THE BEST PLACE FOR FAMILY ADVENTURES AND RELAXATION ON THE COAST OF ISTRIA Croatia has become one of the most popular holiday destinations for people from Germany: with its pebble beaches, clear-blue sea water and stunning nature, it is an ideal place for your next summer holiday. The best hotel for families with children – according to the Trip Advisor Traveller Choice Award 2019 – is the Maistra’s Family Hotel Amarin in Rovinj, on the west coast of Istria. TEXT: JESSICA HOLZHAUSEN I PHOTOS: FAMILY HOTEL AMARIN
Small alleyways lead from the towering church in the old city centre towards the seaside promenade that stretches all the way to the beaches on the southeast of Rovinj. The historic town on the Istrian peninsula is one of the most romantic locations on the Adriatic coast and a great destination for family seaside holidays, too. Here, the Maistra Hospitality Group has one of its Maistra Select brand flagship hotels, the Family Hotel Amarin. For more than 50 years, Maistra has been providing high-quality tourism experiences in Croatia’s most beautiful regions. Situated at the end of the Rovinj seaside promenade, the Family Hotel Amarin is sheltered under pine trees on a green peninsula and 46 | Issue 87 | November 2021
most of the rooms have a magnificent view over either the old city of Rovinj or the sea. The Croatian Studio Up originally designed the hotel with 280 elegant rooms and suites over four floors. The double beds have a clever
design that allows guests to pull out a child’s bed at each side in the evening and store it away when it is not used during the day. Children and families were the focus right from the beginning, after all: normally, check-ins can be very boring for kids, but at Hotel Amarin, children are greeted with the so-called blu net installation, where they can jump about after being stuck in a car or plane for hours. While doing so, they will also get a first glance at the indoors and the garden pool. A SAFE SPACE FOR LITTLE ADVENTURERS The beautiful outdoors is dominated by a magnificent Mediterranean garden with new-generation playgrounds, which have been awarded multiple times at a European and world level. Children can explore various slides or climb ropes and, since the whole ground is car free, it is very safe to do so, while parents can relax at the nearby pool. The Amarin Kids Club has a varied programme for children, accurately developed for four different age groups. The variety of schools and classes makes sure that the hol-
