Maistra Select Island Hotel Katarina

Magical to be on an island with no cars, safe to walk around for kids, lots of nice beaches and things to do, very peaceful, amazing food.

Everything was literally perfect, especially the breakfast with buffet style was the BEST I’ve ever had before!!! We were completely amazed. The only thing that we were not satisfied was the transferring service from the main island, the exact destination of the ship was not written, and we took the wrong boat in the beginning.(the first boat that we were waiting didn’t come on time and we were confused, later on everything came on time)

Mixed.At all times remind yourself that this is a 3* hotel! When you squint your eyes, the setting fools you into thinking you're at a far fancier establishment. This messes with your expectations. Positive first- The island is beautiful. The views are spectacular. Breakfast is good. Boat to Rovinj is regular and on time. Negative - 1. Accessibility is poor. Lift doesn't stop at the lobby. 2. Rooms are large and clean - but old. Peeling paint, broken fittings and 1980's furnishings all show that the hotel's budget and maintenance has slipped. 3. Food at dinner is poor, it's a buffet. It's clean and fresh but again, it's low budget per head stuff. 4. Staff - not all, but some are really miserable. 5. Beaches - rocky - not strictly the hotel's problem but Rovinj has a problem with slimy algae bloom that sticks to your skin went you swim in the sea. 6. The pool. it hasn't been maintained - cracked tiles and rusty patches. To prevent the spread of algae, the water in the pool is incredibly salty which makes your eyes sting. 7. Non hotel guests - The island itself is public and quite properly day visitors come to the island to chill. They use the hotel grounds and services which means that on a busy day or on a day when the algae is bad they use the hotel pool area limiting access to sunbeds. Staff don't care or are scared to intervene when visitors behave badly. Teens jumping from an ornamental bridge into a shallow kids pool.

While the island and outdoor areas are beautiful, the hotel rooms are extremely dated, not clean and not as pictured. Getting to and from the island is easy via ferry but cumbersome to do anything. The food at the hotel was also not great so we had to go into town for every meal. I was truly disappointed at the quality of the rooms- very dated, sparse, not at all nice or luxurious- was also dirty

A short boat ride takes you to an uncrowded lush island with killer views of Old Town. A special place