Arena Medulin Campsite

The Arena Medulin Campsite has a wonderful location set on the peninsula right next to the harbour and village. We spent three very enjoyable nights in our motorhome on a large pitch within the shade of pine trees. The facilities were excellent. They are very clean with lots of hot water for showers. Site staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The walk around the shoreline had stunning views especially at sunset and the pebble and sand beaches had safe bathing. A short walk into the village provided plenty of bars, restaurants and boat excursions. I should imagine that it is very busy during high season, but now, in low season it had everything you needed for a wonderful relaxing visit to this part of Istria. Thank you very much! Hvala!

First time we’ve been camping as a family for our main vacation. The pitch we chose was pretty good, enough room for a family tent and a shelter. However, we came in late August, towards the end of the season, and occupancy was definitely thinning out. If every pitch nearby had been occupied, I think it would have been quite claustrophobic. Access to the beaches is excellent; both stony and sandy nearby (within 400m we had a choice of probably 4 beaches), great for snorkeling, great for the kids (D4, D7) to play in the sand. Toilet block normally had showers available without too much of a queue (the inside showers had a VERY short (7 second) timer so we found the “outdoor” (not open) showers to be a better bet. But, despite the constant presence of cleaning staff, their (in)effectiveness meant I’d never have showered without flip-flops. AND only 4 cubicles for males in the toilets. Nearly always a queue, even at 06:00. What else was good? Kids’ entertainment was enjoyed by my daughters, barbecue areas were good (I was lucky, but can imagine they get busy/unavailable in higher season) Had little interaction with staff at all, but was loaned the necessary adapter for my electric hook-up free of charge. Appreciated. Mediocre: the supermarket was well stocked, slight premium on beer, wine and juice (expected and accepted), bread, meat, dairy and toiletries seemed to be much more expensive. Bad: two things. One of which was completely outside the control of the campsite: the loud music which started around 23:00 and continued until 04:00 from a nightclub/bar nearby. Second: towards the end of our stay, a tree fell and destroyed at least one tent and damaged a car (no-one was hurt, Alhamdillulah). There was no storm, no wind. I’m prepared to accept this as an Act of God; my wife thinks more care should be taken with the health of the trees, of which there are many at the campsite; providing welcome shade but here, as we can see, also danger. The truth probably lies somewhere within. Would we come back? Probably not, as we don’t return to holiday destinations. Would we recommend this to others? Probably yes, but with the caveats listed.