Tamarix Residence

This hotel was a little hard to find at first, due to the way addresses work in Croatia. There was ample off-street parking and a little beach nearby. The front desk lady was friendly and helpful - she gave us an excellent restaurant recommendation (Restoran Pumpurela). This place (Vinjerac) has a very chill seaside atmosphere. The hotel is right on the edge of the water, next to a couple of restaurants and a small market. Our room at Tamarix was basically a studio apartment with a kitchen, queen bed, a desk, and a fold-out double bed. It was spacious and clean, with tile flooring throughout. Some quirks of this property: 1) we were located right next to the front desk, so we heard all the conversations and activity; 2) the bathroom did not have an exhaust fan, just a high window that opened into the lobby area; 3) the room AC was remote-controlled and worked wonderfully; 4) there was nowhere to put toiletries in the shower except the floor; 5) we were given an actual metal room key and building key. We enjoyed the 14-hour storm that occurred while we were there - from about 8pm until 10am the next morning, even with the occasional brown-outs. We woke up really early and watched the lightning play across Paklenica/Velebit mountains across the bay, which we explored the day before and after the night we stayed here. Visit Paklenica National Park and the Vecka Kula castle ruins if you stay here. We would happily return for a longer stay.