We booked hotel Jakov after our precious holiday to Rabac in Croatia with TUI was cancelled less than 48 hours in advance. Due to being pregnant and having a doctors note with the date and country we were flying to we had to find somewhere else in Croatia for the same dates. Now I am a fussy traveller, but we came across one holiday that would work with Jet2 Holidays, this gem of a hotel came up, Hotel Jakov which is part of the Amadria Park Resort. The initial reviews looked good so we went for it! It’s an hour away from Split airport and an easy transfer. Check in was busy but quick and rooms were ready for us on arrival. My only grudge about the arrival is that the car park for the hotel was so busy a coach can’t get down to the entrance which meant on arrival and departure you have to walk with all your case from/to hotel Ivan and in the heat this was not pleasant (especially when you are pregnant and with two young children) A mini pick up with their buggy cars would have been lovely. The hotel was spotless, always being cleaned throughout our stay. The rooms very lovely, well presented, looked after, clean and modern. The boys loved the bunk beds, the shower room was brilliant and we lucked out with a wonderful view of the pool and sea! There was a chargeable mini bar if desired, plenty of toiletries restocked daily and air con in the room. We even had a bottle of complimentary water and box of chocolates on arrival to the room. The resort is huge and It took a day or so for us to explore and get to grips with where everything was. It was lovely walking around it each evening whilst dinner was going down. The pools across all the hotels looked beautiful. Word of warning if travelling with children, only ring/doughnut inflatables are allowed in the pool. Not lilos or inflatable animals etc so don’t waste your money on these. The great thing is though that you don’t have people reserving sun beds from early hours! The pool opens at 9am and if you want a bed you can find one no problem at any point in the day. There were a few people who put towels down for the whole day to only use the beds for an hour but this was a minority. The pools were particularly busy in the afternoon but not chaotic and a lovely touch with complimentary champagne and watermelon brought around in the late afternoon each day. (Would be lovely to have had a non alcoholic option for those who do not drink or are pregnant like myself). There is a pirate mini golf, a land train and light up bumper cars on the resort (we didn’t use as a little pricey and our small ones wouldn’t appreciate). They have an open air cinema on the beach every evening, we went twice and this was a major hit with our boys, a wonderful experience. There was ample entertainment for all, we went to the children’s mini disco on a few occasions as well as the kids parade/party. Always lots of entertainment in the Mediterranean square, live bands, dancers, fire performers etc. Lots of places to
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