Valamar Tamaris Resort
A resort pool day to balance the Istralandia slides
About this hotel
Valamar Tamaris Resort spreads across the forested Lanterna Peninsula, within walking distance of five different beach types, with accommodation split between the central hotel building and nearby annex rooms, suites and apartments. The resort's Maro Play zone, spread across more than 1900 square metres, gives younger kids a dedicated outdoor play area separate from the main pools, while the broader entertainment and animation programme runs for both children and adults. Restaurants cover international, Mediterranean and Istrian menus, and the extensive sports grounds include tennis courts and water sports facilities. For a family building a trip around Istralandia, Tamaris works as the rest-day base that keeps the water-holiday energy going without another drive to the park.
- Lanterna Peninsula resort
- Kids' play zone
- Multiple pools and beaches
Our take
This suits families wanting a full resort programme to fill the days between Istralandia visits, especially those with a wide age range who benefit from the separated play zone and broader activity offer. It suits fewer families looking for a quiet, low-key stay, since the resort's scale and entertainment programme lean toward an active, sociable holiday rather than a secluded one.
- ✓Book family rooms or apartments in the annex buildings early if traveling with more than two kids.
- ✓Space your Istralandia visit a few days into the stay so kids have settled into the resort's own rhythm first.
- ✓Check the animation programme schedule on arrival to plan around any activities the kids want to join.
Why we love it
- Dedicated Maro Play kids' zone
- Walking distance to five beaches
- Full entertainment programme
- Water sports facilities on site
Why guests love itWe used Valamar Tamaris as our home base for a week that included one big Istralandia day, and the Maro Play zone became the default the rest of the time, giving our younger child a dedicated space while the older one joined the resort's own activity programme. The walk to the beach through the peninsula's pine trees was a genuinely nice part of the daily routine, not just a means to get to the water. It solved the rest-day problem better than a plain hotel room would have.