Valamar Collection Isabella Island Resort

We’ve just returned from this hotel which was very good after a bad start. We initially had a superior sea view room in the hotel which was very nice. The first night I was awoken by thumping music, at first I thought maybe somebody was having a party in a room, but that wasn’t the case. This happened for 3 nights solid no sleep for myself my daughter or my fiancé. I’d already complained after day two, this is when I found out the noise was coming from villa porec on the shore facing the hotel. It’s a small building but sounds like a super club and it goes on until 6:00am. The hotel offered to move us to another hotel room to which I declined as I knew it would be the same as I’d read reviews on here about this. We also didn’t want the inconvenience of re packing up also as we were here to relax. After communications with Erica the manager she moved us to the other side of the island to a villa which was so much quieter and all round better. She was very nice and we also had a complimentary meal with wine at the miramare which was superb. On a hole other than the noise issue we couldn’t fault isabella island resort and we were very grateful for the upgrade we received which I think was warranted. The staff especially poolside were so nice and took a shine to my daughter making her feel very welcome. There were a couple of crazy storms which were an experience and these were mainly in the evening. Our only gripe was how expensive drinks were on the island I think soft drinks were more than a beer but overall they are very expensive so we headed to spar on the mainland to fill up our fridge in the room. Overall if you want a nice relaxing break this is the pace to come but be sure not to book a harbour facing room or you will encounter the same noise issues we did We had a great time at isabella and well definitely return

Can't fault this fabulous hotel for its location, amenities, service, food - we enjoyed every minute of our holiday. Without exception the staff were wonderful, so helpful, cheerful - nothing was too much trouble. We were half board and thoroughly enjoyed our hearty breakfast and dinner, with a great choice of food for everyone, all delicious. Children were loving the pizza/pasta options but fish lovers were also in for a treat, and with plenty of meat and veggie choices too there was something for everyone. We didn't use the pool as we preferred the sunbeds and parasols on the stone 'decks', with access to the sea via little pebble/rocky beaches. I would advise swimmers to take rubber shoes for ease when getting into the water. We took advantage of the many facilities (pedalos, stepper/paddle boards, kayaks etc) which we really enjoyed - all very reasonably priced. There is a great 'teen room' and plenty of sporting activies offered, and younger children seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the entertainment and games offered, with really friendly, fun loving staff. Our two rooms both had beautiful sea views looking across to the lovely little mainland town of Porec, which was easily accessible via the free ferry which ran regularly all day, just a five minute trip. Porec is a beautiful little town with plenty of shops, restaurants, a nice place to wander - very picturesque. This is a beautiful location and one we would definitely like to visit again.

Last year my daughter Aileen and her then fiancé got married in the Villa Pollicini, Hotel Isabella . We had 60 people come and stay at The Hotel Isabella . We all had a fantastic time , everything was amazing. I am Coeliac , they coped with my Gluten Free diet very well. My husband Tom and I decided to go back there this year. We arrived on 18th June for 2 weeks. Our room was looking out to grass although we could see the sea just about so we managed to get our room changed as I had paid for sea view. The food has gone down hill drastically to the previous year . We were both very disappointed . One of the chefs we spoke to had no idea if there was gluten in many of the dishes so just said there was . The food was so repetitive and very boring ! We were told that so much of the food was prepared off site now! I have written 2 emails regarding our stay but had to send them to your reservations department as they would not give me the email address of the hotel. They said they would forward my email to the Isabella and that the Isabella would contact me. That was almost 1 month ago and I have still not had a reply . It is such a shame because the staff were all so friendly and helpful . We would have loved to go back there again next year but the food definitely let you down this year ! Rita Ashe.