Medora Auri Family Beach Resort
Podgora, Croatia
Built 2016 · Last completed renovation 2016
Medora Auri Family Beach Resort in Podgora was last renovated in 2016, and originally built in 2016. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 6.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Timeline
1970
Original hotel building constructed (Hotel Podgora / Hotel Minerva)
2016
Complete €10M renovation of former Hotel Podgora; rebranded and reopened as Medo
2016
Grand opening June 2016 as Medora Auri Family Beach Resort (4-star)
2016
Rebranded from Hotel Minerva (ex Hotel Podgora) to Medora Auri Family Beach Reso
⚖️ 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 2016 renovation
“Around 10 million euros has been spent renovating the former Hotel Podgora, which now has changed its name and turned into a stunning new family beach hotel.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-06
“Opening June 2016 after complete renovation.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-06
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced2016
Last completed renovation
Sourced2016
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Around 10 million euros has been spent renovating the former Hotel Podgora, which now has changed its name and turned into a stunning new family beach hotel.”
“Opening June 2016 after complete renovation.”
“Hotel Medora Auri (ex Minerva) is located directly on beach, only 10 m from pebble beach.”
“It's an 1970s building, but has been renovated in 2016 (or 2017), so everything you see looks and feels new.”
“Opened in 2016, Medora Auri hotel is an ideal place to experience all the Dalmatian magic at one spot.”
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Frequently asked
When was Medora Auri Family Beach Resort built?+
Medora Auri Family Beach Resort (Podgora, Croatia) was built in 2016.
How old is Medora Auri Family Beach Resort?+
Medora Auri Family Beach Resort is 10 years old — it was built in 2016 and last renovated in 2016. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Medora Auri Family Beach Resort last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2016.
What is the Chrono Score of Medora Auri Family Beach Resort?+
Its Chrono Score is 6.5/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.