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Reviews of Boutique Hotel Vela Vrata 4 stars

Setaliste Vladimira Gortana 7, 52420 Buzet, Croatia

#10 of 49 hotels in Buzet

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 179 hotel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.1

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    9.0

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    9.0

  • Free WiFi

    9.1

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  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    8.0
    Comfortable quiet and a little slice of Croatian luxury
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Jet bath was quite rusty and tired (didn’t want to risk using it) and the sauna was unfortunately broken the night I arrived, which was my main reason for going. Also it’s €18 to use it for 2 hours (w jacuzzi) as it’s a separate ‘relaxation zone’ far from the pool.

    Kind staff, gave me a late check out and hotel was very quiet. Pool was nice, and I’m told the restaurant is good. Parked just outside for free, and the bed was super comfy. Great value for money and lovely views.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    8.0
    Beautiful Hotel with friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom was a little dated

    Very beautiful place

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2025

    8.0
    Lovely stay, strongly recommended
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Studio - Annex - Pet Friendly
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was fine except the left side of the pull out sofa bed in the family room is like sleeping on open springs. Definitely need to be replaced. And beware the stairs!!

    Beautiful location, lovely room, amazing, incredible, fantastic restaurant and super waiter! If you get the opportunity to eat here, do so! Ask for a table with a view and follow the chefs suggestions.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really great and friendly staff team, very accommodating. The facilities were very exceptional, clean and neat. Great price considering what you get in the offer. Location is also really great, not too close to the seaside tourist crowd while still being under an hours drive away from the nearest beach.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent service, great breakfast

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Charme du batiment, restaurant gastronomical, terrasse calme

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The breakfast could be better, with more options.

    The hotel is located in the old town, and that is great. You have to pay sauna, but when you reserve it, the sauna is private, and that is also a great addition.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolute gem of a place in such a great location. A very steep cobbled climb on a motorbike but the staff were amazing and let us park right by the restaurant. The room was spacious and clean, with a mini bar and air conditioning and was perfect for our needs. We also ate in the restaurant which was superb and the best spot we've eaten dinner in a long time!! Would highly recommend and would visit this hotel again.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2025

    10
    Brilliant.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Amazing breakfast. Fabulous staff. In particular, the reception was very accomodating and helpful and the waiter in the restaurant was a true professional. Food was also some of the best that we ate in Istria and significantly better than other places nearby.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    9.0
    A charming hotel, with a great restaurant, but the breakfast was a bit underwhelming.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast was a bit underwhelming for such a high ranking hotel - the croissants were not fresh, coffee was from a machine and was not very good.

    It is a very nice hotel, well equipped, in the old buildings in the centre of the beautiful town of Old Buzet. It has a great restaurant in the ground floor with really friendly and knowledgable waiters.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Junior Suite with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very cool location. The rooms were well-maintained and the Jacuzzi tub in the bathroom was much appreciated! The breakfast the next morning was incredible. The staff are very helpful. The location is amazing.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Two-Bedroom Family Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Ask for WiFi if needed - didn't work in one of the buildings but they were fixing it.

    Top of the top! Quiet, private, beautiful place. Yummy breakfast. Very friendly staff. The parking space very very helpful (no need to enter the historical part of the town).

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A cozy pool designed for relaxation and fun for all ages.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location is brilliant at the top of the hill overlooking the town and surrounding areas. It's a peaceful little town with a lovely restaurant attached where you can eat and soak in sunset with local schnapps at the edge of the cliff. The indoor pool has some great jets for bubbles and the staff are simple delightful. Loved it so much I stayed another night.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    10
    Great place will come back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    nothing

    staff is very nice and helpful. location is top, we loved everything about it.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2025

    10
    Highly appreciated.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Studio - Annex - Pet Friendly
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing not to like.

    Really nice place to stay, super professional approach to the guests with a touch of easy life feeling. Definitely recommend the restaurant, best lamb dish of the year.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2025

    10
    Stunning hotel in quaint hilltop town
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is set on the hill in the beautiful town of Buzet - a truly stunning location. Our room was really lovely. The staff were very helpful and friendly. We made use of the free swimming pool (so refreshing after a day out in the sun) and ate dinner both nights at the hotel’s restaurant. The food was delicious!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 June 2025

    10
    Perfect stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing. Only suggestion would be a kettle and some teabags in the room.

    This hotel is in a lovely quiet little hilltop town. From the moment i arrived all the staff were genuinely friendly and very helpful. My room was beautiful with period pieces and had a lovely view out of the window. No sound heard from any other rooms. Plenty of space for two an added bonus was a large bath with spa jets which was great after days walking or hiking. I didn’t use the pool so I can’t comment. Breakfast each morning was divine with different choices. I was there 4 nights. The lady at breakfast was so lovely. I was given a fresh bunch of wild asparagus from an old gentleman I met and she cooked it for me and eggs. It was just amazing. The restaurant in the evening was amazing. So good. make sure you book ahead and one night book a table with a view there are only three I ate here four nights in a row which really says something and couldn’t fault one meal. Much better food than i was getting in Southern Croatia. Despite me finding Croatian food extremely expensive to eat out compared to Australia, it was good value compared to the rest of the country.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2025

    9.0
    Overall we have been happy with the stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Family Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I wished we had stayed in the main building

    Friendly stuff, excellent breakfast

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was great from room to restaurant

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2025

    8.0
    Excellent weekend getaway.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    some things in bathroom needs to be repaired

    location, friendly stuff, breakfast

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2025

    9.0
    We had a great stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small booking misunderstanding, which got resolved quickly.

    The private SPA, friendly staff, rich breakfast and good food at the restaurant.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2025

    9.0
    Most enjoyable food and service. Great location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loved the tables we could sit out front sipping wonderful wines during the afternoon. So friendly and excellent service and food. One of our favorite hotels.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2025

    10
    Such a lovely hotel in Istria
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We loved the antique style of the hotel. We used the pool and the spa with jacuzzi and sauna, it was so nice and relaxing. There is a lot choice for breakfast. The staff was very friendly. We will definetely come back with our family and friends.

    Stayed in February 2025

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