Dalmatia, Croatia · 4 Hotels Listed · Hvar Town · Stari Grad · Pakleni Islands
Best Hotels in Hvar
Croatia's most glamorous island: lavender terraces, a yacht-lined Adriatic harbour, and a short but serious list of luxury hotels.
Croatia's most glamorous island: lavender terraces, a yacht-lined Adriatic harbour, and a short but serious list of luxury hotels.
Hvar's luxury scene is small and clearly ranked. Four hotels lead it: Maslina Resort, the modern Relais & Chateaux flagship near Stari Grad; Adriana, the harbour-front spa hotel in Hvar Town; Palace Elisabeth, the heritage choice on the main square; and Amfora, the big family beach resort. Visit May to October, when the island is open and the sea is warm.
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| Hotel | Best for | Setting | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maslina Resort | Modern luxury & wellness | Stari Grad olive grove | €600 | 9.6 |
| Adriana, Hvar Spa Hotel | Harbour-front & spa | Hvar Town harbour | €450 | 9.5 |
| Palace Elisabeth | Heritage & central | Hvar Town main square | €500 | 9.5 |
| Amfora Grand Beach Resort | Families & pools | Hvar Town bay | €280 | 9.2 |
Ranked by overall occasion score. Every hotel verified, priced and reviewed for the 2026 season.
"Opened 2020 in a restored Stari Grad olive grove, around 50 rooms with a full destination spa."
"On the Hvar Town harbour, around 60 rooms with a rooftop pool and full spa."
"On the 13th-century palace foundations on Hvar Town's main square, around 45 rooms."
"On the Hvar Town bay, a 300-plus-room resort with tiered pools and a beach club."
For a milestone trip, book Maslina Resort: its olive-grove seclusion near Stari Grad and adults-friendly calm make it the most romantic modern choice on the island. If you want to be at the centre of the harbour scene instead, Palace Elisabeth puts you on the main square in a genuinely historic building, while Adriana pairs a rooftop pool with sunset views over the port. All three suit couples; the deciding factor is whether you want quiet countryside or the buzz of Hvar Town.
All Anniversary Hotels →Maslina Resort is the wellness flagship, with a full destination spa built around local herbs and a farm-to-table kitchen that leans Mediterranean and light. For a spa stay closer to the action, Adriana keeps a serious treatment menu and a rooftop pool a few steps from the harbour, so you can swim, treat and be at dinner in town within the same hour.
All Wellness Hotels →Around 50 rooms and suites plus villas, opened 2020 in a restored olive grove near Stari Grad. A Relais & Chateaux property and the island's most refined modern luxury, with a full destination spa and a farm-driven kitchen.
Around 60 rooms on the Hvar Town harbour with a rooftop pool and a full spa. The most central polished choice, with sunset views straight over the port and the promenade at your door.
Around 45 rooms built on the foundations of a 13th-century palace on Hvar Town's main square. The heritage anchor of the island, steps from the cathedral and the harbour.
A 300-plus-room resort on the bay with tiered pools, a beach club and family facilities. The scale choice for families and groups who want a beach base rather than a boutique.
The short answer is late May to June and September to early October, when the sea is warm, the days are long and the crowds are thinner than midsummer. July and August are the peak: the harbour fills with yachts, the nightlife runs late and rates climb to their highest, which is glorious if you want the scene and tiring if you don't. Hvar is a seasonal island, and most hotels close from roughly November to April, so always confirm opening dates before booking a shoulder-season trip. For lavender in bloom, aim for June.
Stay in Hvar Town for the harbour life, restaurants and nightlife, and for the Adriana, Palace Elisabeth and Amfora hotels, all within a short walk of the main square. Choose Stari Grad, the island's quieter old port and home to Maslina Resort, for a rural, olive-grove pace away from the party crowd. The Pakleni Islands just offshore are the day-trip you build in for swimming and beach clubs, reached by a short taxi-boat from Hvar Town.
Hvar is not a budget island at the top end. Expect indicative peak-season rates from around €280 a night at Amfora, the largest resort, up to €600 and beyond at Maslina Resort, with Adriana and Palace Elisabeth landing in between. Rates swing sharply with the calendar: the same room can cost far less in June or late September than in the first two weeks of August, so moving your dates by a fortnight is the single biggest lever on price.
Fly into Split (SPU), then cross to the island by sea. The fast passenger catamaran to Hvar Town takes about an hour and is the quickest route if you are staying in town; the car ferry to Stari Grad runs closer to two hours and is the one to take if you are driving to Maslina. Hvar Town's old core is pedestrian and walkable, so you rarely need a car once you arrive, though a hire car helps for exploring Stari Grad, the vineyards and the island's east.
Book three to four months ahead for July and August; the best rooms at the four hotels sell out first in peak weeks. Ask for a harbour or sea-facing room at Adriana and Palace Elisabeth, because the view is the reason to be in town, and confirm the exact ferry timetable for your dates, since sailings thin out either side of high season.
Hvar earns its glamour, but it is not for every trip, and it is worth going in clear-eyed. In July and August, Hvar Town is loud: the harbour is a wall of superyachts, the bars run late, and light sleepers on the front will hear it. The island's beaches are pebble and rock rather than sand, and the best swimming is often a taxi-boat ride away on the Pakleni Islands rather than at your hotel's door.
The logistics also cost you time and money: the Split flight plus the ferry crossing turns arrival into a half-day, and peak-season rates are high for what is still a small island. If you want a quiet beach holiday with sand underfoot and no nightlife, a different Adriatic or Greek island may suit you better, and the alternatives below are the natural places to compare.
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