I can only speak in super positive terms about the hotel, the staff, the quality of the food and the all-pervading luxury atmosphere! Perfect, central location!!! I have been to many 4* hotels, but I have never experienced this atmosphere, this attentive but not intrusive service! I really and sincerely do not understand those who write bad things about it! They are not satisfied with their own lives! You have to pay for parking?! Why?! Everywhere else too, and it is written everywhere, you can know in advance. Was a tile cracked on the terrace?! Was there really nothing else to look at? There was such a wonderful panorama, such magnificent architectural and decorative solutions on every square centimeter, I do not even understand these writings! I think this hotel is definitely 4*+ rated, and I will recommend it to all my friends! Since it is a hotel built in 1884 and renovated around 2000, there may be few electrical plugs in the room compared to our today's all-energy-hungry objects, I only missed one connector in the bathroom so that I could shave there, but maybe it's just me who couldn't find it! The toiletries (with orange scent) completely enchanted me!!! ... and the environment, if you are receptive to the elegant and gentlemanly behavior of the past, will also elevate every moment of your stay to a higher level! Thank you very much for letting us be your guests with our 25kg+ "small" dog!

0 It wasn't like that!

Most of the things were just perfect and exceeded our expectations: friendliness and helpfulness of the hotel staff, great food at breakfast with many many choices, location near the sea with its own beach and trail near the coast, view to the sea from the room, quiet and very pleasant atmosphere including quiet hotel guests.

Room for improvement: when taking a shower in the bath it is virtually impossible not to flood the bathroom. The reason being, the shield which is supposed to isolate the shower from the rest of the bathroom is just to small. The problem can be solved by replacing that shield with the bigger one - at least twice bigger. The staff was quick in cleaning up the flooded bathroom though, so kudos to the staff.

Great location and a beautiful hotel. Loved the history on the walls in the breakfast dining room. Shame this will be covered over. Breakfast …… amazing!

Tough one as it was so good. Guess my only comment would be it’s a shame there weren’t more lounge sitting areas on the beautiful terrace to enjoy maybe grazing boards with hams/ olives/ breads/ tomatoes etc. It’s such a perfect view. We actually didn’t eat at nighttime because of the menu and our children didn’t like it. They’d have preferred luxury chicken burgers and fries etc or the Caesar salad you had during the day (delicious). The other thing we noticed were people coming down the the sea area who didn’t have the hotel towels and taking up beds.

This is my favorite hotel in the world! The breakfast is great, with so many delicious options. The location is perfect, and the hotel itself is beautiful. But what truly sets this place apart is the wonderfully warm atmosphere, which is created by the most amazing staff. I have to give a special shout-out to Hrvoje at the reception desk, to Ivan and Luka from the concierge desk, Jurica from the spa department, Lena and all other great people serving breakfast at the balcony and catering the beach and pool area. They all truly went above and beyond!

Elegant hotel, classically furnished, with good facilities. Attractive terrace. Extremely polite, attentive staff. Beautifully furnished large room, with sizeable balcony. Excellent breakfast.

Food very expensive and not of the quality one would expect. Extremely poor risotto with about 3 tiny shrimps. Duck was nice, but lukewarm by the time it was served on the terrace.

I can only speak in super positive terms about the hotel, the staff, the quality of the food and the all-pervading luxury atmosphere! Perfect, central location!!! I have been to many 4* hotels, but I have never experienced this atmosphere, this attentive but not intrusive service! I really and sincerely do not understand those who write bad things about it! They are not satisfied with their own lives! You have to pay for parking?! Why?! Everywhere else too, and it is written everywhere, you can know in advance. Was a tile cracked on the terrace?! Was there really nothing else to look at? There was such a wonderful panorama, such magnificent architectural and decorative solutions on every square centimeter, I do not even understand these writings! I think this hotel is definitely 4*+ rated, and I will recommend it to all my friends! Since it is a hotel built in 1884 and renovated around 2000, there may be few electrical plugs in the room compared to our today's all-energy-hungry objects, I only missed one connector in the bathroom so that I could shave there, but maybe it's just me who couldn't find it! The toiletries (with orange scent) completely enchanted me!!! ... and the environment, if you are receptive to the elegant and gentlemanly behavior of the past, will also elevate every moment of your stay to a higher level! Thank you very much for letting us be your guests with our 25kg+ "small" dog!

Amazing old palace hotel freshly refurbished right on the edge of the sea. It has some splendor in it and you feel like you are travelling back a century ago. Very helpful and nice staff, the free upgrade of accomodation was very appreciated. Very good and generous breakfast on the terrace and great leisure facilities with a private beach accessible directly from the hotel, a pool and transats to chill under the majestic trees in the garden.

Car parking is kind of a struggle as the parking there is very small and we were redirected to a 30€/day garage located 5 minutes by feet from the hotel. Not the end of the world and quite customary to pay expensive parking fees in Croatia but we stayed four nights and were never offered a parking spot at the hotel.

This is Opatija’s and probably the whole Istria region’s oldest, still operating hotel - and not by chance. Charm, tradition, best location, athmosphere and excellent service - still. Hotel has improved in the recent years - facade was painted, wellness in the basement and a truly 5 start breakfast - finally. And staff grew up to quality - Selmar, Hrvoje and others here to help and efficiently arrange everything. Funfact: talking to the people one of the few hotels where they are happy and positive about their owners and bosses..:))

Vegetarian options at the restaurant for dinner could be improved and renovation should be continued - even if its not easy because of the historic building rules.

The location is spectacular, it literally takes your breath away overlooking the gorgeous Adriatic Sea. You can walk the promenade for miles, plenty of places to stop along the beautiful walk for a glass of wine. Restaurants are all close. Breakfast at hotel is superb especially sitting out on the terrace by the water. Our room had its own private balcony with lounge chairs that we never wanted to leave it was so beautiful the view and peace and quiet. Staff were all kind and lovely. Really it’s one of a kind hotel, serious old world charm. Get the best room you can, makes all the difference.

It was all lovely

The hotel is a classic amongst classics and earnestly working its way back to the stature it held in its decades of glory. Its location in Opatija is unrivalled. One can only imagine the elegance of the guided age and the waning days of the Austrian-Hungarian empire and the Hapsburgs. It was - and is - the best of old Vienna transported to an Adriatic peninsula like no other. Although this august princess has still some way to go to achieve her past status, she is well on her way. The staff are demonstrably dedicated to the revival and a joy.

Lack of an operational indoor pool.