Hotel Palace
Hvar, Croatia
Built 1899 · Last completed renovation 2019
Hotel Palace in Hvar was last renovated in 2019, and originally built in 1899 (sourced renovations: 1971, 2019). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 7.6/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Next renovation expected around 2027
In about 1 year (≈8-year cycle). A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Hvar, Croatia
Timeline
1899
Opened as Spa Hotel Empress Elisabeth
1971
Pool added and 73 rooms renovated
2019
Reopened as 5-star Palace Elisabeth after complete renovation
2019
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 2019 renovation
“The opening ceremony of the newly renovated Palace Elisabeth Hotel was held on Hvar on Saturday, September the 21st, 2019”— source · retrieved 2026-06-18
“The property only reopened as a hotel in summer 2019 following an extensive refurbishment”— source · retrieved 2026-06-18
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Sourced1899
Last completed renovation
Sourced2019
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (1971–2019). 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 opening ceremony of the newly renovated Palace Elisabeth Hotel was held on Hvar on Saturday, September the 21st, 2019”
“The property only reopened as a hotel in summer 2019 following an extensive refurbishment”
“the next significant date was 1971, when owner Suncani Hvar Hotels renovated the hotel's 73 rooms, as well as adding the pool”
“the Spa Hotel Empress Elisabeth finally opened in 1899”
“In 1899, the palace was rebuilt under the name Spa Hotel Empress Elisabeth, after the famous Austrian Empress Sisi, a generous patron of the hotel's construction.”
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When was Hotel Palace built?+
Hotel Palace (Hvar, Croatia) was built in 1899.
How old is Hotel Palace?+
Hotel Palace is 127 years old — it was built in 1899 and last renovated in 2019. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Palace last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2019.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Palace?+
Its Chrono Score is 7.6/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.