Hotel Bellevue - Liburnia

Was a grand hotel in its day but well past its prime and way overpriced. Room reeked of cigarette smoke - the curtains and bedspread were infused with it. Disgusting. No non-smoking rooms available, they just “recommend” you don’t smoke in the room.

Lovely 150 year old historic hotel in the heart of the Opatija Riviera. The owners appear to be slowly renovating the place so that's good. Breakfast buffet is excellent. Staff are absolutely amazing and helpful. And the sea water pool (yes that's seawater!!) is awesome. Would definitely stay here again.

Very good hotel, but not great. My love and I decided to spend a few days in beautiful Opatija and visit their otherwise beautiful Advent. We had never been in Opatija Advent so we decided to spend a short winter break on our beautiful Adriatic Sea. The hotel we chose, Palace Bellevue, was very good for us in the end. Namely, parts of the hotel are excellent, and parts need finishing touches, so very good, not great. First of all, the staff. The staff was up to the task, professional, polite and courteous. From the people working at the reception, to the people working in the kitchen and restaurant to the people working in the wellness area (gym, saunas, swimming pools). I have no complaints. My compliments. The sauna is excellent, there is a choice between Finnish and Turkish saunas, the pool is nice and large filled with sea water. That part is also great. The hotel itself is decorated in and out in antique style. It is beautiful inside and out, except for parts that need to be repaired. I mostly mean the windows, which are in pretty bad condition. They look dilapidated and everything comes through them when they are closed, noises and cold air in the early morning hours. Our room, which was nice, had very bad windows through which we could very clearly hear the operation of the plant below the room. I think it was the ventilation system and maybe the boiler room. I'm not sure, but it's not nice to hear a buzzing sound when you want to sleep. New windows would solve that problem. The bathroom with the toilet was spacious and nice, I can say clean, although there was a little mold around the handle by the bathtub. But that's a small thing, not a complaint. The biggest problem is the old and dilapidated windows, because after a wonderful day spent in the sauna and pool, and after a fine and very tasty food in the restaurant, a person should be able to rest undisturbed in the room he and she paid for.