Rubin Sunny Hotel

A nice budget 3* hotel on a great location in Porec. This summer, my wife, 2 kids and me went on a 7 days vacation in Porec. We chose this hotel, since we are staying in different Valamar hotels for the last 3 years. First room that we got was not good, but must say that the staff was very polite and helpfull so they changed it for a much better room. Rest of the stay was really good. We had breakfast and lunch included, food is tasty and there is many different meal options every day. There is a nice hotel bar, with pool table as well as the table tennis. Hotel is really close to the beach, and has nice outdoor pool. Porec city center is about 15-20 mins walk from the hotel. I would recommend this hotel for travellers that like decent acommondation at a fair price.

I loke to give an in depth review so be prepared, this may be a long one. As we arrived my family didn't think much of the curb appeal of this hotel but they had not done their research. You do not see the sea from the drive from the airport to the hotel, but the hotel is in a beautiful position right next to the sea. There is no beach to speak of anywhere nearby, other than a small man made one on the sea front. This did not bother us at all, the views were still stunning, there were lots of steps down to access the sea, and the walk from the hotel into Porec is a very pretty one. There is a land train (€2 each way), eco taxi (€4 each one way) and taxi boats (€5 each, minimum fare €25 one way but room on the boat for 10 or more people) that can take you to town and back if you don't fancy the walk (15 to 20 minutes). The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful, spoke English well, and I could not fault them. Emilia and Ana were great to chat to when they were working behind the bar. Myself and my son found out a lot about how Croatia differs from England. We also saw them working within the restaurant, all of the staff were constantly working and worked long hours. Marco in the pool bar always served with a smile. The restaurant was clean, although at busy times it could be hard to find a table and often we had to sit at tables that hadn't been cleaned. The staff usually noticed and would clean the table as soon as they did. The breakfast was good, 8am until 11am. A good variety of food on offer, fried eggs made to order, cooked breakfast items, cereal, fruit and yoghurt, fried breakfast items, bread and pastries, cold meat and cheese. The drinks were different teas, coffee, including a machine for different types of coffee that I cannot comment on as I don't like coffee. There is a machine serving water and juice. The orange juice ran out a lot or was very weak. There was no cola, lemonade etc, only water and juice and hot drinks. Often breakfast would begin to be cleared away from 10am. Lunch was an added bonus as my booking had stated bed and breakfast. This was from 11am until 2pm. It got very busy from 1pm. Again good variety of food and deserts. Always pizza, pasta, salad, a meat dish, potatoes etc. Tea was taken away which was a shame. I didn't have a problem with the food. The room was great. I was expecting 1 room with a bed and pull out bed with not a lot of room. I actually got a separate bedroom which was great that my son got his own space in the living area with a pull out bed. Each room had its own little balcony. Yes it could benefit from being modernised but as a base it was more than fine. The bed was comfortable, the rooms clean. There are not many plug sockets and there is no kettle but I brought a travel kettle so not a problem. There was a fridge and the aircon was great! There is no safe in the room but there were safes in the locked room where you could leave your luggage if you had a late f

The hotel lobby, restaurant and the pool are nice but the rooms are terrible. They smell of dampness, the carpet is damp and the rooms really need some freshening up. Breakfast is good but the choice of food for lunch is bad and the food is not tasty.