Fortuna hotel is on an island off Croatian City of Porec. Reached only by boat (last one at 1AM) it is in a fantastic location. Food was superb with a huge choice every day. The rooms were OK with refurbished bathrooms. The Hotel could do with some paint on the exterior and some tlc inside too, it's not falling down. Service excellent apart from unfriendly night staff on reception who seem to think guests should be in bed by 11. Bar shut at 12 midnight on the dot with requests for guest to go now! Pool area new and very good. Beach is of course not sand but clean and well supervised. Porec is lively and good for shopping or a night out. The bad side of this is the noise from over the harbour. This din could go on till 4 aM with the hotel seemingly unable to get anything done. Get a rear room if you want to sleep, avoid those over the kitchens though as the fans drone all night and cooking smells will let you know it's time for breakfast. Front facing rooms are noisy from over the water even with the single glazed windows shut.

Having read earlier reviews, we were concerned what might face us. ALL fears dissapeared. This is a lovely hotel with lots of character. The staff were friendly and helpful. The rooms were more than adequate. The food was of good quality and variety.
Fair enough, the restaurant does get very busy because of its buffet style self-service, but then this is not a four or five star hotel.

Close up, the hotel is in need of an exterior paint job and air conditioned bedrooms would definitely help in high summer, but all in all this is a good value hotel for your money.

Arrived home on the 22nd August after a week at The Fortuna. The reviews although mixed all have an element of truth in them. Like many others, we had reservations about this trip after reading quite a few negative reviews before we left...and even tried to change our location within Croatia before we left but to no avail, as everything was fully booked.
However-
The Hotel is in desperate need of an overhaul, I was often tempted to pick up a paint brush myself. The outside looks drab and tired. The decor is typically 70's with dark wood panels and poor orange lighting, but nonetheless clean. The must have for this Hotel is air conditioning.The rooms on the third floor were directly hit by the sun during the day which didn't affect us too much, as we were lounging by the pool at this time, during the night though, the door was kept open and we needed to pay the additional money for the fans. The noise of the fans helped to drown some of the noise from the Disco over in the main town. I am young but found the constant bass of the music-some nights until 5-6am a little tiresome. I did start to get used to it though, and even tapped my feet along to some of the dance tracks I knew!!

The food was surprisingly good considering the size of the Fortuna and the quantity of people they were catering for, breakfast was especially nice with lots of fresh croissants and pancakes-yum.
If you can get a spot outside the main restaurant in the evening then the view is pretty special. Free wine and Beer throughout meal times is an added bonus. It is nice to mix the evening meals at the Hotel with a trip to the town for a gorgeous pizza in one of the many restaurants.

The views from the Hotel are stunning, it has the best location in Porec, overlooking the crystal waters, and the beautiful architecture of the town. The town itself is a pleasure to experience, the market stalls, various restaurants set in the old town and the lively bars all add to a great atmosphere.

We had teenage girls with us, who were slightly bored in the evenings, the entertainment really wasn't up to much, a bad Frank Sinatra Impersonator was as good as it got. We managed to switch off from him and enjoy the service from the nice staff in the lobby bar. A trip to Porec in the evenings was always a lot more appealing than the Hotel Bar though to be honest.

Considering the Hotel is located on an Island it could do with the Bar staying open a little later, and improving the Kids/teenage entertainment. On the staff front, throughout the Main Hotel it seemed under staffed on occasion, and although polite, I wouldn't push the point that they were overly friendly and attentive.

Our Rep Marko was very helpful, and even arranged a trip to Venice for us on a different day to the one advertised. His English was superb, and he really tried to make your stay a good one.

I am glad that I have experienced Croatia, good food, stunning beaches (did miss the sand a little if I'm honest) pretty towns, and I would be very interested to see what the Fortuna looks like in a few years after a much needed refurb.

It does fall below standard on a few areas, but I can see why people are drawn back to Porec.

Note-get up early if you want a space by the pool, there was often a tight squeeze by late morning, and people trying to smuggle all of the umbrellas for themselves, to keep out of the midday sun. The pool is very clean though, and a real sun trap!

Arrived home yesterday with excellent tan, most of which was aquired by relaxing by the pool in 32 deg C of sunshine. Having booked our holiday several months ago I had been watching the reviews and must say that some were giving me cause for concern. I am pleased to say that I needn't have been. The overall package is very good value. The location and views over Porec are outstanding, the rooms are spotless (OK not 2007 fitments, but good order) The bathrooms are good, the beds are comfortable. We travelled as a party of six, my wife and I, our two youngest children and my wife's sister and brother in law. We had three rooms side by side at the front of the hotel on the third floor, they were fine at night as the mid day sun is on the back of the hotel, and the front is cooled by the sea air, we left the door onto the balcony open for the entire stay. The reviews refering to the deafening music until 5 in the morning were in my view a little exaggerated. If you go to a vibrant location which is one of the main tourist centres in the country you have to expect a degree of noise ( people like to enjoy themselves on holiday !). Most live music ends by midnight and yes a couple of nights the discos could be heard later. We spoke with several people staying on the mainland and I think it was worse for them.

Porec starts to come alive around 7.00am with the church bells and boats leaving, this suited us well as we had an leisurely 8.00 breakfast before starting our day, the pool opens at 9.00, as a group of six we tended to get down there by about 9.30 so we could pick our spot and adopt enough sunbeds and umbrella's all together. The pool is particularly refreshing at this time and not to crowded so you can have a good swim. Make sure your well covered in sun tan lotion as the sun pitches in on you. The Pool bar area and terrace is well thought out and the raised stage is the venue for the evening entertainment ( It was not as bad as some have suggested) Ideal for relaxing with a few drinks in the evening.

The restaruant is very well arranged and considering the number of people it caters for the quality and choice is very acceptable, try the meat on the outside grill, its excellent. All the staff are friendly and cheerful and enjoy talking with you, most have excellent English which puts us Brit's to shame.

The Island is very peaceful and with plenty of shade from the hot sun, a path basically runs right around and takes about 20 mins to walk, large wild rabbits and peacocks roam around and little lizards kept my wife 'on her toes'.

Porec old town is much quieter by day and lovely to stroll, at night it comes alive. Stalls beside the harbour and street musicians and entertainers add to the atmosphere. The short boat trip to the island adds to the appeal.

For a lovely day trip, take a cruise to Rovinj, we went on the Santa Maria, leaves at 10.00am and returns about 5.30pm, about £18 per adult, includes a well prepared lunch on board after a good stop in Rovinj. The crew were excellent and had an friendly, endearing sense of humour which added to the enjoyment. Again very good value.

Overall it was an Superb holiday and we would recommend the Fortuna (Its better than plenty of 4 Star's )