Heritage Hotel Life Palace

Amazing hotel right in heart of gorgeous Sibenik. Room was perfect and had added bonus of a free spa to use. Staff went above and beyond. Breakfast really good, plenty of choice and sitting area inside and out. We will be back.

Amazing hotel in the heart of the old town. Beautifuly old stone building refurbished with great taste. Matei has been an excellent Ambassador of the city and cordial with all suggestions. Loved it!

Our 1st time in Croatia and this hotel was certainly one of the highlights! The staff were all incredibly helpful, friendly and professional. The building and decor is absolutely 1st class, and the location is perfect. The "buffet style" breakfast was very well laid out and delicious. We treated ourselves to massages and the sauna, highly recommend! Without a doubt, we will stay here again when we return to Sibenik.

The Life Palace hotel is a boutique hotel of (we reckoned) 17 rooms in the middle of the old city of Sibenik. It has a café/bar, open during the daytime only, and a spa which we didn’t see. Our room was a big one, with stone outer walls overlooking a busy public square with restaurants and buskers – never a problem, since the double-glazing was efficient - and we enjoyed watching large numbers of swallows flying at dawn and dusk. The bathroom was straightforward – toilet, shower, sink – and in decent condition with plenty of flat surfaces. Overall, the room was very comfortable, with the significant exception of a lack of storage. In particular, the wardrobe was small with hanging space too short for a woman’s dress, or even a man’s jacket. With huge amounts of floor space available, this makes no sense – unless the furniture budget ran out. Breakfast was a pure buffet – no service or cooking to order – and was fresh and acceptable, but unexciting. The staff were few in number but excellent in quality. They were always helpful and one went well beyond the call of her duty in helping me to get some broken spectacles fixed. Finally, readers should know that there is a price to be paid for such a characterful hotel in such an excellent location. That price is that the area is pedestrianised and there is no access for any motor vehicle. There are potential drop-off points not too far away, but choose the wrong one and you will need to climb a lot of steps, definitely putting the “lug” into “luggage”. Fortunately there are points with step-free access some 250m away; plan carefully.

Our third hotel in Croatia and our least favourite. Great location but the room is not good. Tiny wardrobe located high in a plinth. Very odd. WiFi virtually nonexistent, keeps cutting out. Shower is either cold or scalding. TV doesn’t work and room decor is shabby. Breakfast is mostly machines ( coffee etc. ) sliced white bread you toast yourself, eggs await you in a Bain Marie, no prepared fruit, yoghurt etc in supermarket packs. To be fair if you like meat, cheese, tomatoes etc. it looks ok. Staff are keen and pleasant but don’t seem able to fix stuff.

Boutique hotel in the middle of old town Sibenik. There are only 5 rooms per floor so not very big. Rooms were large and very clean. The staff was great especially Matejo who provided some historical information about the area and places to see. There is an underground parking lot nearby that is about 12 euros a day.