Maistra Select Island Hotel Istra

“Good Hotel, Lovely Location ”

We have just returned from a week at this hotel. The hotel is in a lovely setting on an island. Easy to reach Rovinj by boat every hour. The island is really beautiful with lots of walks and beaches. We paid a bit extra for a sea view which was well worth it The bar area was good but not enough se… more

We have just returned from a week at this hotel. The hotel is in a lovely setting on an island. Easy to reach Rovinj by boat every hour. The island is really beautiful with lots of walks and beaches. We paid a bit extra for a sea view which was well worth it The bar area was good but not enough seating, especially when there was entertainment. The worse thing about this hotel was the restaurant. Very badly organized and lots of very rude guests. Pushing in, even grabbing the tongs out of your hands. Food was good quality but would have been better to either have two sittings, or separate areas instead of one main queue for hot food. A couple of times we had to go away and come back later as not enough tables. I can't imagine what it would be like in high season.

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“October stay”

Positives- Smart, modern & clean hotel. Lovely island location. The ferry is free to the mainland of Rovinj which is pretty with lots of cafes, coffee shops & gelato bars. The ‘old town’ part is rustic & interesting. Very picturesque. Negativities- I wouldn’t recommend going in October as the weath… more

Positives- Smart, modern & clean hotel. Lovely island location. The ferry is free to the mainland of Rovinj which is pretty with lots of cafes, coffee shops & gelato bars. The ‘old town’ part is rustic & interesting. Very picturesque. Negativities- I wouldn’t recommend going in October as the weather is variable, there is no kayak hire, no cycle hire, no other restaurants open on the island… it’s the end of the season & most things are closed. You cannot get lunch as it’s half board, unless you settle for something from the expensive bar. If you like friendly personal service you’ll not get it here. This hotel is kitted out for large coach loads of Germans who just like to ‘eat & go’. The restaurant at 6:30 is like queuing for school dinners & the food is what you would expect from a hotel with over 300 rooms.

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“Not a 5 Star experience”

Positives - excellent island location with fabulous views & close to the beach Free ferry service into Old Town Great swimming pools Room ok but basic but the cleanliness was exemplary (special mention to Zoka the room cleaner who was an excellent ambassador for this hotel -pleasant friendly & he… more

Positives - excellent island location with fabulous views & close to the beach Free ferry service into Old Town Great swimming pools Room ok but basic but the cleanliness was exemplary (special mention to Zoka the room cleaner who was an excellent ambassador for this hotel -pleasant friendly & helpful at all times Negatives--food bland & at times luke warm Tables uncomfortably close together Not enough staff in dining room clearing tables in the evenings Always having to ask rushed off their feet busy waiters for cutlery once vacant table found Very expensive hotel drinks menu to a captive audience (Seems lots of people stayed in restaurant to fill up on the free wine & beer after their meals but who can blame them!!!) Very disappointed with the evening entertainment not enough variety Had the drinks been more reasonably priced we would have enjoyed our time at the Istra & not used the ferry to the Old Town as often Sadly this hotel did not live up to our expectations

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“Stuffy nights kept me awake.”

We were looking forward to staying at this hotel. We knew it was coming to the end of the season for them so did not expect everything to be open. But on the second night they decided to turn off the air conditioning making the room hot and stuffy (24 to 25 degrees) first of all I thought the it ha… more

We were looking forward to staying at this hotel. We knew it was coming to the end of the season for them so did not expect everything to be open. But on the second night they decided to turn off the air conditioning making the room hot and stuffy (24 to 25 degrees) first of all I thought the it had broken so went to tell the hotel reception. I told by the receptionist that the air conditioning was not working, he said the management decided to switch it off due to it being cooler. I told them it was too warm to sleep under the blankets and if I didn’t I was being eaten by mosquitoes. First of all it felt like he was saying tough, I asked if I could have a thin sheet sent up to my room and then contacted TUI. The next day they sent up a noisy fan that just made things worse. Over the 7 nights I was there I probably had 1 night good sleep. The breakfast was good with good choice. The main meal was ok but got boring quick it was a nice that soft drinks beer and wine was supplied with the food. The island is lovely. The main town Rovinj was gorgeous and I highly recommend visiting there, probably just stay on the main land because if the sea is choppy they warn you the boat may not run and you will be stranded. Also there is so many places to eat and drink you will be spolit. May be this hotel would be better in the summer when fully open but I can also seeing it being very busy. But if I knew they were going to switch off the air conditioning I would have never booked it.

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