Fortuna Hotel

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We stayed at the Island Hotel Fortuna May 25th to June 1st 2010 on a half board basis with Portland Holidays. The hotel looked quite impressive as we arrived by boat. It is unfortunate that the front of the hotel has been painted but the rear is a mess, really in need of a coat of paint. It got dark around 9pm and the views from the island to Porec, all lit up were lovely. Hotel staff were all very friendly and helpful and the food was quite good for a 3 star hotel. There was a reasonable variety, well cooked and of good quality. The only complaint about the food is that the dinner time was 7pm ‘til 9pm but if you arrived to eat after 8pm some of the dishes would have been finished and not replace. The same happened if you were not down early in the morning for breakfast.
The rep organises a free guided tour of Porec followed by wine tasting in the old town. It was very informative and is well worth joining in.
The weather was great all week, with a break in the sunshine for a good lightning storm on one of the days, with twisters out to sea.
It’s in a lovely setting on a small island which you could walk around in half an hour. The island is forested. There are rabbits running around and a peacock posing for photos. Amongst the trees are the remains of holiday chalets and other building from a bygone era. There are lots of pleasant places to sit and enjoy the views out to sea. There are two pools, one for children, and one for adults. It was reasonably quiet when we were there and no rush to grab a sun bed. I would imagine that when the hotel was full it would be quite difficult to get a sun bed if you were not up a 6am and getting your towel out there. We did not see any day time activities. The evening entertainment was the worst we had ever heard.
A frequent free shuttle boat takes you to and from the mainland all day and it ran until midnight whilst we were there. I understand it runs until 1am during the peak season. The island is only a 5 minute boat ride from the mainland and the landing stage on the mainland is only a few minutes walking distance from the old and new towns. All the local Croatians we met were very warm, polite and friendly. Unfortunately the main streets of their pretty and interesting old town are being spoiled by lots of tacky souvenir shops. For a pleasant stroll on the mainland turn right after you get of the shuttle boat. A tree lined trail follows the coast for miles and there are lots of places to stop and have a swim or drink. There are three large supermarkets less than 10 minute walking from the landing stage. Lots of good wines there at a reasonable price.