Excelsior
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Built 1913 · Last completed renovation 2017
Excelsior in Dubrovnik was last renovated in 2017, and originally built in 1913 (sourced renovations: 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 6.9/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~3-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Dubrovnik, Croatia
Timeline
1913
Hotel opened (July 1913)
2007
Villa Odak renovation (original wing)
2008
Major renovation (second phase)
2016
Comprehensive renovation begins (autumn 2016)
2017
Major renovation completed and reopened (June 2017)
⚖️ 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 2017 renovation
“The hotel was fully renovated in 2017 and the 158 rooms are elegant and luxurious, with bright rooms that make the most of the abundant natural light and sea views.”— source · retrieved 2026-06-25
“The hotel was fully renovated in 2017 and the 158 rooms are elegant and luxurious”— source · retrieved 2026-06-25
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1913
Last completed renovation
Sourced2017
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (2007–2017). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The hotel was fully renovated in 2017 and the 158 rooms are elegant and luxurious, with bright rooms that make the most of the abundant natural light and sea views.”
“The hotel was fully renovated in 2017 and the 158 rooms are elegant and luxurious”
“The 5-star hotel started with the renovation in Autumn 2016 and during winter 2016-2017 has gone through renovation”
“The latest reconstruction of the Hotel Excelsior, closed while the construction is under way, will run through to spring, and, says its management, should be open for guests in late May 2008.”
“Early last year, namely, an older part of the hotel was renovated, the Villa Odak, with six million euro going into the reconstruction that completely overhauled 62 rooms.”
“Open since July 1913, a year before the start of the Great War, the Excelsior has been modernised considerably since then”
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When was Excelsior built?+
Excelsior (Dubrovnik, Croatia) was built in 1913.
How old is Excelsior?+
Excelsior is 113 years old — it was built in 1913 and last renovated in 2017. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Excelsior last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2017.
What is the Chrono Score of Excelsior?+
Its Chrono Score is 6.9/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.