What makes Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel, Croatia different from other hotels?

Almayer is a family-owned boutique hotel in a restored 19th-century building in ancient Zadar. Nine exclusive rooms surround a leafy secret garden, with four additional rooms in a nearby annex, offering intimate Croatian heritage at its best.

What should I expect when dining at Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel, Croatia?

Almayer's leafy secret garden and intimate bar showcase Croatian wines and Zadar's coastal flavours. The family owners share their favourite local dining spots throughout the ancient city.

Croatia, Europe

Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel

Step back in time at Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel, where history unfolds around you in the heart of Zadar, with ancient landmarks, modern marvels and the Adriatic at your doorstep

Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel is a small, family owned, boutique hotel situated in a carefully newly-renovated 19th-century building in the heart of the ancient historic center of Zadar in Croatia.

The hotel features nine exclusive double rooms, a bar and a leafy secret garden in the main building, plus four stylish double rooms in a nearby annex.

Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel is located in the heart of Zadar, adjacent to the city landmarks, sea, coastal boardwalk and famous architectural installations – Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun, surrounded by lush green park and protected cultural monuments that are symbols of this 3000 years old city.

Offering all the modern amenities, as expected in a contemporary hotel, Almayer is a unique spot where guests are treated as friends of the family. Our offer includes luxurious and vigorous à la minute breakfast, a wide selection of drinks, cocktails and carefully selected wines.

OUR NATURAL PANTRY

We turn delicious citrus into jams and serve it to our guests for breakfast

LOCAL AND NATURAL

We serve quality free-range eggs and local organic olive oil from a local producer

EXQUISITE CROATIAN WINES

Our wine list consists of over 80 wine labels and presents wines made by the best Croatian small boutique wineries

ALMAYER CREW

Almayer is a community of like-minded people – designers, artists, craftsmen, local fishermen, small farmers and our committed staff whom we offer a comfortable, stimulating and safe environment

Your Hosts - Irina & Vjekoslav and Team

Travelling and discovering the world, side by side, everything led us towards Almayer. Recognizing the potential of a forgotten house and a yard in the heart of this beautiful Dalmatian city, it took us years of planning and restoration until we finally opened the doors to our guests.

The space quickly filled up with Irina’s love of the unusual and special minimalism of seemingly arithmetic details. Vjekoslav’s passion for heritage, nature and the sea, flooded the space with the stories and energy of the Mediterranean. Together, with great love, we’ve created a shelter for curious travelers and experienced connoisseurs.

Our insights..

Transparency is essential if we are all going to grow and improve together and this is why we have dedicated this section to sharing what we love about each place and its hosts. We work with each of our hosts to improve their guest experiences, sustainability practices and local impact, this is where you can learn more about that along with what still needs to be improved, the measures being taken to ensure our hosts continue to move forward and every now and then we’ll come back to update you on their progress.

Annie

Visited the property in August 2021

You enter Almayer and you just feel the place, it is cosy and at the same time elegant, chic and contemporary. The color palette reflects the dalmatian vibe and the sustainability efforts made by the owners when they reconstructed this place full of history. Almayer provides you with a whole new experience within the city of Zadar, they’ve got something you can’t find in any other hotel around. Not only the rooms are outstanding but the facilities are there for you to discover, from a secret garden to a wine bar to local arts exhibitions, everything in the same place!

OUR NATURAL PANTRY

We turn delicious citrus into jams and serve it to our guests for breakfast

EXQUISITE CROATIAN WINES

Our wine list consists of over 80 wine labels and presents wines made by the best Croatian small boutique wineries

LOCAL AND NATURAL

We serve quality free-range eggs and local organic olive oil from a local producer

ALMAYER CREW

Almayer is a community of like-minded people – designers, artists, craftsmen, local fishermen, small farmers and our committed staff whom we offer a comfortable, stimulating and safe environment

Your Hosts - Irina & Vjekoslav and Team

Our insights..

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Annie

Visited the property in August 2021

Almayer provides you with a whole new experience within the city of Zadar, they’ve got something you can’t find in any other hotel around. Not only the rooms are outstanding but the facilities are there for you to discover, from a secret garden to a wine bar to local arts exhibitions, everything in the same place!

Community & Sustainability Commitment

Here are some key sustainability & community practices that these hosts are committed to. Please use the key below the icons for reference. You might see that some measurements are not currently in place and that’s okay, we choose to support our hosts on their imperfect road towards a better world and we understand that that takes time.

Sustainability Practices

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Eco Certifications & Efforts

Just as we admire each of our hosts for their singularity, we appreciate that their sustainability journeys are also unique. Because of this, we do not require our hosts to have an eco certification or two under their belt, we simply guide them on improving their sustainable business practices one imperfect – but positive – step at a time. If a host has eco certifications they will be shown below, if not, then know we are working towards this together.

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Green Construction
The design and the materials of Hacienda El Porvenir follow traditional and ecological building systems; the walls are made of “tapial” (compacted earth). The roofs are built with straw and eucalyptus wood. The farmhouses revive the spirit and essence of the traditional Andean construction techniques used for hundreds of years. We use natural organic paint. The house makes the most out of daylight in many of its social areas by keeping the warmth in despite the cold surroundings.

Water consumption
We protect and refrain from contaminating water sources, and make sure that the withdrawal rate does not exceed the natural replenishment rate. We promote the responsible and appropriate use of water. We use biodegradable products in all our cleaning products.

NGOs & Local Impact Projects Supported

Each of our hosts strive to have a positive impact on their local communities. Some of our hosts already have established connections with local partners to enrich the lives and wellbeing of their communities, others are in the process of creating these long term relationships. If a host has local NGO connections they will be shown below, if not, then know we are working towards this together.

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Waste Management
We keep to a strict policy for reducing the impact of solid waste. We have policies to reduce waste and management of recyclable and non-recyclable items.

The organic waste is used as compost, and the inorganic waste is collected by the Municipality of Machachi, with whom we have worked to resolve the waste management problems in the whole area.

We promote the reduction of plastic by offering drinks in returnable glass containers, buying products in large, reusable containers, and by being creative in looking for new ways to supply various necessities while being environmentally friendly.

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The Four Cs

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