The Hilton Rijeka Costabella Resort is open to the public late on July 1. Among the first visitors are mainly Germans, Austrians, Italians, but also Serbs. The hotel’s capacity was sixty percent full during the first week. According to the hotel management, there is no comparable competition in the area.
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The construction of the hotel, which lasted ten years, is supported by the Czech investment and development group JTH, led by the entrepreneur Jaroslav Třešňák, who obtained for the tenant two years ago.
Although the five-star Hotel Ambasador is located in nearby Opatija, the son of the hotelier Třešňák Jr., who is involved in the family business, together with the director of JTH Costabella Borjan Brnčić, considers him zero competition. “We have no competition in this area. Our resort is the largest and most luxurious, “says Brnčić.
While the son of the hotelier Jaroslav Třešňák Jr. stated that the price per night in the smallest room starts at 5,500 crowns, the Booking.com accommodation platform offers a double room per night for nine thousand crowns. For comparison, a night in the Opatija Hotel Ambasador costs approximately seven thousand crowns on the Booking.com accommodation platform. “The only thing that could once compete with us was the Navis Hotel in Opatija, but even that is a complete toy compared to us,” says Brnčić.
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The interior design was agreed by the JTH group together with Hilton. “Communication went smoothly, we worked out something in the form of a compromise, Hilton left something entirely up to us,” explains Třešňák Jr. The JTH development group had predetermined standards that it did not want to go below. For example, the hotel is decorated with designer lights from the Czech company Antares Art.
Rijeka Hilton has a 200-meter private beach and its own mooring. It offers a total of 132 rooms, 62 villas and suites. According to assistant Třešňák Jr. Marina Kisurová, the Michelin-starred restaurant will soon be part of the newly opened hotel. In the future, there are plans to build other buildings that will be part of the hotel complex.
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