Pag Island
The low-slung, four-star Pagus has attractive rooms with leather armchairs and fine views from the sea-facing rooms. It's a short and rather pleasant walk…
Must-see hotels in Croatia
Slavonia
Family-run Mazur has four neat rooms each with a pinch of old fashioned country style, filling breakfasts and complimentary bikes for guests. Plus there's…
Cavtat
Run by a hospitable Canadian-Croat couple and situated in a quiet residential street, this three-storey block has three small units, all with sea views…
Split
Hidden away in a residential block in the Dobri neighbourhood, this converted apartment has four tidy dorms with wooden bunks featuring built-in shelves…
Rovinj
This simple budget option has bunks with individual reading lights, lockers and a small shared kitchen. It's located on the big roundabout as you come…
Orebić
This tiny family-run campground is tucked away at the Orebić end of sandy Trstenica beach. As well as sites, there are four simple apartments available …
Krk Island
Voted one of Croatia's best campgrounds in 2015, this well-equipped site extends along the long pebble beach and has excellent showers, laundry facilities…
Central Dalmatia
This five-star giant straddles 800m of beach, five interlinking buildings, 381 neutrally decorated rooms, a marina, a casino and luscious gardens. The…
Korčula Island
Set within an olive grove 5km northwest of town, this compact, inexpensive, friendly site is an ideal base for country walks; the beach is a 10-minute…
Pag Island
On a gorgeous cove with a shingle beach, about 12km from Pag Town in the direction of Novalja, this large complex has a good vibe and lots of activities…
Krka National Park
This excellent place has colourful, almost whimsically painted apartments, a quiet terrace and a hot tub. The welcome is warm and the location, not far…
Korčula Island
A great budget option, these four simple but comfortable rooms have their own bathrooms and one has a terrace with amazing views. There’s a 30% surcharge…
Hvar Town
White walls are offset with large-scale island images in this stylish apartment block just above the town. All rooms and apartments have large balconies,…
Lošinj Island
This elegant place with whitewashed rooms is the pick of the midrange options in town. You're a stone's throw from the harbour, service is excellent and…
Zagreb
The largest holiday apartment agency in Zagreb, with 20 stylish, contemporary apartments (from studios to three-beds) dotted around the centre of town,…
Poreč
Claim a slice of island paradise in this ritzy resort on Sveti Nikola, only a five-minute free boat ride from Poreč's old town. Rates include a buffet…
Zadar
Appealing modern apartments in a good old-town location make this an excellent choice. Some are attic rooms and most have artwork feature walls or exposed…
Slavonia
Right on the Danube, this fine hotel has 16 attractive rooms with verdant views, some with balconies overlooking the river, and a lovely terrace cafe on…
Rijeka
In the heart of town and with lovely, colourful rooms, Hostel Rijeka is one of the city's best budget deals, and the location is a real winner.
Slavonia
This sleek hostel has good-sized minimalist rooms smack in the heart of Slavonski Brod on the banks of the Sava River.
Slavonia
This sweet little white-and-red house offers lodging in three rooms, with breakfast and bikes for rent.
Bol
Enormous, low-slung Elaphusa feels like the inside of a cruise ship. It’s all smooth interiors, glass partitions, slick rooms and every possible amenity,…
Zagreb
A hop-skip-jump from the train station, Palmers Lodge is looking fresh and cheerful after a paint job. Dorms are cramped but bright and clean; six-bed…
Zagorje
Hotel Terme Jezerčica in the village of Donja Stubica has a water park with eight pools, all with thermal spring water and a lovely iris garden. Visitors…
Split
This crowd-pleasing hostel (winner of Hostelworld's 'most popular' award 2016–18) offers a range of brightly coloured dorm rooms and small apartments,…
Lošinj Island
A recent renovation has left some rather odd bubbly gold walls (a space theme, perhaps?), but Saturn's eight rooms are spacious and the bathrooms are…
Zagreb
This contemporary three-star hotel is so central you can see the Zagreb cathedral from the window of any upper-floor crispy white room. Interiors feature…
Šibenik
Just a leisurely stroll from the cathedral and at the heart of everything Šibenik has to offer, this reasonably priced set of old-fashioned digs occupies…
Rijeka
The hostel at the Czech cultural centre, around 4.5km northwest of the city centre, is affordable but a fair way from the waterfront and attractions…
Krk Island
Popular with tour groups, this large, old-fashioned hotel offers comfortable rooms and a substantial breakfast buffet (included in the room rate). It's…
Istria's West Coast
Located on the island of Sveta Katarina, this smart hotel is a wonderful getaway from the tourist crowds of Rovinj despite being nearly close enough to…
Motovun
The town’s only real hotel occupies a restored 17th-century palazzo, with 32 simply furnished rooms and one extraordinary one, sporting a four-poster bed…
Central Dalmatia
Occupying a pretty pine-shaded spit at the end of the Stobreč waterfront, this well-equipped place has two beaches, bars, a restaurant, a shop, a…
Zagreb
Everything looks fresh, bright and cheerful at this friendly hostel, located steps from Maksimir Park. Perks include an on-site bar, a full guest kitchen,…
Krk Island
One of Vrbnik's few hotels, this old tourist-standard number sits above the concrete-and-shingle Zgribnica beach east of the old town. It's a decent…
Dubrovnik
Part of the Zig Zag group, which rents apartments in various old town buildings, Amoret has studio apartments with kitchenettes, and one-bedroom…
Zagreb
This four-star boutique hotel, snuggled on the leafy hill that runs north from Britanski trg, is a design-lovers’ oasis. Rooms showcase hand-picked…
Zadar
Families are well catered for in this huge, 258-room beachfront hotel, with an impressive indoor-outdoor pool complex and all-inclusive rates. Kids can…
Zagorje
Well hello 1980s! The small standard rooms here are a timewarp of blue carpets and orange-wood furniture that was last the height of hotel-chic in 1982…
Central & Eastern Istria
In the sleepy village of Volpia, 3km north of Buje, this notable rural inn has 16 simple rooms with rustic wood-and-stone decor, and a konoba (tavern)…
