Hotel Istra

Many high-end hotels today in Croatia have spa facilities – none occupies a whole island. St Andrew’s, referred to as Crveni otok, or Red Island, houses this four-star hotel complex of 376 rooms (plus 50 at the nearby Park Hotel), four restaurants, three bars 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.