Hotels With Swimming Pools in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

Really outstanding experience exceeded all expectations. Great spa. Great breakfast. Excellent dinner in the kitchen and a true tour de force at their Michelin restaurant Nebo. Fabulous spa facilities including multiple sauna types etc. We also got massages which were excellent. Our trip was during the late September shoulder season and it was a true pleasure. We also enjoyed the walk along the water toward Opatia. The view from our room was a panoramic perspective of the Adriatic. So glad we stayed there.

Very nice hotel, friendly staff and very clean. Only negative is most tourists come here in the summer for the beautiful shorelines and amazing sea and the hotel should install a retractable laundry line in the bath/shower to hang the bathing suits and beach towels (which you must buy locally or bring yourself as the hotel does not supply them.) The buffet breakfast is utstanding. Now for the region of Rijeka, if you have toured Europe and many of its historical places, this industrial city that also caters to tourists (for the beautiful sea, shoreline, crystal clear waters and amazingblue skies) seriously needs to power wash every building as 95% of them have probably 70 years of industrial grime on them. This is sad because many of the really historic buildings are quite beautiful (not the communist block and industrial buildings, which unfortunately dominate this city. ) As for the gastro experience in Rijeka, truly outstanding food a d service every where you eat, from the pizza bars to fine dining. The people of Rijeka are truly pleasant and focused on being outstanding ambassadors for Croatia.

The setting of this hotel is stunning. Walking distance to the very sweet Veli Losinj harbour and a short cycle ride to Mali Losinj. There are amazing cycle/running/walking paths all over the island and bike hire shops right outside the hotel. The hotel has two beautiful pools outside and the most incredible spa. Spa services include a wonderful sauna zone and some great fitness classes too. Our son enjoyed world-class tennis at the adjoining Ljubicic Tennis Academy too which is highly recommended. We had lots of space with two large connecting rooms that shared large wrap-around balcony with a stunning view of the ocean.

Location: perfect location, close to what is important to see in Opatja. Direct to the sea. It has a private quay to the sea and very close to a small public beach! Lobby: impressive with a great view over the pool and the see. There is also a nice bar! Pool and Spa: Pool is quite small for such a big hotel but the spa is well equipped with a indoor pool, Jacuzzi and different types of sauna. Rooms: Not too big but nice designed and well equipped. Breakfast: very rich selections, I really liked! Dinner: For this money I would try to also eat in the city. The menu is not very varied. Personal: also very varied, some are very kind other are grumpy. Entertainment: every two evenings we had a nice musical show. Parking: better to leave the car on the public parking spaces. Larger space and cheaper. It is not possible to pay by card, just cash and kuna!

Although there are some small negatives, this personal hotel will win you over so that you will be not wanting to leave like us! The hotel is in a magnificent location directly on the sea front of Lovran. Lovran is an unspoilt small town / large village with a delightful very small old town and has everything you could want without being over touristy. Lovely long seafront promenade goes on for a mile or two Pros: Food is good (but not excellent, Lots of it but not always cooked perfectly ) with an extensive buffet at breakfast and dinner. breads are amazing , as is the pizza and fresh fruit and salads. there is always fish and meat and vegetarian. Good soundproofing Hotel has its own little stony beach with a few sun beds and a lovely outdoor pool set in large grounds. Lots of sunbeds with mattresses. Beautiful views over the sea and islands from public rooms and sea facing room s (essential in my opinion) Fabulously peaceful, and thank goodness no music by pool Staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly Spa is absolutely fabulous. Lovely large indoor pool with lots of windows and outdoor sitting space and the changing rooms and showers are very good . (although the man on Sunday was the only staff member to have been rude the whole stay) The bar has a balcony overlooking the sea and does a huge array of cocktails Room clean on arrival (but only “touched up “ each day after that). We had a kettle in the room because the rep insists for the British tour group but no other rooms have one. They are very eager to help with your luggage Now the Cons: Outside seating area for breakfast and dinner is plagued by smokers. Perhaps they could divide it into 2 sections so that the non smokers can go outside too without being enveloped in smoke. No decaf coffee at breakfast. You have to buy by the cup which seems unfair as regular coffee and tea is provided . And I could not find any at the local supermarket so best to take your own No bathroom amenities of any kind other than a soap dispenser on the wall. Their Air con is no such thing. In my room there was a temperature control in the room but it did nothing except blow occasional uncold air and it was impossible to get the temperature below 23. However my neighbours rooms both show 24 or 25 but were cooler than mine! It is all regulated from reception and they decide how cold each room is allowed to be. The rep said open the windows instead but that is no good with a busy main road on one side and trees with mossies on the other. And last night my neighbour had what they described as a huge flying cockroach come into their room! I eventually went to reception and discovered that each room has a temperature set centrally and they changed mine. It was better for a few days but still not exceptional. Even worse although the fan blows all night the air cooling seems to switch off at 10pm and come back on at 6 am - but its nighttime you want to be cool! No air extractor in the bathroom. Ligh

Allow yourself more time than expected to get there. There is very little information on the website re parking, boat shuttle transfer & checkin & even after having rang and emailed ahead and then visited the Delfin Pier reception desk, we still ended up checking in way after we had intended as the information we were given turned out to be patchy and incomplete at best. You first need to go the the Maestra reception at Delfin pier with you car & cases & show your reservation to the staff. They will give you a ticket for display in your car and you will await the shuttle bus driver. I would advise waiting in your car as I waited in the air conditioned lobby with a drink as advised but the receptionist failed to notify that the driver had arrived (as she had said she would) and if I hadn't seen the car oark emptying out of the corner of my eye, I would have missed him leaving - I had to leave my drink, run to my car and race to catch up with the convoy lest I have to wait another 20 or so minutes for the next trip. You follow the shuttle bus to a car park about 5 mins drive away, park up (no shade) & jump back in the shuttle bus to be brought back to reception where you await your boat transfer. If this all goes seemlessly you could in theory be on the island within half an hour or so from initially parking up at the pier though I believe 45 - 120 minutes is a more realistic timeframe. The island is great. It has everything you would expect from a resort like this and secluded bays along the ajoining island offer a handy excape from the busier main island. Most bathing coves are sea entry from the rocks and the beaches (bar an artificial one on the central causeway which is sand up to the sealine) are pebbles. Clean clear water & plenty of fish across both islands. Breakfast was extensive & generally tasty but very poorly labelled which makes life very difficult for vegetarians, vegans or those with food allergies. Rooms were ok tho unfortunately there were no tea/coffee making facilities. After reading this in other reviews we brought a travel kettle. They were also a little tired with holes in the curtains, cobwebs in the shower & the air con was good but quite noisy. Balcony blinds, spare plug sockets & ample wardrobe space were pluses. Pools were clean and we managed to get loungers ok (tho this could have been luck). Towels are free to hotel guests (available from the pool bar) but incur additional costs if you wish to change them fro clean ones. There are loungers scattered all over the coves of both islands, tho the further from the hotel they are the more covered in bird poo they are. They don't appear to have anyone check on them or clean them which is a real shame. The grill on the second island was closed for refurb (July 2022) so come prepared with enough food and water if you plan to visit this more relaxed island for longer than a quick walk. Food at the pizza place was fine. Dinner at La Serra was great. The hourly taxi boats (7am

The hotel is in great location with view on charming Angiolina Park and the sea. From the balcony I could hear the concert of Norah Jones :-). Home made apple pie and berry cake (I ate both of them - 👌) are really home made. Big portions for two, and the price was surprisingly low (something over 2 euro per portion !!! in Croatia you don;t find such prices). And really nice lovely waitress - good english language. The guy playing concert was really good and most important his performance did not disturb our conversations at the tables. Will be back for an extended week in August.

Really outstanding experience exceeded all expectations. Great spa. Great breakfast. Excellent dinner in the kitchen and a true tour de force at their Michelin restaurant Nebo. Fabulous spa facilities including multiple sauna types etc. We also got massages which were excellent. Our trip was during the late September shoulder season and it was a true pleasure. We also enjoyed the walk along the water toward Opatia. The view from our room was a panoramic perspective of the Adriatic. So glad we stayed there.

Very nice hotel, friendly staff and very clean. Only negative is most tourists come here in the summer for the beautiful shorelines and amazing sea and the hotel should install a retractable laundry line in the bath/shower to hang the bathing suits and beach towels (which you must buy locally or bring yourself as the hotel does not supply them.) The buffet breakfast is utstanding. Now for the region of Rijeka, if you have toured Europe and many of its historical places, this industrial city that also caters to tourists (for the beautiful sea, shoreline, crystal clear waters and amazingblue skies) seriously needs to power wash every building as 95% of them have probably 70 years of industrial grime on them. This is sad because many of the really historic buildings are quite beautiful (not the communist block and industrial buildings, which unfortunately dominate this city. ) As for the gastro experience in Rijeka, truly outstanding food a d service every where you eat, from the pizza bars to fine dining. The people of Rijeka are truly pleasant and focused on being outstanding ambassadors for Croatia.

A very good hotel. The staff were service orientated and we enjoyed our stay at this location. The rooms were modern and extremely well equiped. Walking distance to some of the major sites in the area. The view from the balcony was stunning, however do not look to the right where you will see container ships loading and unloading. The noise from the port will require you to sleep with the windows firmly closed. But this view of the container terminal is only when you stand at the edge of the balcony and look to the right. To improve the stay at the hotel I would recommend that management pay attention to the food which was quite poor. The view from the restaurant again was stunning but the decor and food is a real turn off. Overall an good hotel with a lot of opportunity to improve - focus on the restaurant!

Really outstanding experience exceeded all expectations. Great spa. Great breakfast. Excellent dinner in the kitchen and a true tour de force at their Michelin restaurant Nebo. Fabulous spa facilities including multiple sauna types etc. We also got massages which were excellent. Our trip was during the late September shoulder season and it was a true pleasure. We also enjoyed the walk along the water toward Opatia. The view from our room was a panoramic perspective of the Adriatic. So glad we stayed there.

Very nice hotel, friendly staff and very clean. Only negative is most tourists come here in the summer for the beautiful shorelines and amazing sea and the hotel should install a retractable laundry line in the bath/shower to hang the bathing suits and beach towels (which you must buy locally or bring yourself as the hotel does not supply them.) The buffet breakfast is utstanding. Now for the region of Rijeka, if you have toured Europe and many of its historical places, this industrial city that also caters to tourists (for the beautiful sea, shoreline, crystal clear waters and amazingblue skies) seriously needs to power wash every building as 95% of them have probably 70 years of industrial grime on them. This is sad because many of the really historic buildings are quite beautiful (not the communist block and industrial buildings, which unfortunately dominate this city. ) As for the gastro experience in Rijeka, truly outstanding food a d service every where you eat, from the pizza bars to fine dining. The people of Rijeka are truly pleasant and focused on being outstanding ambassadors for Croatia.

A very good hotel. The staff were service orientated and we enjoyed our stay at this location. The rooms were modern and extremely well equiped. Walking distance to some of the major sites in the area. The view from the balcony was stunning, however do not look to the right where you will see container ships loading and unloading. The noise from the port will require you to sleep with the windows firmly closed. But this view of the container terminal is only when you stand at the edge of the balcony and look to the right. To improve the stay at the hotel I would recommend that management pay attention to the food which was quite poor. The view from the restaurant again was stunning but the decor and food is a real turn off. Overall an good hotel with a lot of opportunity to improve - focus on the restaurant!

Location: perfect location, close to what is important to see in Opatja. Direct to the sea. It has a private quay to the sea and very close to a small public beach! Lobby: impressive with a great view over the pool and the see. There is also a nice bar! Pool and Spa: Pool is quite small for such a big hotel but the spa is well equipped with a indoor pool, Jacuzzi and different types of sauna. Rooms: Not too big but nice designed and well equipped. Breakfast: very rich selections, I really liked! Dinner: For this money I would try to also eat in the city. The menu is not very varied. Personal: also very varied, some are very kind other are grumpy. Entertainment: every two evenings we had a nice musical show. Parking: better to leave the car on the public parking spaces. Larger space and cheaper. It is not possible to pay by card, just cash and kuna!

The hotel is in great location with view on charming Angiolina Park and the sea. From the balcony I could hear the concert of Norah Jones :-). Home made apple pie and berry cake (I ate both of them - 👌) are really home made. Big portions for two, and the price was surprisingly low (something over 2 euro per portion !!! in Croatia you don;t find such prices). And really nice lovely waitress - good english language. The guy playing concert was really good and most important his performance did not disturb our conversations at the tables. Will be back for an extended week in August.

We recently stayed at Hotel Istra Opatija for a fallbreak getaway, and we couldn't have been more pleased. The breakfast buffet was abundant and offered a wide variety of options. The bar also served excellent cocktails and delicious meals. Our room was spacious, and the facilities were in line with the money we spent. However, what truly stood out for us was the range of sports activities included in the hotel's services. This was the primary reason for choosing this hotel, and it didn't disappoint. We had the pleasure of meeting the trainer, Ana, who was brimming with energy and positive vibes. She tailored the activities perfectly to our fitness levels and needs. Usually, we don't spend much time in the hotel while on vacation, but this time it was almost impossible to leave because we were so well-entertained on the premises. Even the less-than-ideal weather didn't bother us, as the hotel had so much to offer. In summary, if you plan to visit Opatija, you absolutely must stay at Hotel Istra.

Very nice two nights stay in this hotel. My love and I choose this hotel in Opatija, because it seems very nice and price for two nights stay whit breakfast was affordable for us. We had some event in Rijeka, and, like I wrote, because we never stayed in Opatija and Opatija is near Rijeka, we choose this hotel. Part of hotel is restaurant and ******, so if you want to double or loose some of your money you can, hehe. Room was very clean. Bathroom was clean too. The breakfast was excellent. You can choose to eat a fairly large selection of dishes, including some local dishes from the Primorje-Gorski Kotar region and the Kvarner region. And for the first time, we were able to take pancakes, which was not offered in all our travels and the hotels we stayed in so far. So we were very satisfied with the breakfast. Everything was fine. The first evening we had dinner in the hotel restaurant. The offer was not large, understandably considering that it is not the season, but the sea bream fillets we ate were delicious. The service was relatively slow, but I won't take that into account, since we had a really good time at this hotel. All in all, a good and nice hotel, with a nice view of the park across the street and, if you are on a higher floor, of the sea. Thumbs up from me. ​