Family Hotel Amarin
Family Hotel Amarin is a purpose-built four-star family hotel on a wooded peninsula just south of Rovinj, on the Istrian coast of Croatia. It opened in 2016 and was designed around children from the ground up, from the climbing net in the lobby to a kids' club that takes babies from newborn. Full board is standard, there are seven pools indoors and out, and the old Venetian town of Rovinj is a short shuttle or water-taxi ride away.
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Is it worth it?
The quick read before the detail: who it suits, what a full-board booking includes and where to set your expectations.
Family Hotel Amarin is built around young children rather than adapted for them, and that's the reason to choose it. The kids' club runs in four age bands from newborn upwards, with a science lab for the 7 to 11s and sports and music schools folded into the price, and families single it out year after year as the best they've used in Croatia. Full board covers a large, functional buffet, and the indoor pool complex stays heated and open all year, which makes the hotel an option outside high summer too. It's a big place, fully booked and loud in July and August, and it leans toward under-12s more than teenagers. The beach is pebble and rock rather than sand, and the standard rooms are tight for a family of four, so the room you pick and the month you go both matter here.
Best for
You want a hotel built around young children, with a kids' club from newborn, full board, a heated indoor pool for all year and Rovinj Old Town a short ride away.
Maybe not for
You're after a quiet couples' hotel, a sandy beach or a calm week in the peak of summer when it's full and busy.
Best ages
Babies upwards, and strongest for under-12s. There's a Baby Club from newborn and clubs by age band up to 17, though the hotel skews younger than its teenagers.
What stands out
The Ultramarine Kids Club, with a science lab for 7 to 11s and sports and music schools included in the stay.
What to check
Whether any à la carte meal is included in your board, and a room big enough for your family, since the standard rooms are tight for four.
Where is it?
On a green peninsula about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Rovinj Old Town, in Istria on Croatia's Adriatic coast.
Quick facts for families
What the resort is like
The design, the scale, how you get around with a pram and the wider Amarin peninsula it sits on.
The full name is the Maistra Select Family Hotel Amarin, at Val de Lesso 5 in Rovinj, reachable directly on +385 52 800 250 or by email at [email protected]. Maistra Select is the premium arm of Maistra, a big Croatian hotel group, and the Amarin is its flagship family hotel, purpose-built and opened in 2016. It holds 280 rooms in total, 276 rooms and 4 suites, and it fills even in the off-season with Croatian families who use it year-round.
What sets it apart is that the children were the starting point for the design, not an afterthought. The first thing a child sees on walking in is a three-storey blue climbing net in the lobby atrium, with netting on the upper floors, a slide between them and a café kiosk and adults' seating at the base. Rooms have peg-board headboards children rearrange with coloured pegs, the buffet has a lower children's counter, and the whole layout is geared to families. It's large, modern and busy rather than a quiet retreat, and in July and August it's fully booked and loud. Families wanting calm are better off in the shoulder months.
Getting around is easy with a pushchair, which isn't a given on the Adriatic. The lobby drops to the lower floor by a ramp rather than stairs, and you can move from the ground floor to the fourth without a single step, so a pram goes everywhere. Paths through the grounds are flat and paved, and the beach is a level 50 metres away. Rooms for guests with disabilities are available, and the hotel has a lift and step-free access throughout. The rooms are well kept for a four-star, though one 2024 guest found the corridor carpets tired and due a refresh, a detail newer reviews don't echo.
Guests wear an electronic bracelet for the stay. It works as the room key, opens the gates in the resort perimeter and acts as a charge account for extras. Children's bracelets can't charge to the room or open the gates without an adult, and a teenager's needs a parent's permission to leave on their own, which gives parents a useful measure of control. The hotel is one of three separate places on the Amarin peninsula: this Family Hotel, the neighbouring Amarin Resort of self-catering apartments and the Amarin Campsite. They share the beach and some sports facilities, but they're distinct products, so it's worth being clear which one you're booking.
Every restaurant and bar
What full board covers, the five food and drink venues one by one, and where the extra costs sit.
Full board is the standard: breakfast, lunch and dinner, all served at the main Marvelus buffet. Soft drinks on tap from the touch-screen dispensers dotted around the hotel are included, serving water, orange, apple and multivitamin juice. What isn't included is alcohol, specialty coffee, the same soft drinks bought at the bars rather than the dispensers, the à la carte restaurants, equipment hire and spa treatments. The first meal on arrival is lunch, from 12:30 to 14:30, and on departure day full board ends with breakfast.
Marvelus is the all-day buffet and the heart of the hotel's dining, with a continental and Mediterranean spread across breakfast, lunch and dinner. Children serve themselves from a lower-height counter, and there's a baby corner where staff prepare fresh purées from selected fruit and vegetables, open overnight with a kettle and microwave. High chairs are throughout, an electronic robot trolley with cat-ear lights roams the room collecting dishes and delighting younger children, and there's live music some evenings. Near the entrance a staffed children's area lets little ones play, or eat with an attendant, while parents finish. It's a big room that seats a full hotel, so it can be loud and the tables sit close together at peak times. Families rate the food as plentiful and varied rather than fine dining, which is a fair read of a functional four-star buffet.
Lovor Real Grill is an à la carte grill open in the summer season, built around local, seasonal produce with sunset views. There's no confirmed children's menu, so it suits families with older children happy to wait for cooked-to-order food, and it's normally charged on top of full board. Marsea is the other summer à la carte spot, set under the pines with a view across to Rovinj Old Town and pitched as a lighter, quicker lunch or a break during a beach day. It's normally a separate charge too.
Tuffo Splash Bar sits on a terrace beside the outdoor children's pool and water slide, so you can watch the children from the bar over cocktails, soft drinks and snacks. The Welcome Bar is the lobby arrival bar next to the climbing net, good for smoothies and casual drinks with a view to the old town, and it doubles as the café kiosk.
How the food and the extras work
The Marvelus buffet is walk-in for every meal and covered by full board. Lovor Real Grill and Marsea are à la carte and generally at extra cost; some longer stays have included one à la carte meal, so check what your board covers when you book. The dispenser coffee is repeatedly rated poor, so the lobby café kiosk is where to go for a proper coffee, charged separately. There's no formal dress code, just family-casual. Families with a food allergy or a dietary requirement should contact the hotel in advance: parents have flagged limited allergen options for children and unclear pork labelling. One reviewer also mentioned seagulls helping themselves from outdoor terrace plates, which comes with any Adriatic seafront.
The rooms
Every room type and which suits your family, then the seven pools and the beach.
The official range runs to eight room types plus the Amarin Suite, spanning 28 to 74 sq m, all with a balcony and most of the family rooms connecting to each other by doors. Individual room sizes vary within that range, so the table gives the family layouts you choose between rather than a square-metre figure for each.
| Room | Sleeps | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Room | 2 adults | One double bed, one bathroom and a forest view rather than the sea, so it stays quiet. A couples’ room, not set up for children. |
| Standard Room, 1 extra bed | 2 adults + 1 child | A double with one extra bed, for a couple travelling with one child. |
| Standard Room, 2 extra beds | 2 adults + 2 children | A double with two trundle beds that fold away under it. The main family room, though floor space is tight for four once both trundles are out. |
| Premium Family Room | 2 adults + up to 4 children | Two connecting standard rooms, for up to four children aged to 13, with two bathrooms, two balconies and a sea view. One of the two rooms to book if you want two proper sleeping spaces. |
| Grand Room | 2 adults + 1 child | Two twin beds and a sofa bed, one shower, a larger balcony and a sea view. More space for a smaller family, with a child aged to 13. |
| Grand Family Room | 2 adults + up to 4 children | Two connecting Grand Rooms with two sofa beds, two bathrooms, two balconies and a sea view, for up to four children aged to 13. The largest room short of the suite. |
| Amarin Suite | 2 adults + up to 2 children | The largest room, with a main double, a long, thin balcony and a pull-out sofa the children share rather than having their own beds. |
For a family of four, the room you book makes the difference between comfortable and cramped. A Standard Room with two extra beds works, and each child gets their own bed, but with both trundles pulled out the floor is tight, and one family found their side beds poor quality. The step up is a proper one: the Premium Family Room and the Grand Family Room are each two connecting rooms with two bathrooms and two balconies, so the children can sleep apart from you, and the Grand Family Room is the largest short of the suite. The Amarin Suite is the biggest single room, but the children share a pull-out sofa rather than having their own beds, so being the largest doesn't automatically make it the best for two children of different ages. Every room has free Wi-Fi, a phone, a smart satellite TV, a stocked minibar you pay for, a safe, a bath or shower, a hairdryer, air conditioning, heating and an SOS alarm. Room service runs from 07:00 to 22:00.
Pools and water features
There are seven pools in all, four outdoors and three indoors, plus three whirlpool tubs. The outdoor set sits next to the hotel in a landscaped area: a 300 sq m children's pool at 0.6 m deep with a water slide, which is the main outdoor draw for families; a 200 sq m adults' pool at 1.8 m with hydromassage jets; a 200 sq m lazy river at 1.3 m with floats; and a 30 sq m baby pool at just 0.2 m with sprinklers. All four are unheated and open seasonally, roughly spring to autumn, and not before the weather warms up. One guest arriving in late April found them still closed with no warning, so if you're travelling outside high summer, plan around the indoor pools instead.
The indoor complex, part of the Marwell spa, is heated to 30 to 32°C and open all year, themed on Istria's underground caverns. It holds a 200 sq m adults' pool at 1.3 m with hydromassage jets, a 15 sq m baby pool just 15 cm deep and a children's pool of approximately 118 sq m running from 0.7 to 1.2 m with two slides and interactive toys. The children's pool gets deep at one end, so a younger child needs armbands or a float there. Three whirlpool tubs sit in the indoor thermal zone. Use of the indoor pool zone is included for hotel guests. Sunloungers and parasols are part of the room price at the outdoor pools and on the beach, though in high season they go early, so it pays to claim a spot in the morning.
The beach
The beach runs for more than a kilometre and held a Blue Flag in 2026, the award for water quality and facilities. It's pebble, rock and concrete sunbathing decks rather than sand, with pine trees for shade and showers along it, and it was recently landscaped. The sea itself gets high marks: families consistently describe a gradual slope into clear, shallow water that suits toddlers paddling. It's the underfoot approach that needs preparing for, so water shoes or strap sandals are worth packing for everyone. The nearest named beach, Valdaliso, is 50 metres from the hotel.
Down at the beach hut you can take out stand-up paddleboards, kayaks and other gear, some free and some for hire, and there are inflatable water-park structures moored offshore for confident swimmers. Banana and doughnut rides and jet ski hire run from the neighbouring Amarin Resort for an extra charge, and there's a beach volleyball court.
Babies and toddlers
The kids' club from newborn, the baby kit, and everything that fills a family day on resort.
The most distinctive thing about the Amarin, by Adriatic standards, is that it takes the very youngest children. Most family hotels on this coast start their clubs at three or four; here the Baby Club runs from newborn to just under three. That under-three provision is the hotel's real point of difference.
A baby and child kit comes on request at no extra charge, and you can ask for it before you arrive so it's waiting in the room: a cot, a pram to borrow, a monitor, a bottle warmer and kettle, a changing table, portable and freestanding baby baths, a potty, potty-training toilet seats and step stools for the sink. Baby food is well handled too, with purées available at every à la carte restaurant and bar. At Marvelus there's a staffed baby food station where you choose fresh fruit and vegetables and staff purée them on the spot, and a separate baby corner with its own kettle and microwave, open overnight for a fresh purée, cereal or a jar. Nappies are stocked at the on-site changing stations.
The kids' club itself, the Ultramarine Kids Club, is the feature families come back praising, and it runs in age bands from newborn to 12, each with a weekly theme running through its activities. The Baby Club, from newborn to just under three, mixes creative workshops with motor-skill practice, storytelling, roleplay, obstacle courses, rhythm games, a treasure hunt and sand play. The Mini Club, for 3 to just under 7, adds STEM workshops, children's yoga, face-painting, a ninja-warriors course, "little scouts" and "little botanists" sessions, team games, bike rides, old-fashioned playground games and its own science workshops and treasure hunt. Themed weeks run through the year across the clubs, from a culinary week and a colours-and-shapes week to a week of magic, an animal week, a music-and-rhythm week, a sports week and an adventure week, alongside set programmes such as "Life is a Stage" (a children's cabaret), "Marin and His Treasure" (a hunt built around Marin, the hotel's squirrel mascot) and "Protect Planet Earth" (recycling and botany workshops). The Junior Club, for 7 to just under 12, is the one reviewers rave about. Alongside creative workshops, children's yoga, face-painting, messy play, video games and RC car racing, it runs a science lab covering chemistry and physics experiments, microscopy, robotics with Dash robots and Lego We Do, the solar system, optical illusions, slime-making, botany and sustainable energy, plus a DJ workshop, an escape room, a "Crazy Scientist" session and a children's cabaret, with the week themed around the science lab. The upper limit for the Kids Club is 12; the Teen Club is a separate thing again, for 12 to 17, running a DJ workshop, a photo and video workshop, virtual reality, creative workshops, Games Room tournaments, science workshops, Lego Mindstorm, RC car racing and graffiti, centred on a PlayStation 5 programme featuring Fortnite, FIFA 23, Call of Duty, Spider-Man, Sackboy, Assassin's Creed and No Man's Sky. Alongside the clubs, the Amarin Schools run by age group: football, tennis, swimming, gymnastics and dance for 4 to 7 year olds; football, tennis, gymnastics, dance, sewing, drone flying, piano and guitar for 8 to 11 year olds, plus sailing at extra charge; and drone flying and sewing for 12 to 17 year olds, again with sailing at extra charge. Every school is included in the stay apart from sailing, which is arranged individually and charged extra.
The clubs open 09:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 20:00, with the connected Games Room, holding gaming devices and ping pong, staying open to 21:00 (a parent needs to sign a permission form before a child can play any 16-rated game with blood content); the swimming school runs all year, while the full four-club programme is confirmed for the summer, so contact the hotel about the off-season schedule. Children register at the club info desk, and socks or slippers are needed inside rather than bare feet or outdoor shoes. Under-7s must be collected by a parent or guardian; a child of 7 or over can leave alone only if a parent gives permission at drop-off. Staff wear name tags showing the languages they speak and are described as multilingual with good English, which eases things for children arriving from all over. There are free drink dispensers outside the clubs for the children, and equipment to borrow from the desk, from balls and table tennis bats to scooters, bikes and tricycles for up to an hour, with bikes allowed outside the club area for that hour too. The Kids Wellness Zone in the Marwell spa adds treatments for children and teens, parent-and-child treatments and mini manicures and pedicures with child-safe polishes, all for a charge, alongside massages for mums-to-be. The children's gym, with age-appropriate equipment near the indoor pool, is included.
On resortThings to do
There's a full daily programme for every age. For adults it covers pilates, yoga, Tabata, circuit training, HIIT, running, step aerobics, balance-board work and power and Nordic walking. Whole-family sessions run bike rides, aqua aerobics, Zumba, pool games, football, basketball, table tennis, beach volleyball, table football, a telescope session and an escape room. The evenings bring a mini disco, children's cabaret, a talent show, quizzes, a mini carnival and themed nights, with an illusionist, clown show, DJ night or live music outdoors, and an animated movie every night after the entertainment.
Outside, several playgrounds are set through the Mediterranean gardens, including a spider-web climbing net and a rubber-strip trampoline pit, with musical toys along the beach path. A games room, a science corner and a cinema room for rainy days sit beside the Junior and Teen clubs. The adult gym has Precor cardio and resistance equipment and staff on hand, and it's included, as is the children's gym.
The Marwell Wellness and Spa, open 08:00 to 21:00, adds a thermal zone for over-16s that's included for guests: Finnish, aroma and bio saunas, a steam bath, cooling pools, a Kneipp path, experience showers and a relax area. Facial, body, nail and massage treatments using 45 Degrees organic products, inspired by Istria's botanical gardens, are charged on top, and the official site carries downloadable spa and kids-spa price lists, which are the place to check current costs. On the sports side, the multipurpose court, beach volleyball, table tennis, the fitness centre, hiking and jogging trails and an hour's bike loan are all included, while the six clay and two hard tennis courts, jet ski, banana and doughnut rides, paddleboard and kayak hire and sailing are shared with the neighbouring Amarin Resort and cost extra.
Beyond the resortThe area and days out
The hotel sits on a low, green peninsula in a Mediterranean pine park, largely self-contained, with a shop about 150 metres away and the neighbouring Amarin Campsite holding a supermarket and the water-taxi jetty. The nearest pharmacy is about 2 miles (3 km) away in Rovinj town centre.
Rovinj Old Town is the location's headline. A Venetian-era town on its own little peninsula, with terracotta roofs climbing to a cathedral spire, it's among the most photogenic places on the Adriatic and makes a proper evening out. The one thing to know is that the old town's interior is steep, winding cobblestones, near impossible with a pushchair; the flat waterfront promenade is fine, and a small tourist train runs the seafront. Getting there without a car is easy: a free hotel shuttle runs into Rovinj, and a water taxi crosses from the campsite jetty next door, a quick and scenic ride, with the fare best checked on the day. A hire car isn't essential for a resort-based stay, given how self-contained the hotel is, but it makes day trips easier.
Those day trips are one of the location's strengths. Aquacolors near Poreč, about 19 miles (30 km) away, is Croatia's largest waterpark, open roughly late May to early September, with toddler zones and free entry under 90 cm. Pula, about 24 miles (38 km) off, has a first-century Roman amphitheatre and a family aquarium, a manageable half-day. The Brijuni Islands National Park is about 12 miles (20 km) to the Fažana ferry, then a short crossing to a mini-train safari past deer, zebras and peacocks; under-7s travel free but still need a ticket, and prices vary by season, so check the park's own site. Further afield there's Istralandia waterpark near Novigrad and the scenic Lim Channel about 12 miles (20 km) north for boat tours and seafood, with direct boat excursions running from Rovinj harbour, including to Brijuni. For the wider region, its beaches and when to go, see our Istria guide.
Loves and gripes
What families come back praising and what frustrates them, how it compares, the journey and the weather.
What families love
- A hotel built around children first, from the interactive rooms to the overnight baby corner and the lobby climbing net.
- The Ultramarine Kids Club, with its science lab, sports and music schools, called the best many families have used.
- The full-board buffet, described as plentiful and good, with a children's counter and the robot trolley a hit with little ones.
- The indoor and outdoor pools, and a heated indoor complex that makes the off-season work.
- The electronic bracelet system, which gives parents control and older children a room key of their own.
- Year-round opening and off-season value, with Croatian families returning even in winter.
- The pushchair-friendly design, with ramps throughout and a level 50 metres to the beach.
- Friendly, multilingual staff with good English.
Common gripes
- Standard rooms are tight for a family of four once both trundle beds are out.
- The beach is pebble and rock, not sand, so water shoes are needed underfoot.
- In high season the sunloungers go early and need claiming in the morning.
- The hotel leans toward under-12s; teenagers have their own club and a PlayStation 5, but the feel is younger.
- Noise and busyness at peak, with corridors loud near the lifts, some guests mentioning teenagers running and shouting in the evenings, and the air conditioning stretched on the hottest nights; one reviewer suggests asking for a room at the end of a corridor.
- The outdoor pools stay shut outside the warmer months, which caught out one early-season guest.
- Alcohol and specialty coffee cost extra, the à la carte restaurants usually do too, and the dispenser coffee is rated poor.
- Limited allergen options for children and unclear pork labelling, flagged by more than one guest.
The scores back the sentiment up. On Booking.com the hotel holds 9.5 out of 10 from more than 3,900 verified reviews, with a Guests' Choice badge, and it sits at number five of 49 Rovinj hotels there. On TripAdvisor it scores 4 out of 5 and ranks fourth of 25 hotels in Rovinj, and the family site familyhotel.org lists it at 9.5. The Telegraph, Time Out and Lonely Planet have all reviewed it, and Mumsnet has covered it warmly, so its family reputation is long-standing rather than new.
Against the alternativesHow it compares
Against the other Istrian family hotels, the Amarin is the benchmark. Valamar Tamaris near Poreč is more budget-accessible, but the Amarin's kids' club is richer in science and STEM content and its indoor pool is larger. Valamar Girandella at Rabac gives you a different, Kvarner-coast setting, though the Amarin's educational club reputation is stronger. If you'd rather a kitchen and more space, the neighbouring Amarin Resort offers self-catering apartments on the same peninsula and beach, with a lighter club programme. In Dalmatia, the Falkensteiner Diadora near Zadar is the premium family choice, but for Istria the Amarin is the one to beat, and sources from 2017 through to 2026 rate it among the best family hotels in Croatia.
The journey and the seasonGetting there and when to go
The nearest airport is Pula, about 24 miles (38 km) away and roughly a 40-minute transfer, which the hotel can arrange along with car hire. Direct UK flights to Pula run seasonally, usually May to October, with easyJet from Gatwick, Luton, Bristol and Glasgow; Jet2 from Manchester, Birmingham and London; and Ryanair from London and other airports. Routes change year to year, so check when you book. Venice is the alternative way in, about three hours by road or by ferry, useful for a wider choice of flights, though the Rovinj port sits at the edge of the pedestrianised old town, so agree a meeting point with your driver in advance. Other airports within reach include Portorož in Slovenia, about 29 miles (47 km); Trieste in Italy, about 66 miles (107 km); and Rijeka, about 77 miles (124 km).
The hotel runs year-round. July and August are the hottest, busiest weeks and the loudest; June and September are warm and calmer; May is pleasant for sightseeing, though the sea is still cool and the outdoor pools may not be open yet. Outside summer the heated indoor pool and the year-round swimming school keep the hotel worthwhile. Check-in is from 14:30 and check-out is by 11:00, with the facilities open to you until 11:00 on departure day. The family-hotel review site familyhotel.org lists a wider check-in window of 14:30 to 23:59 and check-out of 07:00 to 11:00 rather than one fixed time each way, worth knowing if your flight lands late, and gives the hotel its "User's choice", "For families" and "Accessible hotel" badges. No minimum stay is advertised, so check your dates in the live booking engine. Parking is free on-site under the pines. For UK families, Croatia is in the Schengen area, so it's visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180, your passport must be less than ten years old on arrival and valid for at least three months after you leave, and the biometric Entry/Exit System applies at the border.
When to goWeather
Rovinj has a mild Mediterranean climate, and the western Istrian coast is sheltered from the cold north-easterly bura wind that can drop winter temperatures a few degrees, with sea breezes taking the edge off the summer heat. July and August bring the warmest sea and the most sun; June and September are comfortable with a warm sea and fewer people, the easiest window with young children; the outdoor pools open roughly spring to autumn, while the heated indoor complex swims all year.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low | Rain | Wet days | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5° | 1.5° | 57 mm | 7 | 12° |
| February | 10.5° | 1.5° | 62 mm | 6 | 11° |
| March | 14° | 4° | 55 mm | 6 | 11° |
| April | 18° | 7.5° | 65 mm | 7 | 13° |
| May | 23° | 12° | 77 mm | 8 | 18° |
| June | 27.5° | 16° | 74 mm | 6 | 23° |
| July | 29.5° | 17.5° | 60 mm | 5 | 26° |
| August | 29.5° | 17.5° | 82 mm | 6 | 26° |
| September | 25° | 14° | 123 mm | 8 | 24° |
| October | 20° | 10° | 91 mm | 7 | 20° |
| November | 14.5° | 6.5° | 121 mm | 9 | 17° |
| December | 10.5° | 2.5° | 92 mm | 8 | 14° |
Typical monthly averages from weather-station records. Sea temperature is the open-water figure, so a sheltered bay can feel a degree or two warmer.
Questions
The things families ask most, the official pages worth a look and when this guide was last updated.
Is any à la carte meal included in full board?
Full board covers every meal at the Marvelus buffet. The two à la carte restaurants, Lovor Real Grill and Marsea, are normally charged on top, so ask your operator or the hotel exactly what your board includes before you book.
Can we get a babysitter for an evening out?
Yes, outside the kids’ club’s daytime hours, arranged with 24 hours’ notice for an extra charge. Contact the hotel to book it and confirm the current rate.
Is there a minimum number of nights?
None is published. Check your dates in the live booking engine or with your operator, since minimum stays sometimes apply to peak weeks without being advertised.
Do we really need water shoes on the beach?
Yes. The sea is clear and shelves in gently, but the approach is pebble and rock, so pack water shoes or strap sandals for everyone, toddlers included.
Will the outdoor pools be open when we go?
They’re unheated and open only once the weather warms, roughly spring to autumn, so an early or late trip may miss them. The heated indoor pools stay open all year, so you can swim whenever you visit.
Can the hotel cater for a child’s food allergy?
Contact the hotel before you book. Give them your child’s specific allergy and confirm what they can manage, because the children’s allergen choices and how clearly pork is labelled have both drawn complaints.
How do we reach Rovinj Old Town without a car?
A free hotel shuttle runs into town, and a scenic water taxi crosses from the jetty at the campsite next door. Check the water-taxi fare at the jetty or with reception on the day.
Which room should we book for two children?
A Standard Room with two extra beds fits four but gets tight once both trundle beds are out. For two proper sleeping spaces, look at the Premium Family Room or the Grand Family Room, each two connecting rooms with two bathrooms.
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Useful links
- Family Hotel Amarin: the hotel's own site for rooms, the kids' clubs and what's included.
- GOV.UK Croatia travel advice: entry rules and safety updates before you travel.
- Istria with little ones: our guide to the wider region, its beaches and when to go.
Last updated 16 July 2026.
