Hotel Vela Vrata

A lovely hotel in the heart of old town Buzet. The rooms are beautiful and the restaurant delivers high quality food and wine. The staff were friendly and helpful. ||From the moment we arrived we were warmly welcomed by friendly, accommodating staff. The rooms are spacious and the bed was incredibly comfortable. The excellent shower in the bathroom included lovely shampoo and beautiful body lotion. The pool was lovely and clean and we enjoyed it at the end of each day. Breakfast was delicious and plentiful.

Place to recommend! Beautiful view, great food, but above all warm, friendly and very helpful staff. They made all our wishes come true!! Words "no" or "not possible" don't exist there. Definitely worth a visit and stay 😊

Real old town hotel with modern facilities and old charm. No lift, so prepare to walk up the stairs. Bathroom is compact but functional, standard room is standard, but the terrace area and drinks/food are brilliant. Excellent quality and service, a great place to visit and stay.

We loved the setting on a beautifully neat street at the entry to the very authentic feeling old town of Buzet; dinner was superb, ambitious and successful cuisine, out on the terrace, and breakfast excellent too, although served in a duller room upstairs at the back. Parking was very easy for us, right by the hotel, and the indoor pool was bigger than I expected. Our traditionally styled room was small, and not one to linger in, but on a fine evening the old village streets are a pleasure to wander through.

This was a wonderful experience in the mountains of Istria, close to the border with Slovenia. A truly charming hotel atop a winding and narrow road in the Stari Grad from the modern part of town below. The surrounding scenery presented a range of stunning views of the hills and valley below. Amazingly, we were able to park outside the hotel without charge and I remain confused by the one parking meter 10 yards away which appeared not to be necessary for anyone parked in front of the hotel ! On the first evening, we dined in the restaurant on the ground floor. Service and food both excellent and entertainment provided by a group of male Austrian Cyclists (12 in number) relaxing after a testing day on the hilly terrain around, whom we got talking to. As they were offered a post-dinner schnapps, we felt it only proper we should be considered honorary members of the group and were similarly rewarded by the waiting team, which we very much appreciated. This led me into a conversation with head waiter, Dean, who turned out to be a fan of English Premier League and, amazingly, a particular fan of Arsenal. We thank him in particular for his attentive service and good humour. Thanks also to the endlessly helpful lady at reception who provided us with some details of a local walk which took us down the very steep hillside and along the valley of the River Mirna towards Buzetski Canyon on Saturday ensuring we had a most healthy appetite for dinner that evening. We dined just as well as the first evening at a lovely restaurant just round the corner and up the hill from the hotel, Vero Tartufo, I think, famous for truffles. Breakfast was served on the top floor in a large room with a most abundant presentation of food and very helpful staff. I particularly enjoyed the pre-made cereal/fruit and yoghurt jars and wide range of breads and croissants. The old town is very charming and easily walked around in 15 minutes with plenty of history recorded on various plaques.||Minor point : why dinner in restaurant couldn't be charged to room ? Is it a different ownership ? By the way, there was also excellent outdoor seating with beautiful views.

Beautiful view from the room , we got an apartment on top of the building , note that there are no elevator so you will need to drag your luggage 3 flights of stairs. Staff are very friendly and eager to help. All and all a lovely experience . They also have an indoor pool area that can be enjoyed until 10 pm

Very polite service and great coffee, made by Receptionist/barman multipraktik man, 10/10, would reccomend

Excellent service and really lovely location. This is a really lovely hotel with staff who really seem to care. The evening meal was very good as was the breakfast. This hilltop village is picturesque and quiet and made a welcome rest after a very hot day's walk