Vela Vrata Hotel

I stayed here for 4 nights. I had a hire car and used this as a base to visit other Hill towns in Istria and to do some hikes and riding. I spent a month in Croatia and this was my favourite area for sure. Scenery is stunning, the people are much more friendly and it has a very relaxed vibez Its small little town but interesting and it is lovely & quiet at the end of a long day. I couldn’t fault this hotel. From the minute I arrived the staff were nothing but helpful. It is in fabulous condition with lovely pieces of furniture everywhere.. I had a beautiful room with a lovely view, breakfast was fresh and plentiful each morning. I was given a bunch of wild asparagus by a local and the lovely lady in the kitchen. cooked this for me and put it in an omelette for breakfast, it was just divine. I didn’t use the pool so I can’t comment. I would highly recommend stay here and I would love to come back if I ever have the opportunity thank you to everyone for a wonderful four days. PS I had dinner at the restaurant every night and the food was amazing. I found both the hotel and the restaurant very good value.

Service personal quality cleaning food EVERYTHING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL Definitely will be back for the next truffle festival SUPER PRICE QUALITY

Another hilltop hotel we visited as part of an InnTravel walking holiday in Buzet. Our smallish room was comfortable and offered a lovely view over the road across the countryside. We also had dinner included – four set menus to choose from. We had fish one night, meat the other. Both were nice, and the local wine was as ever well priced, plentiful and eminently drinkable. Buzet is a small place, and we wondered around and had a drink down the road – the town is full of little side streets and plaques giving little details about the place. Really good spot at the top of the hill to rest and recover and well placed for walks. The climb up is steep but not too bad, and a cold glass of Malvazija is just reward. The pool was a great place to cool down after a long day of walking, and there is a spa, although we did not use the additional facilities.