The centre of Pula was recently enriched by a small city boutique hotel called Amfiteatar featuring an exquisite restaurant. The hotel, in which more than three million euros were invested, is located less than a hundred metres away from the famous Arena – the Roman Amphitheatre. The building works were completed after a year and the hotel is now leased by Denis Zembo, one of Croatia`s best chefs and the owner of he famous restaurant ‘Le Mandrać’ in Volosko.
The three star hotel has 18 rooms and is decorated in …

A four star boutique hotel Vela Vrata recently opened on the once favourite promenade of the Istrian town Buzet. The hotel was created by joining up and renovating of old buildings in the historical town core, while the construction works were overlooked by conservators. The hotel has 18 contemporary designer rooms and three apartments. Every room is furnished individually featuring a combination of antique and custom made furniture. There is also a plan for the construction of a multifunctional conference hall and a swimming pool.
The hotel restaurant has a …

The newly built hotel Iadera situated on the edge of Punta Skali peninsula near Zadar, has received its first guests. It is the most luxurious facility in the ownership of the Austrian group Falkensteiner in Croatia. This five star hotel offers accommodation in 210 rooms and apartments and its specialty is the spa centre and wellness oasis which stretches across 6000 square metres and offers five different types of sauna, massage chairs, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a 700 square metre Turkish bath and a large selection of wellness, health …

The first five star design hotel in Croatia, Maistra`s hotel Lone in Rovinj has recently opened its doors to guests. 339 million kunas have been invested in the construction of this hotel. Preparations lasted three years, while building works lasted around nine months. Hotel Lone is located in the vicinity of the sea and together with the hotels Monte Mulini, Eden and Park is part of the exclusive zone Monte Mulini, which will offer 750 high quality accommodation units once finished.
The unusual ground plan is in the shape of a …

Opatija, which belongs to the old school of Croatian tourism, has recently been enriched by a new hotel. It is called Villa Kapetanović and is a modern four star hotel with 21 rooms and three apartments. At their disposal, guests have an outdoor swimming pool, a large congress hall, a spa zone and the exquisite restaurant Laurus. The value of the investment is estimated at around nine million kunas. Villa Kapetanović is located above the lively Voloski and has a spectacular view stretching across Kvarner and its islands from the …

A new hotel under the name ‘Suadade’ has been opened in Gradac, on the beach itself. This four star hotel has 26 double rooms, three spacious apartments, a la cart restaurant, wellness centre, fitness, large jacuzzi and other facilities which reflect its four star status. The name of the hotel means desire in Portuguese.
The hotel represents an elegant mix of modern comfort, top service and a Maditerranean experience. It is located right next to the city beach and not far from the centre of Gradac with which it is …

The plans are being put together for the construction of a tourist resort in the vicinity of the National park Krka, in the area of Lozovac, on 150 thousand square metres. The project, named Ivanal Plaza, was drawn up by the company ‘Gordan Resan Architects & Partners’ and it includes the construction of a hotel, sports facilities, villas and apartments. From the 150 thousand square metres, 32 thousand will be used for the construction of hotel, tourist and sports facilities. Green areas would take up 75 thousand square metres and …

After this year`s tourist season, Pula`s hotel company Arenaturist, plans to refurbish the famous hotel Histria in Pula from scratch. In the glorious 1980s this hotel was the pride of Pula, together with the apartments Punta Verudela. These tourist facilities should be able to receive guests next year with more comfort and more stars.
25 million euros will be invested in the hotel and the resort, together with the surrounding infrastructure and above all horticulture. Construction works should be completed in 5 to 6 months. The hotel and resort will …

In the near future there should be a four star hotel constructed in Pula`s marina Veruda, with accompanying facilities and additional berths.
The marina currently has 630 berths and its own charter fleet. In preparations for the new tourist season a lot has been invested in the modernisation of the existing facilities and piers. A new dry berth has been built on a surface of 3000 square metres at the entrance to the marina, which can accommodate between 250 and 300 boats.
A platform has been built on one of the …

While comparing the quality of service that hotels offer with the price, the German website `Hotel:info`, rated Poreč as the best Croatian tourist town, followed by Opatija and Zagreb.
`Hotel info` is a free German internet service for booking hotels around the world, on which users can rate hotels and cities from 1 to 10.
Grades for cities of the world are published on a quarterly basis, and the ones after the second quarter are especially important as they are published just before the beginning of the tourist season.
According to …