хорватские каникулы Croatian holidays

We rested in Croatia for the first time, so we cannot compare our stay in Molindrio with other resorts and hotels in this country. But already sufficient experience of travelers allows you to objectively evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages of this hotel.
I'll start with the pros: beautiful European nature (rocks, pine trees, bright, clear sea with many lagoons and islands); neat paths for the promenade, benches here and there for those who are somewhat tired of the latter; cafes at every turn; a large selection of sports equipment for active vacationers, a small shopping area for souvenir shopping.
Next to the hotel there is a parking of a road train (ridiculous, in 3 wagons), which every half an hour runs along the coast to the nearest town of Poreč . The fare on such a "minibus" is 15 kunas.
The hotel itself has 2 swimming pools with jacuzzi areas and enough sunbeds and umbrellas around them.

The rooms, as well as the entire hotel, bear the stamp of a recent overhaul, and everything is in the spirit of minimalism, strictly but tastefully.
The staff is polite, smiling and nice.
The weather in early August is mild: the air is up to 30 degrees, the water in the sea is pleasantly refreshing + 24-25.
If you are a lover of closeness to nature and prefer to sunbathe and swim in what mother gave birth to, then here you will find many like-minded people. In a word, the famous Koversada is only 10 km from the hotel (a taxi ride costs 160-180 kunas), and another 20 minutes walk from Molindrio, next to the Dolphin Hotel, there is a mini nudist beach.
Now the cons: you will not find beaches here, according to the generally accepted understanding, descending into the sea either along a ladder or along stones - in general, without special shoes it is problematic; the sea turned out to be completely empty (in a week we saw one crab and two fish). Maybe the Adriatic has a rich marine flora and fauna, but obviously not here, off the coast of Istria.
Food in the hotel restaurant will not allow you to lose weight, but it does not differ in particular variety, all 7 of our breakfasts were with exactly the same assortment. At dinner, all drinks without exception are for an additional fee, despite the fact that in the morning wine and champagne can be poured as much as you like.
If you like fun, this is not the hotel for you. Of course, in the program of the evenings (about 2-3 times a week) there are some events, but they can be described in one word - BORING.
You will be offered a lot of excursions, perhaps you should choose those that demonstrate nature, since the towns of Istria are all very similar to each other, like twins. And in principle, it is enough to look at one to get an idea of ​ ​ ​ ​ the urban picture of the peninsula. We were in Poreč , Vrsar, Rovinj and Funtana. In the photographs, if they are not signed, you are at a loss to guess what kind of town this is.

And finally, as a summary. We left other countries and hotels always with sadness, I still wanted to return to these places. Contradictory feelings remained here: everything seems to be cute, nice, but, as they say, “it didn’t stick”.