Splendida Palace

Top choice in Split


Get in quick to secure one of the 10 rooms in this boutique family-run hotel, occupying a 19th-century house on a quiet side street. Rooms are named after Split landmarks, with large-scale black-and-white photographs to reinforce the theme. The breakfast is buffet-style and there's a small plunge pool in the rear courtyard.


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Nearby Split attractions

1. Silver Gate

0.17 MILES

Originally a double gate on the eastern wall of Diocletian's Palace, only the inner part of this portal remains, decorated with arches and niches that…

2. Split City Museum

0.2 MILES

Built by Juraj Dalmatinac in the 15th century for one of the many noblemen who lived within the old town, the Large Papalić Palace is considered a fine…

3. Cathedral of St Domnius

0.2 MILES

Split’s octagonal cathedral is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman buildings still standing. It was built as a mausoleum for Diocletian, the last…

4. Golden Gate

0.21 MILES

The biggest and grandest of the city gates, this was the main processional entrance into Diocletian's Palace. Metal bars once blocked the outer entrance,…

5. Grgur Ninski statue

0.21 MILES

Sculpted by Ivan Meštrović, this gargantuan statue is one of the defining images of Split. Its subject, a 10th-century Croatian bishop, fought for the…

6. Diocletian’s Palace

0.22 MILES

Taking up a prime harborside position, the extraordinary complex of Diocletian's Palace is one of the most imposing ancient Roman structures in existence…

7. Peristil

0.22 MILES

This picturesque colonnaded ancient Roman peristyle (courtyard) lies at the very heart of Diocletian's Palace. In summer you can almost be guaranteed a…

8. Split Ethnographic Museum

0.23 MILES

This mildly interesting museum occupies a former convent built within what was originally the emperor's bed chambers. Downstairs are temporary exhibitions…