Hotel Antica — Restaurant in Grad Stari Grad

The hotel and staff are very welcoming and kind. We arrived early before check-in and they were able to let us into our room several hours before planned check-in time.

The hotel opened in 2018 and has a fabulous outdoor area with loads of seating to enjoy the beautiful views of Stari Grad bay. Located just 100 meters more in the bay from the ferry, it’s very easy to walk from the ferry to the hotel. Despite the proximity to the ferry terminal, do not worry as this is not an issue nor eyesore. The waters are beautiful, the ferry is not noticeable. There is also a small commercial complex at the ferry terminal with ATMs and a supermarket.

The hotel has only 8 rooms and therefore the staff is very attentive to all their guests’ needs. They pride themselves in ensuring your absolute comfort and happiness. Faras, the “concierge” helped us organize an amazing private boat ride and scooter rental. Nothing was required from us. He has a friendly laugh and is dedicated to ensuring your satisfaction. The other staff are also very polite and helpful. Din and Leon served us at the restaurant and bar. Din helped us debone our fish dinner and my gin and tonics were excellently crafted. There is a small but eclectic selection of gins available. For next year they plan a renovation and expansion of their hotel to 28 rooms.

The hotel room was more traditionally decorated with a teak wood nautical theme approach. The room was adequate but I suspect that with the oncoming renovation much will be upgraded. Good water pressure in the bathroom, but lighting could be improved. Each room has a balcony and minimal noise from outside could be heard. German style sliding doors are a bit challenging for Americans to use. The mattress could have been a bit firmer for my liking. Our wifi wasn’t strong in the room so the staff arranged for our own personal Wifi box with excellent signal.

We decided to eat one evening at the restaurant. We chose our fish ahead of time, a pagrus, “pagar” or sea bream. The fish was prepared together with grilled vegetables. The quality was very good. We also ordered some grilled calamari also prepared very well. I feel we were treated very well as guests.

The hotel and restaurant are staffed by a few very dedicated employees. Their service made our staff exceptional and they should be recognized. Also a big thank you to our boat guide Vlado. Faras was happy to drive us anywhere, even to the ATM 50 metres away. I believe the hotel has an Audi A6 shuttle car (probably at a cost).

In all, our stay was great. We will definitely come back. After we checked out, we had a few hours to kill, so we were welcome to spend our time at the pool where Faras still checked on us and offered us water and beach towels. We enjoyed the boutique format of this hotel. Its relaxing and the clientele is quiet...

This is a special hotel that treats you like you are family. I can’t say enough great things about Hotel Antica. The location is perfect. It’s right on the water in a very peaceful setting in Stari Grad. There’s beautiful surroundings everywhere. Beaches are all in walking distance. The walking path that is right in front of the hotel will take you to the town center as well...a short 15 min walk.

The hotel itself is very new and quaint. Everything in the hotel is clean and comfortable. The patio seating is incredible...beautiful views everywhere.

The breakfast that’s included was great and very authentic Croatian. Dinner at the restaurant is one of the best we had while in Croatia.

The thing that really sealed the deal in how much we enjoyed our stay at the hotel was the owner and her staff. They were INCREDIBLE!!! So nice...so helpful...so warm...we really felt like we were amongst family. My 3 children were sad to leave because they had such a happy experience there. I highly recommend and we will definitely be back!! Thank you Hotel Antica for creating such a special...

Amenities & cleanliness - Hotel has nice communal spaces (including pool & loungers) but the rooms are very outdated and not clean (eg water in toilet brush holder, soap across bathroom). Would not say that the price of the rooms is reflective of the quality. |Breakfast - was included in the price for us and variety of options but quality was poor. |Staff - nice staff but didn’t have much helpful information about the local area (eg tried to charge us €40 for a taxi to Hvar old town claiming this was a good rate but the normal rate at port is €30/35. Also didn’t know about buses or ferry times from Stari Grad even though hotel located next to the port & bus stop. |Location - nice quiet location next to ferry port. 20 min walk into Starri Grad. |Overall - would not say this is value for money. There was a blurred line between space for the manager & what we assumed was her family (may not be permanent residents we...