Girandella Valamar Collection Resort

Quiet hotel for adults only. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The surroundings are neat and clean. Free sunbeds and umbrellas available from the pool to the beach. Lots of natural shade. Free sun towels are available at the pool. The rooms are neat, clean and modernly furnished with plenty of storage space. In the room is a "wine fridge" which is great for cooling both wine bottles and water bottles. You get 2 wine glasses and 2 water glasses too. Breakfast and Brunch are buffet style. For breakfast, there is a classic range of dishes from savory to sweet, as well as warm dishes and fruits. Brunch offers various types of cheeses, meat products (salami, prosciutto, etc.), vegetables, hot dishes (front kitchen) and salads. In the afternoon at 17:00 there is an aperitif, which offers hotel guests finger food and sparkling wine. The only cons is that the food offer is the same every day. At least for Brunch, maybe some dishes could be changed/replaced. Hotel guests have a discount in 2 restaurants, La Pentola and Black and Blue Steakhouse. Discounts can only be redeemed with a prior reservation at the hotel reception.

I absolutely see why this is a travellers choice award. We stayed a couple of weeks ago and had a fantastic time. The cleanliness was unbelievable. We saw staff cleaning every morning, as well as gardeners some days. The whole resort was spotless. The kids wanted to do the floating inflatables assault course every day, we probably should have purchased the week long pass! They also opted to be dragged around behind a speedboat on an inflatable sofa and absolutely LOVED it. We hired bikes from the cycle shop and cycled into Rabac one day. I have NEVER seen clearer, bluer sea water it's a stunning harbour town/fishing port. We also hired quad bikes and had a tour to the local mine led by Andre from the cycle hire shop. He was fantastic. We really enjoyed it. I was nervous beforehand as I hadn't driven one before but he explained everything very clearly and shared lots of interesting local knowledge! The scenery was something else.....a trip into the coal mine fascinating. Needless to say the quad bikes were immaculately clean! We played mini golf a few times too. Finally, the state of the art computer games room was very well designed and my kids enjoyed playing on one of the consoles there for an hour after dinner while my husband and I enjoyed a cocktail overlooking the beach. I also enjoyed the gym and the water aerobics class. We had a sea view family room in the family resort part of the resort. It had two rooms separated with a sliding door and a balcony. It was perfect for us. Impressed with this chain. A very slick outfit. The staff were a real credit to them. We had half board and ate at the restaurants at neighbouring hotels for lunch. Our hotel buffet was good quality and a broad selection. I am vegan but always had options. So, it was my first time in Croatia but hopefully not my last. Totally recommend this resort!!!

There are wonderful reviews on TripAdvisor and Google for this hotel and we were very excited to visit Croatia for the first time. My emails were promptly answered and they were able to make me reservations before we arrived (dinner, spa, etc.) my husband, 6 year old and I decided to stay in the V-Level suites. We also read great things about their kids club. It was strange that on the email confirm it says they will arrange airport pickup but then when I asked they said they didn’t actually have it? This was the case with quite a few things throughout our visit. On arrival we met with the V-Level concierge and got our room 6302. They gave us a map, some vouchers (there are vouchers for everything) and the cart took us to our room. We arrived to a welcome bottle of Prosecco for my husband’s birthday- that was very nice and appreciated. The room and the grounds for the most part (with the exception of some people letting their dogs poop on the path) were immaculately clean. Our room was large and had everything for kids- a step stool in the bathroom and their own toiletries. The layout was weird- 2 showers, 3 sinks and 1 toilet. 2 toilets + 1 shower and 2 sinks would make more sense. I think someone else mentioned this, the AC is standard at 22 then you set it to 19 (lowest) and it never actually gets cold. Every night I have woken up sweaty and uncomfortable because it doesn’t cool down enough during the night. There was a lot of confusion of what is V-Level vs not. You have keycards instead of wristbands to get in and out of everywhere (but Maro suites has Wristbands for their hotel). You can go to your restaurant - only Momenti, but not others. It says on the app you can exchange your meal plan for restaurants in Labin but that’s not told to you at any other point. Why not give us a list of what you actually get when you arrive so it’s not confusing? I think they just need a new communications director to get everything straight on all forms of communication and then send it out. We went to the spa twice, my second treatment with Patricia was amazing. She was phenomenal and it was very affordable 75 minutes for 60 euros, I wish I went every day. At the V-Level pool beach bar Marina was excellent and it was great service. 5* for the Happy Hour from 4pm-5pm. The pool and area were nice but they didn’t have chair service and there was such a limited menu of what they even had at the bar. They had 2 wines, Beer and cocktails. Then for happy hour they had a delicious local bubbly wine, BUT then they didn’t serve it anywhere else in the hotel or sell it at the bar. Why? It made no sense, which leads me to my next issue which by far was the largest issue for us. The food. Breakfast had a few choices on a set menu, but it was the same every day. The dinners at the restaurant were delicious. There were different menus every night but they were more on the fancy side not casual. But if you didn’t like anything on the set menu that night

What an amazing hotel with all the boxes ticked for our family. We are on day 8 out of 10 with our two kids (12&14) and I can't recommend enough. Staying in a junior suite at the family resort which gives the kids their own space. The facilities are excellent, plenty of room at the pool, great beach with water sports...we did the jet ski today. The food is varied and delicious for both adults and kids. The Coldplay tribute last night at the beach club was the best entertainment we've experienced in our holidays. It's a 20 minute walk into Rabac which has some holiday ships and some great bars. We've never come back to the same place twice but we are tempted! Thanks to all the staff.

Stunning resort. Stayed in Designed for Adults part of resort, travelling in UK May half term holiday. Fabulous weather, 23-24 degrees, perfect for lying by pool and just warm enough for a dip in the sea! (very clean pebbly beaches). This is a special place, everything felt excellent quality, clean, modern, luxury, very friendly staff - they could not be more helpful. Very pleasant walk into older part of Rabac, with a selection of bars and restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacy etc. surrounded by very picturesque hilly mountains covered in trees, very lush and green. There is even a little train to hop on and off en route into Rabac! It was the start of the season, so still quiet, which suited us as we had no problem booking tables in restaurants, finding sun loungers and even had the pool almost to ourself some of the time! Absolutely stunning views of the bay and the island Cres from the pool. A very relaxing holiday, with an array of activity options (cycling, scooters, mini golf, paddle boarding, kayaking, diving etc) for the energetic! You will not be disappointed by this resort!

We are returning to Valamar Girandella for several years now. We have stayed in both Maro and Family hotel and both facilities offer a lot of possibilities for an active vacation We would especially like to praise the excellent service: Ladies that take care of the cleanliness of the rooms. Everyone is extremely professional, and the rooms are kept impeccably clean every day. Maro and Marblu restaurants - the restaurant managers (Rafaela and Kristian) and staff are friendly, fast, unobtrusive, and the food offer is diverse for both children and adults. Conscierge Irene - for the speed and kindness in responding to all inquiries.

Our vacation at Valamar Girandella Villas was incredible; we felt awesome, safe, and inspired throughout our stay. Congratulations to the team for making this happen with their attention to detail, hospitality, and friendliness. We can't wait to return to Girandella Villas.

Very beautiful hotel and environmnet surrounded by forest Mountain. Sea is super clean with sandy and stone beaches. Meals are perfect with a Variety of choices and also the services and room very clean and comfortable. We stayed in FamilyGirandella.

Maro Suites 5* - Really lovely modern family hotel. Pros- - impeccably clean. Everywhere, not just rooms but all communal spaces, restaurants, pools. Well done to the team! - family friendly - we stayed in the suites (not the girandella family hotel) and they have a sliding door to the kids room with bunk bed and bed guards on both - little teepee for them to play in, lego! Great kids toiletries provided. Excellent room all round. -when staying at Maro Suites you can use both maro pool which is great for the kids with slides and baby pool, but also use the family hotel's pool which also is great and a nice sea view. -rule of no reserving sunbeds - which was brilliant and so rare. Nothing I hate more than dashing down from breakfast to get a subed ! It was lovely to have a leisurely breakfast then stroll down to the pool and get a sunbed anywhere you like. Cons- - kids didn't like the kids club so wouldn't go. If you are planning on going here to rely on it then don't. The staff do not act enthusiastic at all and dont encourage children to go in. Hardly anyone left their children there. -wine included in all inclusive with your meals is awful !! As in you can hardly drink it. Even the wines to upgrade to were awful. I refrained from drinking anything most of the week! Such a shame as there are some fantastic wine producers in Croatia- think the team need to up their game on this!!! -no dine-around option - so no a la Carte options. They say they do dine around but it's not really dine around as you only receive 30% off. So not worth it when you've already paid for a dinner. I did get sick of the all inclusive buffet restaurant after a few days so it would have been nice to have a couple of other options to try even if you just had the option to use them once or twice during the week. -other guests kept taking the little metal trikes up to their rooms ! So selfish! No efforts made by staff to prevent this. Other than that can't complain we had a fab holiday. :)