We loved the Adriana. It is a very short walk (3 minutes) from the catamaran drop off on the port, and they have a small motorized cart waiting to take your luggage to the hotel when you disembark. The hotel feels new inside, we were told it was completely redone in 2008. It was spotless. Check in was a breeze, and our room was great. It had a beautiful view of the bay and the plaza. We had a king sized bed, which was a little on the hard side (as were all the hotel beds in Croatia, it might be a cultural thing). The room felt very modern, and the shower was wonderful, rain shower type shower head and 6 wall mounted body sprayer shower heads, very spa-like. The bathroom is small, but as the toilet area is separate it is quite fficient. The closet was frosted glass with colored lights inside, which gave a very relaxed feel.

Breakfast was great ( and included), there was a variety of cold foods and you could order pretty much any type of warm breakfast you wanted. Starting the day with mimosas by the sea is hard to beat.

The pool is indoors but under a sunroof, and is a beautiful salt water pool. The rooftop patio is great for lounging, or sitting and having a drink from the bar. I had a great pedicure in h spa, and they offered a number of other spa services such as massages.

Adriana is in a great location, literally a stone's throw from the central Plaza and close to several really great restaurants.

We would stay here again in a heartbeat.

We were two couples that stayed in the Hotel Adriana for two memorable nights in April 2012. Our room was #110. The hotel is top notch all around. The rooms are great for starters. We stayed in a superior room. They have huge, comfortable beds and windows with incredible harbor views. Our shower in the room was one of the best I have ever seen in a hotel. It had a massive shower head and jets in front, along with a water wand you could use simultaneously. The toilet is set aside by itself and very private. We loved how the room was configured. The windows open up wide and we would leave them open so we could hear the sea all day and night.

The staff here went out of their way for us. When we arrived, we learned that they were closing the salt water pool for two days in order to recycle the water. When I told them we were only there for two nights, they responded by reopening the pool for us to swim for an hour just so we could experience it, which was greatly appreciated. Then we went to go out for a late dinner only to find that all the restaurants in town were closed, when we went back to the hotel, they were in the process of closing their restaurant, but insisted they would stay open so we could have a proper meal. This was a very nice gesture as we didn't expect them to stay open for us and we had a delicious and enjoyable meal. I got the steak with truffles and it was superb. On top of this, the staff at the front desk later offered to come with me to re-park my car in the lot above the hotel which is free. Be advised, there is quite a walk to the hotel from the main lot as other reviewers pointed out, but it's well worth it.

All in all, this hotel was the best hotel we stayed in during our entire 10 day trip. We liked that wifi was free. We also enjoyed rooftop bar as it was a great place to spend our nights as it has views that my camera didn't do justice to. The pool area is huge and they had an outdoor hot tub which we didn't get to use unfortunately. The restaurant has great food and friendly waiters. Our wives raved about their spa treatments. And to top it all off, after I realized I left my cell phone in the room when I was back on mainland Croatia, the staff informed me that they had recovered the phone and were kind enough to post it back to the States for me free of charge. I cannot say enough positive things about this hotel and its staff. Wish they were all like this! I hope we can return to this paradise someday in the future. Hvar is a great place to spend time.

We originally booked to stay at the Palace a few doors down for 3 nights in April but got informed that the hotel was closed and our booking had been transferred to the Adriana (the same seems to have happened to the last few reviewers - wonder why they accept bookings when they're closed?)

Anyway, after a quick glance of the Adriana on the website, we saw it appeared to be a much 'fancier' hotel and as we got it for the same price, we weren't too bothered by the proposed move.

We arrived by car and drove around for some time before coming to the conclusion you must not be able to access the hotel by car, and so paid to park up somewhere and went to find the hotel.

It was pouring with rain, being 6 months pregnant I'd had a rather treacherous waddle with my rucksack across the slippery streets, but we were still excited about arriving at this super sounding spa hotel. Only to be greeted by a rather snappy receptionist who barked at me to just give me her name as she wasn't patient enough to wait 60 seconds for me to pull out my booking confirmation (which I was only reaching for as I couldn't remember whether I'd booked in mine or my partners name). She checked us in and after we asked, informed us we could park the car at the Pharos Hotel for free. We had to go back to get our suitcases (didn't want to lug them around whilst we were looking for the hotel), but there was no offer of any help, so my other half had to cart both suitcases back from the car, before returning to move the car up to the Pharos.

The hotel room was very small (not bothered, don't need much room) and on first sight appeared to have been decorated to a high standard, but we quickly got the impression it had been made to look fancy but done on the cheap, as many of the fixtures and fittings were loose or torn (e.g. bedside lamp was torn, hooks for towels/bathrobes were wobbly, reading light above bed was loose and had broken attachments). These aren't things you would necessarily report to reception and they hardly affected our stay, but we thought it was a poor reflection on the hotel that seemed to preach such high standards.

The clear glass shower cubicle is just weird. I mean we are of course a couple and are far from being prudes, but really, who wants to see each other taking a shower every day(?)

After settling in, I quickly read the hotels introduction and hotel rules of conduct, which included no wandering about the hotel in bathrobes & slippers. I found this a little odd given that it's a spa hotel (?). Reading the 'rules' made me feel slightly uneasy and not at all like I was in a comfortable hotel where I could relax and unwind. I mean I'm not into wandering about hotels half naked or behaving inappropriately, but just to state such rules in the rooms does not give a relaxed feeling. As it turned out, I booked a massage and was informed it was acceptable for me to turn up in my bathrobe and slippers, but I didn't feel comfortable doing, so I changed into these down in the spa anyway.

The spa and the pool was lovely. My therapist was very friendly and really helped ease some of my pregnancy aches (I was only allowed a basic massage with no aroma oils, and I appreciated the receptionist confirming this with the therapist before she would book me in - shows they were considering my condition and I felt I could trust them).

The pool is heated as they say, but I think most people probably think it isn't as the pool area is so very warm that the pool does feel very cold getting in. (To prove it's heated, just spend a few mins out on the balcony in your bathrobe on a cold April day then get in the pool - feels like a warm bath!)

The staff in the spa, bar and at breakfast were very nice, and the snappy receptionist did show us a smile after our initial disappointing check in. We did have help with our bags to the car on departure, which we appreciated. All in all, we ended up having a pleasant enough stay, but didn't feel terribly comfortable in this hotel (due to the slightly snooty impression it gives). I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it, other than for the location, and certainly wouldn't have paid the prices they advertise for it.

I see the previous English reviewer says the hotel is not reachable by car / bus. That's very true, the hotel details are a bit unclear about parking.... basically you either park out of town at one of the town's car parks beyond the bus station or you head for the trees. Being a GPS / mapper expert we set about getting to the closest point to the hotel where we could abandon the car and take to our feat to size out how to get to the hotel having drawn a number of blanks... ah the previous poster should have also warned about high tide since if you are coming to the hotel in the two hour period from the bus station or official town car parks be prepared to paddle, run, get wet feet and the bags wet - LOL. It gave entertainment from our hotel room and we did a bit of skipping and splashing. Hvar sea front is going to be one of those places that disappears with global warming, go there now whilst you can :).

At Easter we parked at the top of ul.Milana Kukurina in the pine forest area, then you head down the road and steps which deposits you just by the hotel. That is how we got the bags in and parked the car each night. The receptionist said that was an excellent place to park and was surprised that we had found it. But you are only doing to find this point with GPS mapping of the streets or a paper map before hand and careful driving. Leaving the hotel has the arrangement where the guy takes your bags to the bus station area, you hike up the hill for the car, drive round and cross his palm with silver. It all worked and it was cheaper than using the towns car parks, but I suspect in summer you are reduced to high car parking charges and wet feet from the sea LOL.

The breakfast was very good. Staff very helpful. Some quests a bit posy and irritating, but there you go, people watching can be rewarding. The room was excellent. Wifi signal was not as good as it could have been, but was free.

It was nice to stay slap on the sea front. Since it was spring, it was possible to sleep with the window open listening to lapping water. Most restful. Watch the boats come and go each day.

Gostionica Kod Kapetana offered hearty food just up the road from the hotel. We went to a pizza place on the square and that was a tourist rip off. One noted a range of places up the side streets behind where the sea water washes in which could offer a reasonable choice of evening meal.