Valamar Parentino Hotel

Fun for kids, fun for parents....everybody are so nice, kinde and friendly hotel is very close to center of Poreč you can go by foot or by bike we love it.... and the last but not the least food is excellentThank you for everything and see you again for sure

Lovely spacious room with great bathroom. Very clean well maintained throughout. The food was excellent such a great choice with something for everyone. The quality of the food is one of the best we have visited. The choice of breads was unbelievable, loved the cornbread. Everything freshly baked. The staff were very helpful & pleasant. Ideal for families & people in wheelchairs.

A large family hotel with over 320 rooms. It was perfectly placed for a 20 minute stroll into the beautiful city of Porec or just a couple of minutes from the sea. The staff were very friendly and our room was spaceous, clean and comfortable with a renovated bathroom that had a large walk in shower. Unfortunately we faced towards a hotel being built and we couldn't sit on the balcony because of dust and noise. There was plenty of space outside around the pool. We were half board and the food was exceptional with a great choice, mostly cooked for you. It was the German half term when we were there so there were many families. Being retired teachers we look forward to quiet holidays and it wasn't quiet! At 8 every evening there was a children's disco and as there were no quiet areas in the lounge we ended up going to our room. Most of our group did the same so we couldn't really socialise with them after the meal. We asked if the hotel had a separate quiet lounge but there wasn't. Even a receptionist said they don't like that evening shift because of the noise of loud music and children screaming.

We booked a holiday through Mistral Holidays, with this Company using the Valamar Parentino Hotel for our 7 night stay. We were very pleased with our room, which had a sea view. A bonus was having tea and coffee making facilities. Our room was kept in a clean and tidy condition each day - thanks are due to the housekeeping team. There was an excellent choice of food at breakfast time and in the evening - all tastes are catered for - well done to all who work in the kitchen and restaurant. Once we were aware of the number of people using the restaurant in the evening we timed our meal for a quieter time. Our holiday company organised some trips and on our free days we found enough to do in Porec. We made use of the Hotel's Concierge Service (Marija was very helpful) to book a boat trip to look for dolphins. The trip was good value (we paid a similar price for a dolphin spotting trip in Wales) and the dolphins put on a great show. Given the time of year not many people used the pool and at times my cousin had the pool to herself - another bonus. If you like cycling then bike hire is available and there seem to be many cycle routes available to explore. In conclusion, the team at the Hotel are to be commended for all their hard work and we would highly recommend the Valamar Parentino Hotel, either for a relaxing or active holiday.

Very nice hotel, well located for sea swimming (be sure to have beach shoes) and for strolling along coast into the lovely little town of Porec (15 mins). Rooms kept very clean, comfortable beds, great shower pressure and lots of wardrobe/drawer space. Food selection at breakfast and dinner buffets incredible, something for everyone and much of it being freshly cooked before your eyes. Dining room does get busy though, not always easy to find a table, would suggest that a member of staff be on hand to direct people to vacant tables at busy times. Nice pools and no problem getting sun loungers - but it was at the end of the season, I imagine when hotel is full in height of season it might be a different story!

Having read previous reviews and stayed in Valamar hotels we were excited for our 6 night stay, but have to say we were left pretty underwhelmed. Starting with the positives: - location is great. Right near the beach where there are a few chilled beach bars and restaurants. Also just a 10-15 min walk into Porec which is beautiful and loads of great restaurants, bars and lovely views. En route was a fairground which was fun. - Room is clean, fairly spacious and beds comfortable - we opted for a room with sliding partition - Quite a good number of sunbeds and cabanas and never struggled to find somewhere to sit. Saw staff removing ‘reserved’ towels around 9.30am a couple of mornings, wished they had done that more often! - Kids facilities are excellent. Slides in the pool are fun, no long queues and lazy river is good. Indoor soft play area, kids club and PlayStation/switch area with beanbags for the older kids. - Good app with details of the hotel and menus for each of the bars/restaurants However: - Aircon in the room was pretty poor. We left it on all night and didn’t really get cool. Fridge is tiny - couldn’t get a water bottle in there. Our balcony looked onto a building site so was unused - You have to pay for many extras, including sunbeds at the beach which was very frustrating having spent €250 a night already - Food was the biggest let down. We’d read great reviews but found it mediocre. Breakfast was pretty standard. Had to queue for eggs to be cooked on demand which took ages and lots of items were not replenished often. Dinner also involved a series of queues and options were repetitive. No themes or variety - same food each night. Long queues for the water/juice machine especially given some were regularly out of service. We ended up walking into Porec for food some nights - Again long queues at the pool bar. Quicker to nip to the shop over the road - Not much entertainment - there were no real shows. For this reason we tended to walk into Porec where we could find live music - Checked out on the app to save time but was told we still needed to queue at reception to hand in our keys Would we return? Probably not. But Porec is lovely