The Hotel Pelikan is part of Virpazar's tradition, the boat ride across Lake Skadar, national cuisine and overall tourist activity in this area. The cordial welcome and hospitality that 'old Montenegrins' are renowned for unfailingly await guests as the Pelikan takes great care to cherish good, old values.

Accompanied by their children, Zorka and Toman, the owners, welcome their guests like close friends or relatives and have been doing so since 1960 to the present day in exactly the same way.

From year to year, further development meant a more diverse choice of facilities, greater comfort, increasingly traditional interior and cuisine, more acquaintances and friends for the Zec family, and more emotions in the visitors' book.

The hotel and the fleet of boats alike have their own history, pervadedby a special atmosphere and the charm of the odžaklija (the authentic fireplace room typical of the traditional Montenegrin household), a two-personboat,Toman's hats, grape brandy, sponge cake and sweet basil.

Part of the Pelikan's history are lengthy video tapes featuring films of this hotel, sometimes just appearing briefly as part of the set, and sometimes playing the main role. Many film and television crews focused their cameras right here. The Pelican was and still is a stopping placefor artists, diplomats, politicians and chance travellers alike.