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RIJEKA: Neboder 
Historic Road Map B3
J.J. Strossmayera 1
Tel (051) 373 538
∑ jadran-hoteli.hr
Built in the 1930s, this slender
grey slab is a modernist classic.
Rooms are masterpieces of
minimalist design.
RIJEKA: Grand Hotel Bonavia 
Luxury Road Map B3
Dolac 4
Tel (051) 357 100
Harbour views, Hotel Marina, Krk ∑ bonavia.hr
Offering top-notch service, the
OPATIJA: Hotel Mozart  PULA: usual facilities and an excellent
Luxury Road Map B2 Hotel Park Plaza Histria  restaurant, this upmarket,
Maršala Tita 138 Resort Road Map A3 business-oriented hotel is set
Tel (051) 718 260 Verudela 17 right in the centre of town.
∑ hotel-mozart.hr Tel (052) 590 000
Beautifully restored, this 19th- ∑ arenaturist.com RIJEKA: Jadran 
century building features replica This large and well-equipped Luxury Road Map B3
period furnishings. resort hotel is surrounded by Šetalište XIII divizije 46
charming pebble beaches. Tel (051) 216 600
PLITVICE: Plitvice  ∑ jadran-hoteli.hr
Resort Road Map C3 PULA: Hotel Valsabbion  This elegant modernist building
Plitvička jezera Boutique Road Map A3 is right on the sea. Many of the
Tel (053) 751 200 Pješčana uvala IX/26 large refurbished rooms come
∑ np-plitvicka-jezera.hr Tel (052) 218 033 with expansive sea views.
This smart and comfortable hotel ∑ valsabbion.hr
is set in the Plitvice National Park, A smart, characterful, family-run ROVINJ: Hotel Adriatic 
and has a range of on-site facilities. hotel, Valsabbion has tasteful Historic Road Map A3
rooms and an intimate spa Obala Pina Budicina 16
POREČ: Laguna Parentium  centre on site. Tel (052) 800 250
Resort Road Map A2 ∑ maistra.com/adriatic_rovinj
Zelena Laguna RAB: Grand Hotel Imperial  Occupying a 19th-century
Tel (052) 411 500 Historic Road Map B3 building right by the harbour,
∑ lagunaporec.com Palit bb this is Rovinj’s oldest hotel
Situated on its own peninsula Tel (051) 667 788 and still makes for a charming,
amid shady pines, this large ∑ imperialrab.com town-centre pied-à-terre.
hotel, oriented towards adults, Originally built by the Habsburgs,
has a wealth of spa, sport and this is a lovely but not too gaudy ROVINJ: Park 
relaxation options. hotel, surrounded by greenery. Resort Road Map A3
I.M. Ronjgova 11
POREČ: RAB: Padova  Tel (052) 800 250
Valamar Club Tamaris  Resort Road Map B3 ∑ maistra.com/park_rovinj
Resort Road Map A2 Banjol bb A short walk from the Old Town,
Lanterna 6 Tel (051) 667 788 this hotel is situated above the
Tel (052) 401 000 ∑ imperialrab.com seaside promenade and offers
∑ valamar.com A large, modern hotel beside Rab’s wellness and spa services, as well
A self-contained complex, marina, Padova offers a wide range as indoor and outdoor pools.
10 km (6 miles) out of Poreč, with of facilities and excellent views of
some lovely pebble beaches. the Old Town across the bay.
DK Choice
PULA: Hotel Riviera  RABAC: Albona  ROVINJ: Hotel Lone 
Historic Road Map A3 Resort Road Map B3 Luxury Road Map A3
Splitska 1 Rabac bb Luje Adamovića 31
Tel (052) 211 166 Tel (052) 465 120 Tel (052) 800 250
∑ arenaturist.com ∑ valamar.com ∑ lonehotel.com
A glorious 19th-century building This is Rabac’s most versatile A design hotel that lives up to its
that has been little altered inside resort hotel, with plenty of child- billing, this uber-contemporary
– the high-ceilinged rooms are ren’s facilities and views out to sea. hotel lies above Lone Bay. Every
simple and inexpensive. detail of the interior is the work
RABAC: Villa Annette  of Croatian designers and
PULA: Hotel Scaletta  Boutique Road Map B3 artists, from the abstract
Boutique Road Map A3 Raška 24 sculptures and wall hangings
Flavijevska 26 Tel (052) 884 222 right down to the staff
Tel (052) 541 599 ∑ villa-annette.com uniforms. The rooms are well
∑ hotel-scaletta.com A modernist villa set on a hillside appointed and the social areas,
This tastefully decorated family-run overlooking the shore, this friendly grouped around a spiral
hotel is located just up the road place is an appealing alternative stairway, are a joy to use.
from Pula’s famous amphitheatre. to the huge resort hotels.
For more information on types of hotels see pp222–5
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