Full Board Holidays to Croatia

Island stays reward full board guests with a slower pace and the chance to plan meals around sea and sunshine.

• Vis island: Vis is a remote island that was closed to foreigners for decades, and its quiet coves and small hotels suit guests who want a low-key full board stay. Restaurant choice is limited compared with larger islands, so hotel dining carries more of the holiday. Ferries from the mainland arrive on a fixed timetable, so guests should plan their arrival and meal times around sailings.
• Mljet island: Mljet has forest, saltwater lakes and a national park that draws walkers and swimmers, and its villages have few restaurants. Full board fits well here because hotel dining replaces the walk to town most evenings. Ferries from the southern mainland take a little time, so the meal plan is a practical choice for guests staying several nights.
• Šolta: Full board here means breakfast and dinner are settled, and the island's shops are useful for packed lunches on beach days. The main limitation is that the choice of evening restaurants outside the main resort town is smaller. Hvar's neighbour Šolta is a quieter alternative, where the ferry departing from the mainland port keeps the pace relaxed and families can explore coves and olive groves without crowds.
• Lopud island: Lopud is a small car-free island reached by a short ferry ride from the southern coast, with a single village and a few small hotels. Dining is mostly confined to a handful of tavernas, so full board removes the need to plan each evening. The trade-off is that you cannot walk far to another restaurant, which makes the hotel kitchen central to the stay.
• Vela Luka: Korčula's island neighbour Vela Luka, on the western tip of Korčula, is a sheltered village where the morning ferry from the mainland brings day-trippers and locals alike. Its small harbour is lined with konobas serving grilled fish and local wine, and the surrounding olive groves and pine-scented hills give walkers plenty to do between meals. Full board suits guests who prefer to eat in a quiet, unhurried village in the evenings, while the meal plan keeps spending predictable in a place where prices by the waterfront run higher than in the interior, which is exactly the kind of planning our Croatia holidays packages are built around.