We stayed at the Laguna Park in early September in the village. The rooms were a little dated but very clean and we found the terrace outside the room very good especially in the evenings. We stayed half board. The food was good, lots of variety and it catered well for different tastes. The staff were friendly. It had a good pool with free sunlongers with plenty available. It took only about 20 minutes to walk into the centre of Porec which we found a pleasant town.

We spent a week at the Laguna Park Hotel in July. We were not expecting much from the holiday as we paid just under £300 each. We stayed in the village complex, and apart from the retro design, we could not complain. They were basic but clean, with a small terrace, which was perfect for the evenings. The food in the hotel started off well, however deteriorated as the week progressed. Whilst most of the staff were polite, the manners of others left a lot to be desired. The head waiter removed us from our table one evening, in order to seat another couple. We had never experienced this, and when my boyfriend explained that we were about to start dinner, he ignored us and insisted that we moved. We did complain, but received no apology. Having said that, the area itself is really pretty. Porjec is very pretty. We hired bikes for half day and cycled around the penisula, which was great fun.
Overall the holiday was not bad, but not sure that we would visit the area again.

Just returned from a great weeks holiday in Croatia. Booked hotel as a late deal through Direct Holidays. We had booked a villiage apartment room which we knew was situated behind the hotel. Upon arrival hotel reception staff were friendly and directed the way to our room. They were mini bungalows 4 in a block. They were very clean but basic. For me the decor wasn't an issue they are just a bit outdated. Maids came every day and changed towels etc. They did not have any air con but to us this was not a problem. We were staying half board and you ate in the restaurant at the hotel. There was plenty of choice both at breakfast and dinner. One night a week they had a gala dinner which was nice. The hotel is situated about 2km from Porec which is very nice with lots going on especially at night. Its about a 20 min walk in along a nice route. Brilliant ice cream along the way very cheap about 50p a must!!. Whilst there we booked a trip through the hotel travel agency (Atlas) prices are pretty much the same as what they were with the tour operator. We went to Venice which although it was very busy we really enjoyed. Saw all the main sites. We sailed across about 2hrs 15mins had a good 5+hrs to explore. We hired a car and a must place to see is Rovinj. Very beautiful. We also visited Pula to see the roman ampi-theatre which we enjoyed. Overall it was a good holiday. Value for money and an unspoilt interesting country.

We just got back from a week at the Laguna Park. £319 each, including transfers, half board and a meal on the plane represented good value for money.

The "room" was a chalet in the grounds. It was decorated in pink, and the styling was mid-eighties "Pretty in Pink" era. Tatty, and gloomy inside. No air-conditioning, which we had been expecting. Thankfully the evenings were cool enough to sleep. It reminded my wife of Carry on Camping.

Hotel meals were better than OK, however, although they put a sentry on the entrance to the dining hall to prevent people taking fruit etc away with them. He pulled me up one evening for wearing the wrong sort of shorts.

By and large the staff were friendly and helpful and the chalets were cleaned well, with fresh towels daily, and the shower was roomy and spacious. Some guests had infestations of ants. We had a few but aren't squeamish. At least they weren't cockroaches.

Porec is a lovely little town, but over developed north and south. Rovinj, 25kms to the south, and Piran, in Slovenia, 30kms to the north are both far prettier. Swimming in the sea is good, but nice bits of shoreline from which to get into the sea are hard to find.

In the old town of Porec there's an art gallery, the MM Gallery, run by Mario Sancic and his wife. The pictures are of good quality and competetively priced. I wouldn't normally comment on something as pretentious as this, but seasoned holiday makers will be familiar with the experience of wandering around quaint places, browsing galleries with art in them, and seeing nothing but generic pastel daubs af landscapes, and disturbing portraits of clowns with expressions ranging from depressed to menacing- this ring any bells? Anyway, Mr. Sancic is an unoriginal but very accomplished painter. His works tend to be in the impressionist style and we were chuffed to bits with the two pictures we bought. His wife is very charming too.

We hired a car- 2200 Kunas for the week. Parenzo Rent a Car did the best deals. The fact that they dealt in cash and didn't take my credit car details to charge me a fortune should I have caused the merest scrape to a bumper was reassuring.

In short we had a fabulous holiday, not a grade "A", but "B+". Weather great. Istrian peninsula great. Food lovely. People lovely. Pink, yet, and paradoxically, simultaneously dingy chalet room the only drawback. If you go, hire a car, and don't just stay in Porec.