Kalamota Beach House

I so wanted to give this hotel 5 stars as this is an immaculate and special island hotel, beautiful location, the rooftop pool, the weather, the friendly staff and activities locally and all that was indeed fab, but, the food here let it down a little for us (a family of 4 with two tweens) staying 10 nights. Breakfast (that was included) was fine (with eggs to order but missing family faves that I would have expected like eg french toast) but it was lunch and dinner that was lacking. The hotel aims for fine dining which is not what you want every night for a family. And it wasn’t nice enough to be truly fine dining if that’s what you did want. The restaurant was quite often empty showing they don’t have it quite right. There is a kids menu but there are 4 choices, pizza being one which is dependent on the boat bringing the supply which it regularly didn’t. For lunch we genuinely struggled to be able to order anything that we liked which was really disappointing for us. The rooms do have a small kitchen to help solve the food issue. Dishwasher was a welcome luxury! And microwave and hob. But where to buy your ingredients! There is a tiny shop on the “Tui” side of the island - a doable 15-20 min walk or hotel buggy ride (for E20 charge tho). But it’s “entrepreneurial” prices and very limited fresh produce. The only real choice is Dubrovnik. The ferry from the island (either the early morning ferry from the hotel bay or the later ferries from the TUI bay) take you to Gruz port in Dubrovnik in about 30 mins. Just outside the harbour is a large supermarket. Strongly advise buy all you can carry to stock up and which allowed us to cook meals and snacks without breaking the bank. But it is an effort! Otherwise there is a restaurant opposite the hotel but it’s limited, simple but fresh and mainly fish. Not cheap and cash only! Also a nice cafe restaurant on the TUI side for a change of scene. We did have a wonderful time and we truly loved exploring the island and Dubrovnik. We felt very looked after and the staff were so welcoming. Our favourite activity was a quad safari - booked through TripAdvisor - at Kojan Koral - which is a simply epic and we all agreed our best day ever!

Myself and a group of friends had the most incredible time at this wonderful hotel. The staff couldn’t have been more kind, helpful and accommodating- nothing was too much trouble. The rooms were great for our group and the food, views and general vibe were perfect. It’s a tiny unspoilt island so we moved around by boat to Dubrovnik and some other islands. We can’t wait to go back!

Kalamota Beach House is the most relaxing place we have ever stayed at. We stayed for 2 weeks and every second was pure chillout.. With only 11 bedrooms, you get amazing service from all the staff, everyone of them eager to please.. the restruant manager and his staff are really great with a relaxed manner, but professional at the same time.. The food is also excellent. The Island of Kolocep is very small, with no cars, but lots of footpaths which gives access to all points of the island, with stunning views from cliff tops towards other nearby islands which are reached by ferry.. If you want to stay in a small boutique hotel, with excellent food, really lovely rooms with sea views.. this is for you. On every point it gets a 10 rating, every member of staff wanting to help at all times.. Never had a holiday that has relaxed us so much.. we just have to go back to this paradise!!