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Sunčani Hvar Hotels hotels
A palace on the square, harbour rooms and beach terraces make Hvar Town the shared home.
Sunčani Hvar gives guests several ways to stay on one Croatian island, from the palace on Hvar Town’s main square to harbor hotels and beach terraces. Founded in 1959 and acquired by Eagle Hills in 2023, the company’s varied addresses remain closely tied to Hvar’s shoreline and old town.
6 Sunčani Hvar Hotels hotels in 1 country on the Luxury Hotels Atlas, each placed on the six LHA Tiers.
- Owned by Eagle Hills
- Worldwide: 6 hotels on the public list, all on the island of Hvar, Croatia
- On the atlas: 1 Grand Luxury, 1 Core Luxury, 3 Accessible Luxury, 1 Near Luxury
History
Sunčani Hvar’s hotels remained part of the island through difficult ownership and financing years. Later restorations gave the houses new expressions, including Palace Elisabeth on the square and Adriana by the harbor. Amfora’s larger beach setting and the smaller waterfront hotels offer different ways to experience the same stretch of Hvar.
Timeline
- 1899 — The neo-Renaissance palace later called Palace Elisabeth is completed beside the Loggia. It opens as a hotel around 1903.
- 1959 — The predecessor state catering enterprise is registered on 27 January in Hvar.
- 1970 — Amfora opens west of Hvar Town, terraces stacked like an amphitheatre. A major rebuild follows in 2007 and 2008.
- 1986 — The harbour hotel that becomes Riva Marina opens on Obala Riva.
- 1990 — "Hoteli" and "Ugostiteljstvo i turizam" merge into Sunčani Hvar as a socially owned company.
- 1994 — The company becomes the joint-stock Sunčani Hvar d.d. on 27 December.
- 2002 — The Croatian Privatization Fund offers the shares, describing 10 hotels and 2,291 beds, and asks for more than $45 million of new capital.
- 2007 — Orco and Sunčani Hvar reopen the old harbour Hotel Adriatic as Adriana on 6 June, with Sensori Spa. The same era, a public-private contract with Orco collapses under debt, and the state transfers 25 percent plus one share to the City of Hvar.
- 2016 — Pharos reopens on 3 June after a rebuild of about seven million euros, leaving behind its tired two-star years.
- 2018 — Adriana adds penthouses.
- 2019 — Palace Elisabeth reopens as the island's first full-service five-star hotel, in the 1899 palace on the square.
- 2022 — Beach Bay reopens on 8 July after a 22-million-kuna renovation. Riva Yacht Harbour is refurbished and renamed Riva Marina.
- 2023 — CPI Property Group sells the company to Eagle Hills.
The houses to know
- Palace Elisabeth, Hvar Heritage Hotel, Hvar, Croatia — The 1899 palace beside the Loggia, reopened in 2019 as the island's five-star house.
- Beach Bay Hvar Hotel, Hvar, Croatia — Twenty-one sea-view rooms on a pebble beach, reopened 8 July 2022 from an old Dalmacija annex.
- Riva Marina Hvar Hotel, Hvar, Croatia — About fifty rooms on the yacht promenade, the 1986 harbour hotel renamed in 2022.
- Amfora Hvar Grand Beach Resort, Hvar, Croatia — Amphitheatre terraces west of town, 324 rooms, Bonj les Bains on the sand below.
- Adriana Hvar Spa Hotel, Hvar, Croatia — The harbour hotel on Obala Fabrika, reopened as Adriana on 6 June 2007, with Sensori Spa on the roof.
- Pharos Hvar Bayhill Hotel, Hvar, Croatia — A pine-grove house a short walk from the old town, reopened 3 June 2016 from a tired two-star.
Newest openings
- Beach Bay’s reopening on 8 July 2022 remains Sunčani Hvar’s latest completed opening in the sources reviewed. Riva Marina adopted its new name in the same year.
Opening next
- No new Sunčani Hvar hotels with a confirmed site and opening year were identified in the sources reviewed.
Every Sunčani Hvar Hotels hotel on the atlas
Croatia
- Palace Elisabeth, Hvar Heritage Hotel — Hvar · Grand Luxury
- Beach Bay Hvar Hotel — Hvar · Core Luxury
- Adriana Hvar Spa Hotel — Hvar · Accessible Luxury
- Amfora Hvar Grand Beach Resort — Hvar · Accessible Luxury
- Riva Marina Hvar Hotel — Hvar · Accessible Luxury
- Pharos Hvar Bayhill Hotel — Hvar · Near Luxury
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