Four-star family hotel that comes with a bunch of cyclist's facilities, like bike parking, repair stations, rentals, guided tours and so on. Near the beach and with a cool waterpark for children.
Family
Open: 03.01 - 19.10.2025
Drinks included with dinner
24.04. - 27.09.
Garden Istra Plava Laguna is a 4 star hotel 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 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 or a waterpark with a 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 wellness center. There are sports programs almost every day, so even with temperatures below 18°C, you'll get professional coaches that will make you sweat - if only so you'd have a reason to soak in a Jacuzzi or sauna right after.
Kids will love it, as Garden Istra has a vibrant kids' program with a clubhouse near the pool complex and nightly entertainment on the terrace.
Hotel Garden Istra Plava Laguna has 293 rooms on 4 floors with an elevator + 198 rooms in a separate facility Residence Garden Istra Plava Laguna. All rooms are air-conditioned and come with a bathroom with a shower/bath and a hairdryer, a free W-Fi connection, a satellite TV, a direct dial telephone and a safe.
Find more about the rooms here.
WiFi internet access
Family program
Animation for adults and children
Sun loungers and parasols by the pool (in limited quantities)
Pool towels
Sun loungers and parasols on the beach (in limited quantities)
Thematic or gala dinner and welcome drink once a week
Dinner drinks ( 24.04.2025.-27.09.2025 ) (juice, water, red and white wine, draught beer)
Bike storage
Restaurants and bars
Swimming pool
ATM
Conference halls
Banquet hall
Children playground
Laundry service (additional charge)
Wellness (additional charge)
Shop selling souvenirs, newspapers and traditional Istrian products
Bike services
Buffet restaurant with show cooking
Breakfast buffet 07-10 h
Dinner buffet 18:30-21 h
Thematic dinner and welcome drink once per week (26.05.-12.09.2025)
Dinner drinks (24.04.-27.09.2025) (juice, water, red and white wine, draught beer)
A la carte restaurant “Istarsko selo”
Lobby bar
Snack bar at the pool (15.06. – 15.09.)
Outdoor swimming pool complex on more levels, with waterfalls and various water attractions with fresh water ( size 950 m2, depth up to 1.35 m) and outdoor swimming pool for children with fresh water (size 200 m2, depth up to 0.40 m)
Aqua park with slides and playground with fresh water (size 1410 m2, depth up to 0.20 m) - open from 15.06. until 15.09.
Indoor swimming pool with fresh water (size 125 m2, depth up to 1.35 m) - closed from 15.06. until 15.09. (except in case of bad weather)
Sun loungers and parasols (free of charge, in limited quantities)
Pool towels (with deposit)
Snack bar by the pool (15.06. – 15.09.)
300 m from the hotel
Rocky, concrete, sandy beach
Sun loungers and parasols (free of charge, in limited quantities)
Showers
Restaurants and bars
Explore beaches in Umag.
The Body Holiday Wellness offer (additional charge):
Sauna park
12 person whirlpool
Sports-medical massage
Half-Olympic size pool (free of charge for guests)
Fitness studio (free of charge for guests)
Relaxation room
Discover wellness center at the hotel Garden Istra Plava Laguna.
Two meeting rooms with capacity for up to 80 people with complete technological equipment and wireless Internet
One large banquet room with capacity for up to 300 people
Find out more about conference halls in hotel Garden Istra.
Free of charge: fitness studio, entertainment sports program with pilates, yoga, pool bike, aqua fit, body workout, spinning
Additional charge: multifunctional courts (football, handball, volleyball, basketball), water sports (diving, sailing, windsurfing, parasailing, banana boat rides, pedal boat, beach canoe, sailboat, canoe, motorboat and rowing boat hire), beach volleyball, diving center, table tennis, Golf Range & Adventure Mini golf (nearby)
Umag Tennis Academy: 26 tennis courts, of which 25 clay and 1 hard court (4 covered clay courts), tennis school (additional charge)
Bike hotel - hotel Garden Istra Plava Laguna offers specialised services for bicycle tourists.
Available: 17.04.-21.04., 29.04.-03.05., 19.05.-12.09.2025.
We take fun seriously! Our Activities & Experience Team will make sure you have the time of your lives, full of new unforgettable experiences to talk about when you return home.
Programmes for kids
PEPI CLUB BABY for children from 8 months to 4 years of age (09.06.-05.09.2025)
PEPI CLUB KIDS (4–8 years) in the morning and afternoon – creative workshops and games, sport etc
PEPI CLUB JUNIOR (9–12 years) in the morning and afternoon
TEENS CLUB (13-17 years) in the morning and afternoon (16.06.-22.08.2025)
Children's evening program
Programmes for adults
Fitness program with pilates, yoga, pool bike, aqua fit, body workout, spinning
Evening programmes
Live music
Animation programmes
Professional show programmes
Observatory - observing the starry sky at night (every Wednesday from 01.07. to 31.08.)
Visit your nearest Istria Experience info point and discover authentic travel programmes, destinations and attractions not to be missed when visiting Istria.
Check out the most popular experiences in the Istria Experience offer:
Tour of ancient Istria (Pula, Rovinj)
Istrian hilltop villages (Grožnjan, Oprtalj, Motovun)
Cape Kamenjak caves kayak tour + snorkeling
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Boat trip to Venice
Aquapark Istralandia or Aquacolors
And much more...
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Very good
1340 reviews
Peter
November, 2022
Hotels.com
perfektes Hotel für einen kurzen AUfenthalt mit Freunden um Sport zu betreiben!
Lucas
May, 2023
While I was at the hotel only a short time, the hotel was very nice. Everything was clean, room was modern and quite big, staff was friendly, and the quality of the food very good for the standard (the pizza was fantastic for hotel standards). The hotel it's not directly by the see but close enough, and it has an in-door swimming pool. Overall recommended.
csabuss
June, 2023
Gyerekbarát szálloda. Medence a legkisebbeknek is. Az ételek finomak es változatosak. Személyzet kedves mosolygós. Közel a tengerpart, fás parkolók.
Hotel Garden Istra
03.01.-19.10.2025
Reception:
0-24h
Check in:
from 14h
Check out:
till 10h
Parking at additional charge.
Pets are not allowed.
Cash payment is only possible at the reception.
Address
Katoro 19, 52470 Umag, Istria, Croatia
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