar again, even though ( in normal circumstances) you have already paid for all appliances , but now you have to pay once again if you wanted cool of your water bottles , etc.. I'm asking myself what is the next thing they would do…. probably remove the old TV from the room or even take one bad , so that they can rent it to you and make some extra money ....It’s clearly, ridiculous, unprofessional, disrespectful what they have done. Because of such things and due to that reason I would not recommend this once … Once again, a big thank you to the staff for their kindness..... and to the very top of the Hotel Management, a little bit of maturity, professionality and respect to those from whom you expect earnings and...

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping straight from a lukewarm shower into a toilet — congratulations, this is the hotel for you! Why waste precious seconds walking between bathroom fixtures when you can multitask hygiene and nature’s call all in one glorious square meter?

And the view? Ah yes, nothing sets the mood for a seaside escape like a row of colorful garbage bins and a giant red truck parked just below your balcony. The distant sliver of sea just adds that extra layer of mockery to the whole experience.

Truly a masterclass in space optimization and scenic irony. Would recommend to my worst enemy.

And not stroller-friendly at all. There were lots of stairs everywhere, and no ramps or elevators in sight. We had to carry the baby stroller up and down constantly — a real hassle, especially with a toddler. Definitely not ideal for families with...

August 2025. It's a low-cost hotel, unfortunately. Big, retro-style. The room was a bit small, the bathroom super cramped, and although it was "sea view" you couldn't see the sea from the 1st floor, just trees and the hotel restaurant. The food very low-cost, every day the same dishes (only the type of fish and meat, and pasta sauce differs from day to day, everything else exactly the same) the pasta sauces awful. All breakfast items, were clearly the cheapest possible on the market. In the evening you could also have pizza, the only food I found acceptable. All in all, the price paid for this hotel was very low compared to other hotels, and from this point of view you can't have higher expectations. The sea is very close, this is to be...