Island Hotel Istra

Many high-end hotels today in Croatia have spa facilities – none occupies a whole island, namely St Andrew’s, referred to as Crveni otok, ‘Red Island’. The Hotel Island Istra is a four-star hotel complex comprising 326 rooms (plus 32 suites), six restaurants and three pools. A beach is within 50 metres, while activities include yachting, windsurfing and football on a real pitch. As for the spa, there’s relaxation and recharge massages, whirlpools indoor and out, Turkish and Finnish saunas and Kneipp baths. All is set amid lush greenery, the interior imbued with relaxing scents and colours – and all 15 minutes from Rovinj.