Palazzo Rainis Hotel & Spa - Small Luxury Hotel - Adults Only

Cool boutique hotel in Novigrad. Hotel Employees are very friendly. Rooms are large and very comfortable. We had a view over the water. Breakfast was a large buffet with anything and everything you would expect in a 5 star hotel. Hotel arranged a truffle hunting tour inland that was lot of fun. They also arranged dinner at the local Michelin restaurant that was hard to get into. We ate at the Hotel and go for the Truffle risotto. Overall the food was excellent. Walk around the perimeter of the town on the water, there's not much beach on the town side but over the years, the wharfs have been build up and there are little swimming pools built out of the stone. North of the hotel, you can do a 5 mile walk up the coast. Couple places to stop and get a drink. Nice place to stay, great sea food and truffles.

Palazzo Rainis is the absolute definition of a boutique hotel. Excellent and attentive service, charming and luxurious rooms, indulgent breakfasts, and spotless facilities. The location was a little tucked away from the heart of Novigrad, but is an easy walk into town. No need for taxis to restaurants and beaches at all. Since it was a little further from night life, we enjoyed peaceful and quiet nights sleep (though we'd have loved a bit more air conditioning). The room itself was plush and beautifully decorated with high-end bathroom fixtures. We loved our balcony overlooking the marina and enjoyed mini-bar drinks there each night (the first refill of the mini-bar is included!). The breakfast was probably the best we had in Croatia as it included an extensive, high-quality buffet as well as a cooked dish of choice. They even offered breakfast fizz to get our days started in a luxurious way! We didn't use the pool, though it was beautiful and inviting. The sauna was a nice treat and was well-maintained. We would happily stay at Palazzo Rainis again and will recommend it to friends.

This hotel is every piece as idyllic and beautiful as it looks in the pictures. What the pictures don't show is the incredible service from every person who works there. We felt so welcomed and so looked after it was bliss. We had made it part of our 10 year wedding anniversary trip and it was our absolute highlight. Breakfast is fantastic with a range from local Istrian meats and cheeses, eggs however you'd like (do the eggs benedict or florentine at least once, they're incredible) breads and pastries all brought to your table. But there's a selection of fruits, salads, more meats and cheeses, cereals and more if you feel like something is missing. There is an option to book for a 3, 6 or 9 course tasting menu for dinner, which we opted for the 6 course for one evening. It was outstanding and up there with Michelin restaurants we've eaten in previously. It was perfectly paced, outstanding food and well worth the money we paid. The only question we had was how on earth you could fit in 9 courses!! We used the small gym which was perfectly adequate for what we needed on holiday and saw others using it too. Didn't have chance to test the spa sadly. Possibly the nicest part of this hotel is that it is tucked on the other side of the bay to the main centre and therefore feels a bit more secluded and makes for a beautiful view across the bay - which I believe all rooms get. If you like dogs you have an added bonus that you are very close to the doggie beach which in missing our canine friend was a delight to watch the pups having a paddle!!