Valamar Riviera Hotel & Residence
Harbour views and old-town access, two minutes from the basilica
About this hotel
Two minutes separate this four-star hotel from the Euphrasian Basilica, the old harbour working right below its sea-view balcony rooms rather than across a busy road. Mornings here mean fishing boats and the first café shutters opening along the Decumanus; evenings mean a five-minute walk back from dinner rather than a taxi ride from the resort belt. The building keeps its rooms on the smaller side, in keeping with the old town's older stock, but makes up for it with a restaurant, room service and a bar that mean guests rarely need to leave for a meal. Pet-friendly rooms and an airport shuttle round out a stay built for travellers who want the basilica and the harbour outside the window rather than a pool deck. Full-service laundry suits longer visits, and accessible rooms are available on request too.
- Old harbour location
- Sea-view rooms
- Pet-friendly
- Airport shuttle
Our take
Valamar Riviera Hotel & Residence is the four-star I would pick in Poreč for the old harbour: it sits two minutes' walk from the Euphrasian Basilica, with sea-view rooms overlooking the harbour and pets welcome. Free breakfast, a restaurant and room service cover meals, and an airport shuttle and full-service laundry suit longer stays; parking is paid. A 9.4 score from 1,143 reviews backs it. For a pool or a beach on site, look at the resort belt.
- ✓Request a sea-facing room specifically when booking, since standard rooms don't automatically look over the harbour.
- ✓Walk the Decumanus early in the morning before the old town fills with day-trippers and tour groups.
- ✓Book the airport shuttle ahead of arrival, since Pula Airport transfers otherwise run roughly 44 minutes by taxi.
Why we love it
- Two-minute walk to the Euphrasian Basilica
- Sea-view balcony rooms over the old harbour
- Pet-friendly rooms without a resort-belt taxi ride
- Restaurant, bar and room service all on-site
Why guests love itThe value of this address is the two-minute walk to the Euphrasian Basilica, not the size of the room. Travellers staying here trade square footage for a harbour view and an easy stroll to dinner, waking to boat traffic rather than resort-belt quiet. The restaurant and room service cover most evenings without needing a reservation elsewhere, and the pet-friendly policy means a dog doesn't rule out the old town. Anyone wanting a large pool or a private beach will find neither here.