Top Hotels in Istria Resorts
- 1. Valamar Parentino Hotel
- 2. HOTEL GARDEN ISTRA PLAVA LAGUNA
- 3. Hotel Aurora Plava Laguna
- 4. Girandella Valamar Collection Resort
- 5. Istrian Villas Plava Laguna
- 6. Apartments Amfora Plava Laguna
- 7. Apartments Polynesia Plava Laguna
- 8. Allegro Sunny Hotel by Valamar
- 9. Apartments Katoro Plava Laguna
- 10. Resort Petalon
Top 10 Resorts in Istria, Croatia
Discover the best Resorts in Istria including Valamar Parentino Hotel, HOTEL GARDEN ISTRA PLAVA LAGUNA, Hotel Aurora Plava Laguna, Girandella Valamar Collection Resort, Istrian Villas Plava Laguna, Apartments Amfora Plava Laguna, Apartments Polynesia Plava Laguna, Allegro Sunny Hotel by Valamar, Apartments Katoro Plava Laguna, Resort Petalon.
Restaurants in Istria
1. Valamar Parentino Hotel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 461 reviews
Already a firm favourite among Poreč admirers, Valamar Parentino Hotel is located near the stunning beachfront in quiet surroundings, only a relaxing scenic stroll from the old town of Poreč. The tranquil Mediterranean parkland setting and recent extensive renovations that include an impressive show cooking restaurant with an even larger panoramic terrace, spacious rooms, innovative children’s programs at the Maro Club and beach with unforgettable view of Poreč allow you to spend a carefree holiday at your own pace.
Hotel in Porec
Reviewed By CSCTOWe stayed at this hotel for two nights while in Porec. It's a very large resort with several pools and a large breakfast area. The room was nice with a view of the pools. The breakfast is very good with a large selection and stations to cook your food to order. I had omelets both mornings. The walk to town is less than 15 minutes.
2. HOTEL GARDEN ISTRA PLAVA LAGUNA
Overall Ratings
4 based on 924 reviews
Perfect for families, ideal for cycle enthusiasts - so if your family likes to cycle you get to have twice the fun and joy out your holiday at Sol Garden Istra. The interior is decorated in a rustic Istrian village style, with a lot of lavender and olive trees planted everywhere. The lobby looks exactly like a tiny village square, with reception on one end and a bar on the other - but the rooms are urban and comfortable. When not cycling through the Istrian countryside looking for a perfect tavern for lunch, you'll enjoy a spacious outdoor pool with a red brick sundeck around it (there is a smaller indoor pool so that you can keep up your training regime even during the colder months). The beach is some 100 meters away, through a nice pine tree alley. There are tennis courts nearby (Umag being the tennis center of this part of the world, ATP tennis tour and all) and you are welcome to use the gym and the fitness center.
Very huge and old hotel
Reviewed By JulimucWe booked this hotel because it’s rated very good on many portals. The Hotel itself ist huge and has a great pool and Bay Area. The room are also big, but unfortunately very old, dirty, if you look closer, the bathrooms have mold and are poorly cleaned. The food was the worst. The buffet has a good variety of choices, unfortunately the quality is very low. The Personal is not very friendly at all. There is no help with the luggage, no information when checking- in. No recommendation!
3. Hotel Aurora Plava Laguna
Overall Ratings
4 based on 470 reviews
Hotel Aurora is one of Croatia's first environmentally-friendly hotels. And because it is the only all-inclusive resort in Umag, Aurora is a perfect destination for the traveler who wants to enjoy every aspect the hotel has to offer. Located directly on the beach, the outdoor swimming pool, which is shaded by an olive tree, a symbol of Istrian lifestyle, presents spectacular views of the Adriatic Sea. This Umag accommodation is the ideal spot for romantic getaways and fun-filled family holidays.
Great value loved it
Reviewed By Amanda LVery large hotel. When we arrived it was not full but more people arrived daily. Although there were queues for the bar and food they coped very well. Room was basic but clean and all we needed. Food was delicious. Lots of veggies, salads, fish,pasta and meats. Dessertslooked lovely but not so tasty.. although plenty of variety andnice hazelnut icecream. Good staff. Loved the free bike hire. The wine on all inclusivewas perfectly drinkable. Evening entertainment was a bit hit and miss but all in all had a great time.
4. Girandella Valamar Collection Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 281 reviews
FANTASTIC RESORT IN RABAC FOR FAMILIES, COUPLES AND LUXURY HOLIDAYS! Treat yourself to a holiday at the Girandella Valamar Collection Resort, located in a picturesque bay and next to stunning beaches. The resort offers three types of accommodation facilities and additional services for three different types of top-quality holidays: family, designed for adults, and premium holidays in our V Level villas. For a great family holiday, visit the Girandella Family, and from 2018 also the new Girandella Maro Suites with 5 smileys in cooperation with Kinderhotels Europa. Girandella Designed for Adults is intended for a relaxing holiday for couples and groups of friends, while Girandella V Level Villas offer the highest level of comfort and luxury alongside our V Level services and facilities. Attractive pools, themed beaches, recreation and entertainment for all tastes, a wide choice of restaurants and bars, and impeccable Valamar service are just a small part of what this resort has to offer. Check our services and facilities and plan your ideal holiday! - Maro World – a 1500 m2 area dedicated to play and entertainment for children of all ages - NEW IN 2022:Maro Smart Play – a new innovative space at Maro World with varied attractions that encourage children’s creativity - Champagne Breakfast & Brunch – in Rebelle restaurant guests can enjoy breakfast and brunch with sparkling wines until 2 PM - new modern resort close to beautiful beaches - superb services and facilities for families, couples, and guests looking for luxury holidays - stunning beaches and pools for every taste - wide range of top restaurants and bars - Music & Fun evening entertainment programme and Stay Fit programme for active holidays - free electric vehicle charging service - V LEVEL: exclusive V Level services and facilities for V Level guests - NEW: Wow Wow Pet Friendly holiday – in-room amenities for pets (snack, toy, bowl, pet destination guide) available in selected rooms as of 01.05.2022 - Valamar Experience Concierge (Guest Relations) – your personal adviser when choosing and planning the best destination experiences - DISCOVER OUR NEWS: upgraded services and facilities in Girandella Maro Suites - tourist clinic available in the destination during regular hours; doctor on duty available.
Fantastic!
Reviewed By irisgB6431NVWe stayed at Maro Suites. This place is fantastic resort for a perfect stay with your cheerful kid (4 years old). We enjoyed in every moment - fast and kind check in/out, indoor and outdoor pools, restaurants, Maro themed parties, cinema. The place is really tailored to the needs of one family to have great vacation (happy kid-happy parents). The only place where this hotel could improve is the pool service/offer (to include fruit, burgers, fries perhaps). We will be back for sure!
5. Istrian Villas Plava Laguna
Overall Ratings
4 based on 359 reviews
Luxury private villas in Umag, Croatia Istrian style villas, each with a private garden accommodating up to 8 people, are beautiful relaxation oases, hidden in a quiet, car-free corner of the Stella Maris Resort. To carry your luggage at arrival and departure, there are golf carts and a driver at your disposal. Cars stay parked near the reception. Istrian Villas are shaded by ancient pines and only a few steps away from a Blue Flag beach or the pools. Some villas have a whirlpool bath on the terrace, others offer a hammock intended for afternoon naps, when you tire from all the sports and available activities. The breeze and sun will caress you, as you listen to the waves lapping at the shore. If you like to swim no matter the weather, you'll love the indoor pool access available to all Istrian Villas guests.
Nice stay
Reviewed By karolinag805It was our first holiday as a family with our one year old daughter. The resort is nice, villas a bit old schools, could do some refurbishment but after all it was enjoyable stay. We had self catering, we didn’t use any restaurant at the resort so can’t say anything about them. It was after high season and because of corona not many people so it was nice, quiet. Staff friendly.
6. Apartments Amfora Plava Laguna
Overall Ratings
4 based on 193 reviews
Four star family beach apartments in Umag, Croatia If you like your accommodation to be so close to the beach you can hear the murmur of the sea from your window; you'll love Apartments Amfora. Blessed with a shaded terrace and a grilling station, these family apartments located within Stella Maris Resort are minutes away from the children's pool and the waterpark with sprinklers, slides and all kinds of fun water effects. Lots of available activities, excursions and adventure will keep even the liveliest of families entertained through the day (if the beach is not the only option). You could cycle into the rolling hills of Istria, visiting picturesque villages and quaint taverns, adore the landscape or get a boat and explore north and south from your location. Beaches are Blue Flag clean and beautiful. Great fitness classes might inspire your family to pursue Zumba, Pilates and weight training and return from holiday in better shape than when you left.
Great location, poor condition
Reviewed By kovacsjanosWe stayed at the end of July with the family of 4. Pros: Location is great. Incredible sunsets on the beach and the marina, despite the numerous hotels and camping using the beach (even people not staying in these hotels were coming to this beach) there was plenty of room, you could keep a distance to other vacationers. Pools are crowded, though, the indoor pool was more quiet. Plenty of sunbeds on the beach. Relatively few mosquitoes. The weather was perfect, even under the rain showers we could relax on the spacious balcony. Friendly room service (cleaning and maintenance). We had a traditional Balkans hospitality: the staff was very friendly, and regardless of the challenges they had at the end of the day the problems were solved. ie: the sofa bed collapsed when we tried to open it, and 1 cleaning lady, 1 security guard and 2 maintenance guys were needed to have it fixed up, also the lock was in such a poor condition we could not close our doors. Btw there are no keycards but old fashioned keys to the door. Separate and strong air conditioning for living room and bedroom Great department store at the resort: you can buy anything you need in the Konzum store. To be improved: Worn down furniture and rooms. The beds, sofas and bathrooms were in unacceptable condition. (I’d recommend the management to try sleeping on the sofa bed for a week, they would regret all their sins). The bathroom was last refurbished in the mid 90s, and you can see it. There’s an electric water heater INSIDE the shower, it’s trilling to shower with the chilling risk of electricity) Front desk. The staff at the reception is unfriendly and not guest focused. One example: we had half board, and according to the website of the hotel you can exchange your half board to a discount at the ala cart restaurant at the reception. They refused to help, and reacted hostile to the request, claiming that they never heard of this offer, and sent me off to deal with the restaurant staff, who of course could not help. Parts of the garden was not maintained, causing a lot of debris and mess in your room as you walk in and out. The dry leaves were not collected during our stay, also trash thrown away by random people was not collected. Other parts of the garden were kept groomed and tidy. Very basic kitchen. You can do the minimal cooking, but bring every special tool you might need if you want to cook. Noisy bedroom. We stayed in one of the Sirena Premium Apartments and the bedroom was going on the main road which was very noisy even in the night. No free parking. We were charged for parking despite free parking is advertised at the hotel’s website. Not much of a cost but leaves a bitter taste. We were invoiced in EUR, but charged in Kunas upon paying the invoice, so bring Kunas or be prepared for exchange fees if paying with your card. I had to exchange the cost of my stay twice because of this, adding a couple of per cent unexpected cost to the stay. Half board (Amfora restaurant): bottomline: doesn’t worth it. Breakfast was very poor and monotonous, even basic vegetables like tomatoes, salad were missing which is totally not understandable in the summertime Dinner was tasteless and lack of variety in the first 3 days of our stay, then a complete change: seafood was on the menu, fresh fruits and interesting desserts. Still it’s worth considering skipping the half board and test when you arrive if it’s up to your expectations. Pizza slices are the last resort for the dinner, with constant good quality Waiters are friendly, taking away dirty plates as soon as you put down your fork. There’s a large terrace where you can eat outside. Room tips: Avoid two bedroom suites. These are located at the two ends of the building, both are noisy and have high traffic Book the Sirena Premium Apartments on the ground floor with spacious balcony and sea view. Rooms above the ground level have no sea view because of the trees. Some of the apartments have smaller terraces than the others, but priced the same.
7. Apartments Polynesia Plava Laguna
Overall Ratings
3 based on 653 reviews
The Polynesia apartments are the last in a long line of beach hotels/apps on the Umag seafront. Spacious and modest with a lovely terrace or balconies, they provide easy access to the paved or pebble beach located around a beautiful bay. Plenty of playgrounds, so there's one close to your apartment, no matter where you are. The pool is nice and big, and there’s also a shallow one with fountains for the kids. You can find natural rocky beaches up and down the coast, in 10-15 minutes. The surroundings have everything for a pleasant stay: mini golf, restaurants, shops, bars, ice cream, massage parlours, watersports and sports rentals. The famous Umag ATP tennis stadium is very close. You can start your day with a yoga or aqua aerobics class, and keep moving till the sun sets: swimming, Zumba, Pilates, cycling, paddle boat, diving school, parasailing - have some dinner served with a beautiful sunset, then go to Umag for clubbing (it is 10 km away, which is 40 minutes walk along the seas
Terrible accomodation
Reviewed By MiroslavH_SKWe stayed there in Apartments Polynesia for 5 nights, with 3 children. We slept in Bungalow for 5 people, room No. 934. The bungalow it self was good located, close to the sea side in the first row, in a quiet area, in a shadow, which is necessary when there is no air condition. The accommodation would desperately need some investment and renovation. Everything is pretty old, very used and not working.(see pics) As children said at the arrival, inside it smells like somewhere in the cellar!(dank air hit you) You can not open the door to bedroom cause its two small and bed is there. You can see mold everywhere in the bathroom. Toilet is leaking when flushing, water tap is missing the water regulator so water splashes on you. Right after the arrival when leaving some food in the kitchen, it was suddenly full of ants! Every chair inside or outside is different... the whole accommodation is outdated!!! Too much money for this kind of room! Food in general was good, but as the complex is quite big, many apartments and people, be ready for mass of tourists during breakfast and dinner, its problem to find a place to sit sometimes and you are almost fighting for food and standing in the queues! Just grab what is available at that moment and eat, especially for dinner, when there is only 2 hours time window for all the hundreds of people to come and eat. There should longer time for the dinner, not only two hours! Positive things were the evening entertainment for children and adults and willingness of the personnel. Also the resort it self has good location and lot of greenery. Also the beach with blue flag is nothing special, there is a mud at the bottom and when there is more people it looks like a dirty lake, not a clear Croatian sea. Also you can find there trash/rubbish on the beach, as looks like nobody is cleaning it regularly ( e.g. some plastics, one shoe, swimming trunks...) Better to use near by public beaches... And definitely, if you decide for this resort, I would suggest to go for more expensive Katoro Apartments instead... we wanted to change for these after the first night, but it was fully booked.... Our friends who were there with us, they had also outdated small apartment and the ground floor without any terrace or balcony, overlooking the parking lot and other houses, terrible...
8. Allegro Sunny Hotel by Valamar
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 299 reviews
FUN AND SPORT PACKED HOTEL OFFERING THE BEST OF RABAC Located in the green oasis of the Sv. Andrea peninsula in Rabac, the family-oriented Allegro Sunny Hotel & Residence are ideal for a family holiday as well as guests in search of an active holiday in nature. Scents of pine trees and Mediterranean flora fill its bright rooms while floor to ceiling windows ensure spectacular views. The hotel offers an abundance of recreational activities as well as services and facilities for bike enthusiasts. All guests have the hotel's outdoor pool, lobby bar and show-cooking restaurant at their disposal. NEW - Sunny Breakfast & Lunch – in hotel restaurant you can enjoy extended breakfast and early lunch from 8 AM until 2 PM with soft drinks included during meals - Valfresco 24/7 - throughout the day, you can benefit from the Valfresco vitrine food display cabinet with a wide choice of sandwiches, salads and desserts - Sunny Lounge bar with terrace - Pool bar with comfortable lounge area - Digital library and Chill & Play zone - our hotel lobby offers digital books, board and fun games, as well as a lobby bar - Wow Wow Pet Friendly holiday – in-room amenities for pets (snack, toy, bowl, pet destination guide) available in selected rooms as of 01.05.2022 - pets allowed at extra charge (upon prior request) - location close to the sea - family rooms and studios - comprehensive service for cyclists (bike hotel) - outdoor pool and children's pool with seawater - pebbly beaches (100 m from the hotel) - Valamar Experience Concierge
Mass production
Reviewed By royalroadresidenceIt is very big hotel with poor services. Our room was smelling so bad, the carpet and the room in general is very old, everything very used and it smells bad. Breakfast and dinner was ok, nothing special, more like it is cheap and every day the same. Drinks for breakfast is just unbelievable bad. During dinner time you pay for drinks - just for your info water is for 30kn while the same bottle in the hotel shop is for 7. There are no fridges in the room, so you can’t even store your waters which is not very comfortable when you are in the beach hotel. Cleaning was sad. Our sink was clogged from the day one when we arrived. Only last day they cleaned it when we asked them to do so (although housekeeper was visiting our room every day). Check out is the slowest I have ever seen, waiting 45 minutes for the invoice and reception is empty, I was the only one who was waiting there. I asked them to send it by email but I was rejected. To summarize, I don’t think we will be back here. Disappointing!
9. Apartments Katoro Plava Laguna
Overall Ratings
3 based on 148 reviews
Three star family apartments in Umag, Croatia Enjoy holidays at the heart of Istrian west coast. Spacious Stella apartments are tucked away within a quiet, wooded landscape, yet close to everything the Stella Maris Resort has to offer. Designed with your perfect family holiday in mind, apartments Stella boast a swimming pool with a sundeck, open concept living rooms and spacious master bedrooms. You'll love it here. Every comfort is considered, from a fantastic location, to fully equipped kitchens, mere minutes away from playgrounds, beach, sports and entertainment - just take your pick. Of course, you'll want to go cycling, just let us know how many bikes you need, and they'll be ready for your departure, along with a picnic basket for the entire family.
Great family resort
Reviewed By PrebendahlThis is our second stay in Sol Katoro. This time we had one of the superor Apartments with a view of the bay and pool arera. The atmosphere is Nice and calm. The perfect spot for children to have fun and for adults to enjoy themselves. The city of Umag is full of nice restaurants, and though it is 4 km away it is easy to reach with the frequent trains driving all day long. Definetly worth a visit
10. Resort Petalon
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 158 reviews
The green Mediterranean oasis of Petalon hides under a roof of pine trees, occupying a small peninsula right across from Vrsar, with nice rocky beaches surrounding it. Spend your holidays in style with a great view and a lot to do.
Everything was great
Reviewed By Bobina_BlobStayed in Petalon for an extend period. The staff was friendly and helpful and the rooms were tidy and cleaned regularly. Surrounding area is gorgeous. Location is ideal, short walk/drive from the nearby town of Vrsar.
