Best Makarska Hotels With a Pool

A Rooftop View Over the Old Town Roofs

Boutique Hotel Mirjam's rooftop swimming pool sits above central Makarska, paired with a full spa and wellness centre including sauna and fitness room, roughly a two-minute walk from Biloševac Beach. The rooftop setting means views over the town rather than a beach-level pool deck, which suits guests who want the swimming experience itself to feel different from the sea just down the road. An indoor play area and games room give the property a pool-plus option for families too, and the electric vehicle charging station on site is a small but real convenience for anyone driving down from Split for the week.

Romana Beach Resort runs a year-round outdoor swimming pool directly alongside its direct beachfront access, with a separate kids' pool and playground for younger children who aren't ready for open water yet. The aparthotel's family rooms include kitchenettes, useful for a longer pool-and-beach stay where cooking a few meals in saves both money and a restaurant booking. A hot tub and fitness centre round out the property for the adults once the kids are settled, and the on-site restaurant's vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free menu options save a separate hunt for a family with mixed dietary needs.

PLACES Dalmacija by Valamar wraps its pool in a large sun terrace with sun loungers and a dedicated pool bar, positioned next to a pebbly beach and only steps from the seaside promenade into central Makarska. Guests can move between the pool deck and the beach within minutes, and the property's spa corner adds Mediterranean-style massages for anyone who wants to alternate swimming with actual treatment time rather than just lounging, and breakfast served on a sea-view terrace means the pool decision doesn't even have to happen until mid-morning, once the first coffee is done and the day's plan starts to take shape.

Choosing between a rooftop pool, a resort-style pool with a kids' area, and a promenade-side pool with its own bar mostly comes down to whether the view, the family layout, or the beach proximity matters most. Boutique Hotel Mirjam wins on setting, Romana Beach Resort on family practicality, and PLACES Dalmacija by Valamar on being genuinely close to both the pool deck and the pebble shore at once. Whichever the pick, none of the three sit far enough from the Riva promenade to make an evening walk into town feel like an expedition.

The pebble beaches along the Makarska Riviera are comfortable enough once you're in the water, but getting in and out over stones with young children or after a long lunch is exactly the kind of friction a hotel pool removes. Makarska's pool hotels lean into that, building sun terraces and pool bars that work as a genuine alternative to the shore rather than a consolation prize, and several sit close enough to the Riva that a pool afternoon still ends with a walk into town for dinner.