Split Family Hotels with Tennis Courts
4 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Split . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Looking for a Split hotel where your kids can hit a few balls before exploring Diocletian's Palace? You have four solid options. Two have proper tennis courts on site (one of them inside a five-star palazzo), one combines a court with table tennis for rainy afternoons, and one offers ping-pong only but sits a five-minute walk from the harbour. None of these are tennis academies. They are family hotels in or just outside Split's old core that happen to have a court for casual play, which is exactly what most parents need on holiday.
Split is a working Dalmatian port that happens to have a Roman emperor's palace as its city centre. Markets, ferry queues, fish restaurants, and stone alleys where kids find the same cats every morning. It's loud, sunny, slightly chaotic, and feels real in a way that polished resort towns don't. Families who like a bit of edge with their beach holiday usually love it.
🎾Why Split Works for Tennis Family Trips
Tennis culture runs deep on the Croatian coast. Goran Ivanisevic grew up here, and his foundation runs courts down the road in Podstrana. Most Split hotels with courts use them gently — they are amenities, not training facilities, which suits parents who want a 30-minute knockabout and a swim afterwards. Court surfaces vary, so ask before booking if your kids are particular. Clay is rare; most are hard courts or artificial turf.
The other reason Split works: distances. Hotels with courts inside the Old Town walls let you walk straight from the morning match to a bakery for burek, then to the ferry pier. Hotels in Bačvice or Žnjan put you on the beach in five minutes with a court on the way back. Either layout works. Just don't book somewhere that requires a 20-minute drive to play, or your tennis plans will quietly die by day three.
Parent's take
Honestly, the kids will probably play tennis once and ping-pong six times. Both count. Pick a hotel with both, or with a court close enough to the pool that you can drag a reluctant teenager out for half an hour before they sink back into a sun lounger. Don't pay extra for a court you won't use.
Our Top 4 Picks
Hotels in Split with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Wonderful
64 reviews
Palazzo President sits in a converted 19th-century palazzo just outside the palace walls, with a quiet inner courtyard housing both a full tennis court and a table tennis area. Five-star service, but the interior plays it warm rather than stuffy and welcomes families directly.
From
€1739/night
Why families love Palazzo President
Of the four, this is the one we'd book for tennis-keen kids. The court is enclosed enough that you don't lose balls every five minutes, the racquet selection includes junior sizes, and the table tennis area gives non-players something to do during their sibling's game. Breakfast caters to early-rising children with eggs cooked to order from 7am. Rooms are large enough for a cot or extra bed. The location, three minutes inside Diocletian's Palace and ten to Bačvice beach, removes the rental car question entirely.
Wonderful
779 reviews
Ellure Luxury Suites is an apartment-style hotel in Žnjan, four kilometres east of the Old Town, with its own tennis court and a pool that small children actually use. Suites have separate kitchen areas, useful for families with babies or picky eaters.
From
€870/night
Why families love Ellure Luxury Suites
Žnjan is residential rather than touristy, which means quieter mornings and easier parking if you've rented a car. The court is hard-surface, well-maintained, and rarely busy because most other guests come for the apartments and pool. Walk five minutes downhill to Žnjan beach where kids find pebbly coves and an inflatable water playground in summer. The kitchen is the deal-maker for families: stocking up at Tommy supermarket next door means you avoid the Old Town restaurant queues at lunch.
Excellent
695 reviews
Villa M is a friendly three-star guesthouse in Lucac, a residential neighbourhood 15 minutes east of the Old Town along the harbour, with table tennis on a sheltered terrace and easy access to public tennis courts at Marjan park.
From
€915/night
Why families love Villa M
Honest budget option that doesn't pretend to be more than it is. Table tennis on the terrace gets daily use from kids who burn off pre-dinner energy here. For full-court tennis, the public Marjan facility is a 25-minute walk or a 5-euro Bolt ride away — perfectly workable for one match per stay. Owners are a Croatian family who treat guests like cousins, lend out beach toys, and warm baby bottles in the evening. Rooms are simple but clean, AC works well, and parking is free which matters if you're road-tripping the Dalmatian coast.
Excellent
523 reviews
Plaza Marchi is one of the few hotels actually inside Diocletian's Palace walls, with access to a tennis court at a partner facility a three-minute walk away. The historic stone interior keeps rooms cool without heavy aircon use.
From
€1445/night
Why families love Plaza Marchi Old Town - MAG Quaint & Elegant Boutique Hotels
Staying inside the palace walls is special — kids wake up to the same Roman stones used 1,700 years ago. The downside is no on-site court, just a hotel agreement with a nearby club. Walk through Iron Gate, three minutes to the courts, simple in practice. The hotel has no pool, which matters if your kids see swimming and tennis as the holiday's two pillars. Best for families with older children (10 plus) who want an immersive Old Town experience and don't mind sharing a court with locals.
💡Family Tips for Tennis in Split
- 1Book courts the night before. Even at hotels with courts on site, the popular evening slots between 5pm and 8pm fill quickly in July and August. Reception will hold a 60-minute slot if you ask in person.
- 2Bring your own racquets if you can. Hotel rentals are usually old wooden frames with loose strings. Decathlon at City Centre One Split sells decent kid racquets for around 150 kuna if you fly hand-luggage only.
- 3Play before 10am or after 6pm. Midday hard-court temperatures hit 50C in July. Younger kids burn out fast in that heat. Most hotels offer free water at courtside but check before walking over.
- 4Marjan park has free public courts. They are first-come, first-served, which means arriving by 8am to claim one. The walk from the Old Town takes 20 minutes uphill but the morning shade makes it worthwhile.
- 5Combine tennis days with low-energy afternoons. After a hot court session, the air-conditioned Diocletian's substructures or a ferry to Bol on Brač give kids a complete change of scene without more physical effort.
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