Hotel
The wedding venue is on the Red Island or the island of Sveti Andrija or Saint Andrew’s, across from Rovinj, Croatia. The island has two separate hotels: Maistra Hotel Istra and Maistra All Suite Island Hotel Istra (all rooms are suites). Buffet breakfast is included. **Accommodations for Our Wedding Guests** We have reserved a block of rooms at the Maistra Island Hotel Istra and the All Suite Island Hotel Istra from June 6 to June 9. To ensure smooth arrangements, please confirm your dates and accommodation preference by emailing us at ana.and.carter@gmail.com. Please indicate whether you will be staying in the reserved block or at another location. Upon receiving your confirmation, we will provide you with a detailed list of available rooms and their prices. The rooms range from standard rooms for two people to suites for 3-4 people. Maistra Hotel Istra website: https://www.maistra.com/properties/island-hotel-istra/rooms-suites/#/ Maistra Hotel Istra All Suite website: https://www.maistra.com/properties/all-suite-island-hotel-istra/#/check-rates?propertyId=25ebd602733a709a9455a8a7f08b9faa&step=3 The island has a free boat that will take you from the Rovinj marina to the island. It is a 15 minute ride and it leaves Rovinj once an hour on the half an hour from 5:30AM to 00:30AM. Please see where the boat dock is: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ The island has free parking at the Rovinj marina for our wedding guests. All the necessary information regarding parking for your car and the timetable of boats to the island can be obtained at Delfin Pier, right next to the roundabout. Keep an eye out for the “Island Hotels Reception” sign. The hotels have several outdoor pools, one indoor pool, a gym, and a great Wellness & Spa center, a basketball court, tennis courts, and table tennis. You can rent a bicycle, pedal boats, a kayak, a speedboat with skipper, or a banana boat. SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON OTHER OPTIONS IN THE TOWN OF ROVINJ
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Travel Note
Please read details and reach out with questions! There are many options for flights to the wedding venue: The closest airport is Pula, Croatia (about 20 miles). Flying into Pula would be the most convenient option. From the USA, there are flights with one transfer (e.g. transfer in Munich, Frankfurt, Paris). You can also fly into Venice non-stop from NYC and then take either a ferry (about 3 hours long, leaves Venice around 5PM) or an organized minibus to Rovinj. We have a professional minibus driver organized for trips between your arrival/departure place and Rovinj - for example, the fee to/from Venice is 600Euros one way and the minibus fits 8 people with luggage. Let us know if interested to book. Other options are to fly into Trieste, Zagreb, Rijeka, Ljubljana. Flights into Zagreb tend to be cheaper than to Pula. For airline trips within Croatia, there is Croatia Airlines (e.g., Pula to Zadar in 30 minutes) and Trade Air (e.g., Rijeka to Dubrovnik in 30 minutes). https://tradeair.worldticket.net/booking From Pula airport to Rovinj, you can take an Uber, Bolt (like Uber, with an app), a bus, a taxi, a reserved private transfer, or rent a car at the airport. If taking a taxi at the airport, ask the driver to quote you the price for the trip to the Rovinj marina before you sit in the taxi and tell them you will be needing an official receipt. As in the rest of Europe, taxi drivers are notorious for overcharging tourists. Bolt is usually the most economical. Two ferry companies operate between Venice and Rovinj and Pula: Kompas and Venezia Lines. The one-way ticket is around 85 euros and reserving in advance is required. The ferries have a bar with drinks, snacks and sandwiches. To view schedules of the ferries, visit: https://www.directferries.com You can view various bus options here: https://getbybus.com/en/? and https://www.flixbus.com/ You can take a bus between the Pula bus station and Rovinj. A picture of the schedule is in the Gallery with pictures.
Travel Note
If you would like to use a travel agency in the United States for your travel needs, we suggest: Michelle at Pan Adriatic Travel Agency Their contact information is: Tel. 1-718-777-0555 Toll-Free: (800) 352-0555 PAN_ADRIATIC@YAHOO.COM They can help with your air, car, hotel, and ferry reservations.
Travel Note
Rovinj has plenty of hotels, resorts, boutique hotels, and airbnbs, at every price point. Some of the great hotels are: Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by Maistra Collection (location of Welcome Dinner) Monte Mulini Adults Exclusive Hotel by Maistra Collection Adriatic Hotel by Maistra Collection Lone Hotel by Maistra Collection Heritage d’Angelo d’Oro hotel Spirito Santo Palazzo Storico Villa Tuttorotto Other options to use to search for hotel rooms or airbnbs are: https://www.booking.com/city/hr/rovinj.html https://www.vrbo.com https://www.airbnb.com/s/Rovinj--Croatia/