Hotel Excelsior - Liburnia

We have been here many times and coming back again soon. Hotel has everything you need and best buffet breakfast and dinners.

Although there are some small negatives, this personal hotel will win you over so that you will be not wanting to leave like us! The hotel is in a magnificent location directly on the sea front of Lovran. Lovran is an unspoilt small town / large village with a delightful very small old town and has everything you could want without being over touristy. Lovely long seafront promenade goes on for a mile or two Pros: Food is good (but not excellent, Lots of it but not always cooked perfectly ) with an extensive buffet at breakfast and dinner. breads are amazing , as is the pizza and fresh fruit and salads. there is always fish and meat and vegetarian. Good soundproofing Hotel has its own little stony beach with a few sun beds and a lovely outdoor pool set in large grounds. Lots of sunbeds with mattresses. Beautiful views over the sea and islands from public rooms and sea facing room s (essential in my opinion) Fabulously peaceful, and thank goodness no music by pool Staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly Spa is absolutely fabulous. Lovely large indoor pool with lots of windows and outdoor sitting space and the changing rooms and showers are very good . (although the man on Sunday was the only staff member to have been rude the whole stay) The bar has a balcony overlooking the sea and does a huge array of cocktails Room clean on arrival (but only “touched up “ each day after that). We had a kettle in the room because the rep insists for the British tour group but no other rooms have one. They are very eager to help with your luggage Now the Cons: Outside seating area for breakfast and dinner is plagued by smokers. Perhaps they could divide it into 2 sections so that the non smokers can go outside too without being enveloped in smoke. No decaf coffee at breakfast. You have to buy by the cup which seems unfair as regular coffee and tea is provided . And I could not find any at the local supermarket so best to take your own No bathroom amenities of any kind other than a soap dispenser on the wall. Their Air con is no such thing. In my room there was a temperature control in the room but it did nothing except blow occasional uncold air and it was impossible to get the temperature below 23. However my neighbours rooms both show 24 or 25 but were cooler than mine! It is all regulated from reception and they decide how cold each room is allowed to be. The rep said open the windows instead but that is no good with a busy main road on one side and trees with mossies on the other. And last night my neighbour had what they described as a huge flying cockroach come into their room! I eventually went to reception and discovered that each room has a temperature set centrally and they changed mine. It was better for a few days but still not exceptional. Even worse although the fan blows all night the air cooling seems to switch off at 10pm and come back on at 6 am - but its nighttime you want to be cool! No air extractor in the bathroom. Ligh

Really enjoyed my stay in this hotel. Right by the sea, great for swimming, along with two outdoor and one indoor pool/spa. Very relaxing. Good food and friendly staff. Shops easily accessible by walking along the coastal promenade or a short bus ride. Very scenic area.

The hotel and the service was really nice. The breakfast and the dinner were delicious. We enjoyed our visit. Just a small problem was the room, it was clean but old and we weren‘t able to open the window, it was locked. The best wishes from us!

Room was very clean and pleasant. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was excellent and there was plenty of choice. Breakfast was particularly good. Short walk to town centre and sea with a longer,easy walk to larger town of Opatija.

This is the second visit to this hotel, I did not review it the first time I visited. Reason for revisit was the excellent indoor pool, weather in September can be a bit iffy in Croatia so this is why we chose this hotel for a second visit. The hotel, not sure if just the time of year or whether it is year round, is geared for coach parties which makes for a quiet hotel during the day time. The hotel is clean, staff are friendly, dining experience was better than last year, much improved, pizza was the best I have tasted and my go to most nights. The thing that could be improved on is the price of a bottle of wine in the dining room, far to expensive although we did partake a bottle or two but looking around the dining room most people were only drinking water, was this because they were tea total or was it the price of the wine!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you do stay at this hotel I would recommend a sea view as the hotel is on a busy road so can be noisy at night, that said we did have a road side room last year and did not find it too noisy but I know for some guests this was a problem. The hotel is nicely situated in Lovran, although Lovran is only a small town, the costal path to Opatija is well worth a walk. Buses run outside the hotel taking you to Opatija and further on to the city of Rijeka, both worth a visit. Our second visit, will we have a third, the answer will probably be yes. Thank you to all the staff for their hard work.