Hotel Fonzari

We booked up a standard double room for four nights. We then, upon reading some of the negative reviews, almost cancelled our booking. In the end, we did not and actually were glad about that. The staff were welcoming and the rooms were fine. The breakfast is okay. Dogs are not allowed in the main buffet area. The hotel arranged a table in the bar where our dog could be with us. We had B&B for 118€ per night. They accept dogs. Smaller dogs cost €12 per day. We loved the location and are already talking about making another longer trip.

Very nice big rooms, the balcony wrapped around the whole room and I loved people watching from it. The pool and the terrace bar were lovely with 360 degree views overlooking the sea and Grado. The breakfast buffet was also good, super choice of pastries, meats and cheeses too. The coffee was the best.

Generally to all considering this hotel - try to avoid. It's not worth the money, try any other hotel in the area. 1. Check-in / check-out - reception was good and smooth. 2. Parking service - very helpful, thank you very much! 3. The location is good: the city center. That's it for the good part, now the bad part. 1. Rooms are old and outdated. Beds are old, sofa was old, everything is 2000. Got no issues with the old style hotel but, some furniture is simply broken or extremely used. In my room there was a boiler installed in the closet. Was generating heat and noise. The bed frame was broken... Was twice fixing it myself, last time I gave up. Lots of drilled tiles, glue and cracks all over the bathroom. Like someone was doing repairs (which is understandable, and appreciated) but did not try to make it look nice after repair was done. 2. Last night before departure some strange insect appeared in the room. Felt like a radioactive cockroach from fallout or cockamouse from how I met your mother. It went back to the ventilation so I had to sleep with the lights on. I am not joking - it was huge, not a small bug. 3. The pool was closed. Yup. That's it. The hotel that has a pool has closed the pool because it's not ready for the season yet. No notice on the website or at any booking services. Talked at the reception, they advised me to write an official complaint... Did that - 3 weeks of silence. That brings me to the conclusion that hotel staff do not care about their reputation - they care only about income. If so one more reason to stay away. 4. Breakfast was so so. One morning we decided to have breakfast at the restaurant nearby :) Overall, guys seriously pick another hotel in the area. Do not bother with this one, there should be better options from the owners that care about their hotel, customers and reputation. This one does not, which is sad because it feels like the hotel was great 20 years ago. Safe travels!