Hotel Bristol
Opatija, Croatia
Built 1906 · Last completed renovation 2005
Hotel Bristol in Opatija was last renovated in 2005, and originally built in 1906. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 2.7/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Opatija, Croatia
Timeline
1906
Hotel built and opened
1930
Thorough renovations and name change to Palme
2005
Renovation and Bristol name returned
2005
Renovation completed
⚖️ Star classification · Croatia
Star ratings are issued by Croatia's Ministry of Tourism & Sport under the Hotels Rulebook (NN 56/16). Categorization is a government procedure; no fixed national renewal interval is published.
System: Ministry of Tourism & Sport (Pravilnik o razvrstavanju… NN 56/16)
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2005 renovation
“only to have the name Bristol returned to it after another renovation and change of ownership in 2005”— source · retrieved 2026-09-01
“Construction date 1906 · Year of renovation 2005”— source · retrieved 2026-09-01
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1906
Last completed renovation
Sourced2005
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“only to have the name Bristol returned to it after another renovation and change of ownership in 2005”
“Construction date 1906 · Year of renovation 2005”
“For Italian administrations and thorough renovations in the 1930s, the hotel changed its name to Palme”
“Rudovits built the Hotel Bristol (M. Tita 104) about 100 meters to the north”
“Built in 1906, Hotel Bristol Opatija is a masterpiece of Austro-Hungarian architecture, offering a rare blend of imperial grandeur and contemporary comfort.”
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Frequently asked
When was Hotel Bristol built?+
Hotel Bristol (Opatija, Croatia) was built in 1906.
How old is Hotel Bristol?+
Hotel Bristol is 120 years old — it was built in 1906 and last renovated in 2005. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Bristol last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2005.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Bristol?+
Its Chrono Score is 2.7/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.