Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik
Marijana Blazica 2, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Location
By the Old Town
On a hillside just outside Dubrovnik's UNESCO Old Town walls, around a three-minute walk to the Pile Gate, Lovrijenac Fort and Sulic beach, and around thirty minutes from the airport — the only Dubrovnik base in the heart of the city.
Transfer
A Dubrovnik transfer
Around thirty minutes from Dubrovnik airport, set on a hillside at the edge of the Old Town with the Pile Gate a three-minute walk away.
Villas
Around 147 rooms
Around 147 rooms and suites with late-nineteenth-century period charm and modern styling, with garden, hill or sea and Old-Town views; upper-floor rooms look over the red roofs, with an Executive Lounge over the walls.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, culture and Old-Town explorers, the Dubrovnik sightseeing base and business guests — the city's first luxury hotel, restored a three-minute walk from the Pile Gate and the most year-round of the Dubrovnik addresses.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Bed-and-breakfast, with the Imperial Terrace for Dalmatian and Mediterranean dining, a heritage lobby bar with a Fort Lovrijenac view and an Executive Lounge over the walls.
About the Resort
A historic Old-Town-gate Dubrovnik city hotel
The Hilton Imperial is the historic Old-Town-gate Dubrovnik city hotel — the 1897 Grand Hotel Imperial, the city's first luxury hotel, restored on a hillside just outside the UNESCO walls, a three-minute walk from the Pile Gate. Among the Dubrovnik hotels it is the most year-round, and the only one set in the heart of the city itself. Around 147 rooms carry late-nineteenth-century period charm with modern styling, upper floors looking over the red roofs to the Adriatic, and an Executive Lounge sits over the city walls with an indoor pool and the Beauty Line Spa within. The Imperial Terrace dines Dalmatian and Mediterranean with terrace views, and the lobby bar looks across to Fort Lovrijenac. The location is the whole point: the Pile Gate, the city walls, Lovrijenac and Bokar forts and Sulic beach are at the door, the Stradun and the Old Town's churches and palaces a few minutes on, and the cable car up Mount Srd and boats to Lokrum and the Elaphiti islands are easily reached. It is the heritage city base — distinct from the seafront resorts on Lapad and the clifftop Rixos. Beyond the walls, the cable car climbs Mount Srd for the classic view over the roofs and the Adriatic, and Lokrum island, the Elaphitis and the Peljesac wine road are all easy days out.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 147 rooms and suites carry late-nineteenth-century period charm with modern styling, in garden, hill or sea and Old-Town views. Upper-floor rooms look out over the red roofs to the Adriatic, and an Executive Lounge sits over the city walls, the most central rooms in Dubrovnik. Period detail and modern comfort sit side by side in a building that has welcomed Dubrovnik's guests since 1897.
Entry
Guest Room
Sleeps two. A king in Mediterranean tones, over the garden or hill.
Mediterranean tonesGarden outlook
Signature
Sea-View Room
Sleeps two. An upper-floor king over the Old Town red-roofs and Adriatic.
Upper floorOld Town outlook
Lounge
Executive Room
Sleeps two. A king with Lounge access and city-walls and Adriatic views.
Lounge accessOld Town outlook
Suite
Suite
Sleeps two to three. A period-grand suite with city and sea views.
Period grandOld Town outlook
Food & Drink
Dining
The Imperial Terrace dines Dalmatian and Mediterranean with terrace views over the city, the heritage lobby bar looks across to Fort Lovrijenac, and the Executive Lounge opens over the walls. It is city dining with the Old Town at the door, a short walk from the restaurants of the Stradun. Breakfast on the terrace looks over the roofs to the sea, the evenings drawn into the Old Town's restaurants and the Stradun beyond.
Signature
Imperial Terrace
Imperial Terrace, Dalmatian and Mediterranean, with terrace views.
Bar
The lobby bar
The lobby bar, with a Fort Lovrijenac view.
Lounge
The Executive Lounge
The Executive Lounge, over the city walls.
Wellbeing
Spa & pool
The Beauty Line Spa and wellness centre brings an indoor pool, saunas, a hammam, steam, a hot tub and fitness, a calm retreat in the middle of the city. After a day on the walls and in the Old Town, it is a welcome cool-down by the Pile Gate. The indoor pool and saunas make a cool retreat between long days walking the famous city walls. Treatments and a hot tub round out a rare in-city wellness floor by the Old Town.
The Beauty Line Spa
The Beauty Line Spa, saunas and hammam.
An indoor pool
An indoor pool, in the city.
The Pile Gate
The Pile Gate, steps away.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The heritage, the Old Town and the views define a stay — take in the 1897 building that was Dubrovnik's first luxury hotel, walk three minutes to the Pile Gate and the city walls, and dine on the terrace over the red roofs. The cable car up Mount Srd, boats to Lokrum and the Elaphiti islands and the lanes of the Old Town are all close. Sea kayaking around the walls, Trsteno Arboretum and the oyster town of Ston are all within easy reach.
The 1897 heritage
The 1897 heritage, Dubrovnik's first luxury hotel.
The Pile Gate & walls
The Pile Gate and walls, steps away.
Old Town & Adriatic views
Old Town and Adriatic views, from the terrace.
Island & boat trips
Island and boat trips, along the coast.
Dalmatian dining
Dalmatian dining, on the terrace.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Dubrovnik
Around thirty minutes from Dubrovnik airport.
To the Old Town
The Pile Gate
On a hillside just outside the Old Town walls, a three-minute walk from the Pile Gate.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast.
Year-round
- Year-round, the most year-round Dubrovnik base.
Made for couples
- Made for couples and Old-Town explorers.
Getting there
- Around thirty minutes from the airport.
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