These are the best Croatian hotels by the sea

Valamar Sanfior Hotel & Casa

Booking rating: 9.0 / Rabac

Due to their modern charm and stunning location on the sea coast in Rabac, they represent Valamar Sanfior Hotel & Casa a top choice for a holiday. With its sea view rooms, landscaped beach, swimming pool and wellness, the hotel is ideal for couples looking for a relaxing holiday and romance, while the Casa offers comfortable accommodation and fun facilities for an unforgettable family holiday. It offers indoor and outdoor swimming pools, restaurants and bars. Free Wi-Fi is available in all areas.

The brightly furnished and air-conditioned rooms offer a flat-screen TV, a minibar and a safe. The private bathrooms come with a shower or bathtub, a hairdryer and free toiletries. Most rooms also offer a furnished balcony. You can enjoy a variety of dishes in the buffet restaurant or the à la carte restaurant, both of which offer a terrace with a view of the sea, or have a snack and a refreshing drink in one of the bars.

There is a rich and customized entertainment and animation program for all ages, as well as a well-equipped cycling corner. You can also rent a bike.

Marvie Hotel & Health

Booking rating: 9.0 / Split

Hotel Marvie Hotel & Health is located in the immediate vicinity of the sea, which served as the inspiration for its name, which is a symbol of peace, relaxation and positive effects on health. The hotel is 1.5 km from Diocletian's Palace, 1 km away, and the nearest beach is 650 meters away. Bačvice beach is 800 meters away.

All rooms are air-conditioned and offer a flat-screen TV, a kettle and a private bathroom with bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries.

Marvie Hotel & Health offers a SPA, rooftop outdoor pool, restaurant and free WiFi throughout. You can refresh yourself with a drink at the bar. You can relax in the hot tub and fitness center or pamper yourself with various massages.

Family Hotel Amarin

Booking rating: 9.4 / Rovinj

Family Hotel Amarin is located among fabulous Mediterranean gardens, not far from the city center, and the sea is only 50 meters away. A variety of facilities and playgrounds, an attractive pool complex, wellness and spa, restaurants and snack bars, playrooms and carefully designed programs of the Amarin Kids Club are the reasons why this hotel is an excellent choice for families with children.

Comfortable, clean-lined rooms and suites include air conditioning, a flat-screen satellite TV and a private bathroom with bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries.

You can enjoy culinary delights in the Marsea restaurant, and in the nearby snack bar you can refresh yourself with a variety of products that will delight the youngest.

The hotel also offers playgrounds of the new generation, numerous sports activities for all age groups, as well as specially adapted clubs for babies, children and teenagers. There is also a 24-hour reception, babysitting and a hair salon.

Design Hotel Navis

Booking rating: 9.2 / Opatija

Hotel Design Navis, standing on a rock above the sea, is not just another place you visit and soon forget. Its coordinates reveal one of the most beautiful destinations. It is a city of unsurpassed style, first-class service and an exceptional gastronomic offer. The hotel offers an outdoor pool and a luxurious interior. You can enjoy the restaurant, the private beach just a few steps away, or the SPA and wellness center. The SPA includes a sauna, Turkish bath, swimming pool and massages.

The rooms offer furniture by Croatian designers, a flat-screen cable TV, a seating area, a terrace or balcony and a sea view. The private bathroom includes a bath or shower, bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries.

The reception is open 24 hours a day. An array of activities can be enjoyed in the surroundings, including snorkeling, windsurfing and diving. The old center of Opatija is 2.5 km away, the picturesque fishing village of Volosko is 750 m away, and Angiolina Park is 2.6 km away.

Dubrovnik Luxury Residence - L'Orangerie

Booking rating: 9.4 / Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik Luxury Residence - L'Orangerie is located in the old part of Dubrovnik, just a few minutes away from the synagogue, the Franciscan monastery and the gondola that takes you to Srd hill. On-site amenities include a beauty salon, a garage, and a safe. The old center of Dubrovnik, which is protected by UNESCO, is 3.5 km away, and nearby are cafes, restaurants and bars offering Dalmatian dishes.

Dubrovnik Luxury Residence – L'Orangerie offers air-conditioned accommodation with a terrace and free Wi-Fi. The apartments offer a sofa area and a flat-screen cable TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a dining area, a dishwasher, a microwave and a coffee machine, and a private bathroom with a bathtub, a washing machine and a hairdryer.

At the reception, you can arrange a discount for various trips to the surrounding area. The ferry port and the main bus station are 2.5 km away.

Boutique Hostel Forum

Booking rating: 9.0 / Zadar

Design Hostel Forum is actually a love story - a fusion of traditional and modern with a tribute to Zadar. The hostel is thus located in the center of historic Zadar, next to the Romanesque cathedral of St. Anastasia, the pre-Romanesque church of St. Donatus and the Roman Forum. It offers free Wi-Fi and air-conditioned accommodation units.

Located on the main pedestrian street of Kalelarga, the modernly designed accommodation units all include a bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. Standard single rooms and Superior double rooms also offer flat-screen satellite TV and free breakfast. Cafes, restaurants, grocery stores and souvenir shops can be found on almost every corner in the old town.

The unique Sea Organ and Salutation to the Sun installations are 400 meters away. Zadar ferry port with connections to the islands of Pašman, Dugi otok and Ugljan and to the Italian city of Ancona is about 300 meters away.

Hotel Lone

Booking rating: 9.2 / Rovinj

Hotel Lone as a member of the exclusive lifestyle brand Design Hotels, boasts an impeccable combination of prestige, beauty, style and cultural heritage, making it the perfect destination in all seasons for both business and private purposes. All 248 beautifully and modernly furnished rooms, including 16 rooms with a private pool, have balconies with a view of the sea or the Zlati rt forest park. The modern rooms include a flat-screen satellite TV, laptop safe and air conditioning.

Within the hotel, you can visit the wellness area with a massage pool, a steam bath, a sauna and a massage room. The outdoor pool, which is surrounded by a spacious sunbathing terrace, is shared with the guests of the neighboring hotel. You can also relax in the large indoor pool overlooking the lush garden. The hotel also has a sushi bar, a night club and several restaurants. A buffet breakfast is served every morning in the hotel's restaurant.

Hotel Parentium Plava Laguna

Booking rating: 9.1 / Poreč

Hotel Parentium, which hides in the deep shade of pine trees in the Zelena resort, is a pleasant shelter for relaxation with a view of the bay that will amaze you. Choose from double rooms, suites or a luxurious presidential suite. All rooms include floor-to-ceiling windows, a balcony with a seating area overlooking the park, LCD satellite TV, a minibar and a safe.

In the à la carte restaurant, Istrian and seafood dishes are served, while in the other two, only buffet breakfast and dinner are served. During the main season, you will be entertained by live music, a professional entertainment program and various animations.

You can visit the wellness area with a Finnish and Turkish sauna, six hot baths, two outdoor and one indoor pool, a free fitness center, a beauty and hair salon. You can play tennis, mini golf, volleyball, basketball and other land and water sports. You are only 50 meters from the beach, and the old town of Poreč is 5 km away.

Sun Gardens Dubrovnik

Booking rating: 9.0 / Dubrovnik

Treat yourself to a vacation in a hotel Sun Gardens Dubrovnik and find your second home inside hotel rooms, luxury apartments and private residences surrounded by a charming Mediterranean garden. The hotel, which is a member of the organization The Leading Hotels of the World, has a picturesque beach with a wonderful view of the Adriatic Sea and the Elaphite Islands. It offers three outdoor pools and free Wi-Fi in all areas.

The modernly furnished hotel rooms and suites include a private bathroom and a balcony, while the spacious apartments also have a fully equipped kitchenette, a dining room, a seating area, and a balcony or terrace with a view of the sea or the garden.

The SPA and sports facilities cover more than 6,000 square meters and offer a state-of-the-art fitness center, an outdoor tennis court, a soccer field and a climbing wall. In the wellness and SPA you will find an indoor pool, saunas, a gym and a massage tub. Various restaurants and bars prepare a wide selection of traditional Dalmatian specialties, Mediterranean cuisine with seafood dishes, and international cuisine.

The historic center of Dubrovnik is 11 km away.

Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa Iadera

Booking rating: 9.2 / Petrčane

In a hotel Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa Iadera you can experience true Mediterranean luxury on the Adriatic coast. The beautiful interior and architecture of the hotel, the breathtaking panorama and wellness in black and white are what make Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa Iadera one of the best SPA hotels in Croatia. The 5-star hotel is located right next to the turquoise sea, on the Punta Skala peninsula.

There are 210 comfortable rooms and apartments with a view of the sea or Velebit, panoramic windows reach from floor to ceiling. They are designed with a stylish Mediterranean touch and also include a comfortable area with seating and other modern equipment.

There are more than enough possibilities for relaxation, as the hotel offers a 6,000 square meter area with wellness, fitness, beauty salon and SPA Acquapura. There are seven tennis courts, three courts for mixed sports, two pitches and two for volleyball, minigolf and golf.