Tour of Croatia
Croatia | Sep 8 - Sep 16, 2025

Jon
Jon A.
Akron, OH | Reviewed on Sep 17, 2025

Just wanted to mention that Anna-Marie, our tour director, was great. We had a couple of hiccups that she took care of very quickly for us.

Our itinerary was just what we asked for. We started in Zagreb. Not knowing much about the city I had no real expectation. I was very impressed by the architecture and the history of the city and country. Sadat was another one of our stops. The city was small and could easily be walked. The Roman influenced architecture was truly spectacular as well as the selections of restaurants. Split was our next stop. It was a lively city that again was easy to walk and had some spectacular architecture in the old town section of the city. The highlight of Split was our our food tour which took us to 4 restaurants to sample local dishes which isn’t accurate because each restaurant was a full meal course that were different and delicious. We then went on to Hvar which is an island that is beautiful and historic. The highlight here was our hiking expedition in the hills to see some abandoned villages, hear about the history of the island, and delight in some spectacular views from high above the city. Our last stop was Dubrovnik which has the crown jewel of old towns in Croatia. Truly spectacular. We also took in an interesting museum which was the War Photography Museum. Very informative and moving.

Hotel Reviews
Teatro Verdi Boutique Hotel
Zadar

Very nice small botique hotel that was close to all the attractions. Well appointed with a helpful staff.

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Close to everything
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The young lady at the reception helped us find parking, gave us tips on restaurants, and told us a bit about the history of the area.
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Splendida Palace
Split

Very nice small hotel. I can’t say enough about how courteous and helpful the staff was at the hotel. Well appointed we’re waiting for a pre arranged driver to pick us up. The time had passed and the manager came out to find out if there was a problem. We’re were on a time crunch to catch a ferry to our next stop. The manager put us in her own car and took us to the pier to catch our ferry. Very nice people. Nice well appointed room. Great breakfast. Would stay there again in a heart beat.

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See my review.
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Heritage Hotel Dea Hvar
Hvar

Very nice small hotel. Our room was clean and well appointed. The best part was that we had a beautiful balcony that had a wonderful view of the fortress on the hill. Very courteous and helpful staff.

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Hotel Kompas
Dubrovnik

This is a very nice luxury resort style hotel. Our room was very nice with a beautiful of the Adriatic Sea. The hotel had a pool, restaurant, bar that overlooked the sea, and many other amenities that one expects from a good hotel. The only drawback was that the hotel was not easily walkable to the old town section of Dubrovnik. That’s not really a problem because taxis and Uber are easily accessible.

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Local specialist: Anna-Maria Frid