Hotel Draga Di Lovrana

“Beautiful place, fine dining.”

We stayed there in August, it was pleasant to enjoy fresh breeze from the beautiful mountains were the temperatures at the beach were reaching 40 degrees. The dinner in magnificent scenery of mountains and moon rising over the sea was unforgettable, also due to excellent service and extremely delic… lisää

We stayed there in August, it was pleasant to enjoy fresh breeze from the beautiful mountains were the temperatures at the beach were reaching 40 degrees. The dinner in magnificent scenery of mountains and moon rising over the sea was unforgettable, also due to excellent service and extremely delicious food. Breakfast menu needs to improve though. Rooms are very nice, stylish and comfortable.

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“Sublime food. Sadly not staying at the hotel.”

Taken here by my family to celebrate my 70th birthday. It would be hard to find anywhere more charming or with better food. Croatian food cooked and served to international standards. This place high on the hills above Lovran is a real must for anyone staying in this area of the Croatian Istrian Pe… lisää

Taken here by my family to celebrate my 70th birthday. It would be hard to find anywhere more charming or with better food. Croatian food cooked and served to international standards. This place high on the hills above Lovran is a real must for anyone staying in this area of the Croatian Istrian Peninsular. We were advised to try the mixed menu which consists of a whole series of different dishes alternating fish and meat courses. Each beautifully presented on the plate like minor works of art. All delicately cooked to perfection. We think they would have just kept producing more and more courses if we had not stopped them after losing count of the food we had enjoyed. The waiters were great fun and full of cheerful but always appropriate banter.Nothing stuffy or formal: just great fun and truly excellent food. The fact that my children were treating me and their mother made it even better. The view from the outside eating area with a full moon rising across the bay would have satisfied any Hollywood producer. A very romantic place. Find an excuse to go here. If vegetarian warn them in advance and they will then produce equally lovely food.

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“Surprise, surprise...”

We have been visited this restaurant at the beggining of the spring. It has a lot of suprises. First at all, special is to reach this restaurant. It reminds me on my trips via Dolomites and Alps... The road is the same and from minute to minute you got better view. It is also reachable by the motor… lisää

We have been visited this restaurant at the beggining of the spring. It has a lot of suprises. First at all, special is to reach this restaurant. It reminds me on my trips via Dolomites and Alps... The road is the same and from minute to minute you got better view. It is also reachable by the motorbike or with bike, but in the last case you have to be in good shape. At the restaurant's terrace you will enjoy really good view on the Opatija, Rijeka and nearby islands. A warm welcome is also manned with the nice atmosphere and clean look. The type is more slow food, but you will really enjoy some wonderful tastes. The prices are acceptable and suprising not so expensive. If you are cruising in the Opatija's neighborhood, this is place you have to visit!

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“Not near its potential”

As always- it is very hard for me to do a proper review without feeling a bit bratish ( is that even a word), however I'll try my best. This is a 4 star hotel with , which in my book is almost 5 star. Differences in that rating are usually quite subtle. That being said, I expected a bit more from t… lisää

As always- it is very hard for me to do a proper review without feeling a bit bratish ( is that even a word), however I'll try my best. This is a 4 star hotel with , which in my book is almost 5 star. Differences in that rating are usually quite subtle. That being said, I expected a bit more from this hotel. One might argue that beginning of May is not quite a high season just yet, but since the hotel was full that statement is debatable. I'm mentioning that because the hotel feels either out of the season or seriously understaffed. When we arrived only one of the owners was there and nobody else. She was very polite and nice however she should not have been alone in a hotel. The day after , during the breakfast, only one guy was taking care of everything around. Him too was on the top of his game. With him being the only guy ( and was later joined by one more) it is not a surprise that most tables there were not set. Not only that, but outside tables were completely naked and not prepared for anything. That was very dissapointing because that terrace is one of the hotel's strongest points. Our room was nice and clean however, as it is situated on the ground level, the isolation feels terrible- you can hear every little thing, especialy in the morning-. Not only that but you can also smell onions cooking quite nicely. Hotel has a nice little pool with lovely view. Too bad the weather was not quite there yet,but one could spend the whole day here, just chilling and relaxing. Food. Hotel's chef is a very talented young guy and we were quite privileged to try his 9-course tasting menu (for dinner). Food was fantastic and the portion size for a tasting menu was XXL so we got stuffed. Our waitress was very attentive. Breakfast on the other hand was terrible. I've seen better breakfasts in two star sleazy hotels. Keep in mind that this is a 4-star hotel but there was barely any food here- some salami, barely few portions of jam and that's it. You can order a coffee or a tea and some eggs, but for 4 star hotel, the breakfast is disgraceful. I just hope we caught them in the wrong moment (out of season??). On one hand everybody is very polite, location is beautiful, it's very quiet most of the time, food is fantastic but they certainly don't function like a well oiled machinery. People who are willing to pay for such a hotel don't really care if it's a season, holiday or whatever. Having a proper service is THE most important for a hotel to have and while this hotel's staff is professional and polite, it feels like 5 people is doing the job for 20. I would definitely recommend this hotel.

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