Отель классный! Единственный минус -- много русских! The hotel is awesome! The only negative is a lot of Russians!

Rested with my husband and 14-year-old son from 10 to 20 July 2010. The hotel as a whole can be rated as a good European 5 "stars", with separate manifestations of the "luxury" class (location of the hotel - on an exclusive island - animation, general atmosphere). But the rooms are, rather, 4 "stars", but good. What they wrote about tourists who come to the island and interfere with the rest of hotel guests is not true. Tourists do come, but there are not so many of them, and everyone is spread out on the beaches in such a way that there are not a lot of people anywhere. Excellent buffet with lots of seafood. The staff deserves the highest praise. They do their job quietly, imperceptibly and quickly - this is called excellent service. Personally, my vacation was slightly spoiled by only one circumstance - the presence in the hotel of a rather large number of eternally dissatisfied Russian-speaking tourists (not only Russians, but also Ukrainians). For example, when, after a transfer from Pula airport, we were left in Rovinj at the Dolphin pier - to wait for a boat to the hotel (which is 10 minutes by sea), then the comments of our random fellow travelers were as follows: thrown out! In fact, they didn’t throw it away, but brought it to the most beautiful place in Rovinj, from where the most wonderful panorama of this ancient city opens. The ship runs to the island once an hour. Well, sit for half an hour (maximum! ) on the pier, admire the views, get used to the air. And they are sitting - Germans, Italians, British. But unpacked Russian-speaking tourists, apparently, need to be provided with special carriages and yachts everywhere. In this case, you need to hook on a golden chain and go somewhere else, but, sorry, not to Europe! We arrive at the hotel, go to the reception, there is a scream and din. All the guys at the reception listen with a smile to two raging elderly Russian tourists who shout that they could not get on the boat because there was a wedding on the island in the a la carte restaurant and the ship was packed to capacity with guests. They shouted like this: "You thwarted all our plans, we will complain! " What plans can old women have in retirement? Wonderful nature, a beautiful island - sit or walk, enjoy life (which, apparently, has developed well - since you are here! ), If you didn’t get on one boat, you will go on another. . . Well, there is no fashion in Croatia to make private islands, resorts, beaches - everything is municipal, and on Saturdays there really are newlyweds on the Red Island who want to celebrate their celebration in a beautiful castle. Everyone is calm about this circumstance. Only our tourists spoil the nerves for themselves, the staff, and, most importantly, this is how the image of Russian-speaking tourists is formed. He has a bad image - believe me, and nothing, unfortunately, changes - boorish, downtrodden and do not speak English - that's how we look in the eyes of Europeans. And money, including a big tip, does not solve anything. Culture must be dealt with in order to look worthy abroad. And don't tell me that Germans, English and some Dutch are "good too". They are quite adequate, and one should strive for this adequacy. . . And the hotel is cool, I recommend for family vacations and romantic trips.