• Hotel Opatija
• Hotel Kristal
• Villa Ambasador
• Hotel Residenz
• Hotel Admiral
• Hotel Imperial
• Astoria Design Hotel
• Grand Hotel Adriatic
• Hotel Marina
• Hotel Kvarner
• Grand Hotel
• Hotel Ambasador
• Hotel Milenij
• Hotel Belvedere
• Hotel Agava
• Hotel Mediteran
• Hotel Ika
• Hotel Istra
• Hotel Mozart
• Bristol Hotel
• Hotel Palace Bellevue Opatija

Opatija

Opatija, once the secluded seaside resort of the rich and famous, is just a short 20-minute bus ride along the coast from Rijeka. Buses depart frequently, and this is the best spot from Rijeka to go swimming. There are many fine restaurants and hotels . Try to get a table at Le Mandrac in Volosko harbour, it is one of the finest restaurants in Croatia. It is a popular summer and winter resort, with average temperatures of 10°C in winter, and 25°C in summer. Opatija is surrounded by beautiful woods of bay laurel. The whole sea-coast to the north and south of Opatija is rocky and picturesque, and contains several smaller winter resorts.

Kvarner & Highlands

This is probably the most varied region. The entire Kvarner gulf provides striking sceneries, with tall mountains right next to the sea, overlooking a dozen large islands. Tourist resorts range from Opatija and Lovran, with their feel of Austro-Hungarian imperial decadence, to the former Venetian island towns of Rab and Lošinj. The interior regions Gorski kotar, Velebit and Lika have vast stretches of virginal nature, with mountain peaks, forests and fields, many animal species including bears, and the national parks of Plitvice Lakes and Risnjak.