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A closer look at two distinctive addresses
Signature addresses
A closer look at two distinctive addresses
Pag Island · Between Novalja and Stara Novalja
Boškinac
Between Novalja and Stara Novalja on Pag, Boškinac combines a small hotel with a winery and a restaurant devoted to reinterpreting island ingredients. With eight rooms and three suites according to the property, its intimate scale is part of the…
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Crikvenica · Kvarner Riviera · Croatia
Restaurant Dida
In Crikvenica on the Kvarner Riviera, Restaurant Dida offers a contemporary perspective on regional ingredients. The restaurant’s published menu features fish and seafood, including Kvarner scampi, alongside seasonal dishes and tasting options. It…
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New luxury hotels & resorts, 2025–2027
A carefully fact-checked edit of recent Adriatic hotel openings, thoughtful renovations and announced future projects.
Open / operatingIstria · Croatia · 2026
Pical Resort, Valamar Collection
Opened in March 2026, the five-star Valamar Collection resort forms a new year-round hospitality district near Poreč’s historic centre.
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Open / operatingKvarner · Croatia · 2026
Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Kvarner Bay
The reopened seaside resort welcomed guests from 29 July 2026, according to its operator; some wellness facilities are being introduced in later phases.
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Open / operatingIstria · Croatia · 2026
Jadran Heritage Hotel, Valamar Collection
New in 2026, this small five-star heritage hotel occupies a historic Poreč waterfront address dating to 1913.
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Original property image · credit: Hotel Materra real spa pool · Inel architectural project photography (rights pending)Beyond the Coast · Slavonia · 2024
Wellness amid the golden fields
A considered inland escape: an award-winning wellness hotel outside Osijek, where the Croatian plains replace the Mediterranean horizon.
Opened in February 2024 near Osijek, Hotel Materra has 61 accommodation units and a 1,500 m² wellness centre; named Wellness Hotel of the Year in 2025.
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