Grand Park Hotel Rovinj is a viewpoint for the most beautiful stage on the Adriatic. No matter where he is in the hotel, the guest gets the impression he is staying in a park overlooking Rovinj, St. Euphemia, the island of St. Catherine and the most beautiful sea sunset.Located directly on the coast, near the marina and the promenade, it connects the inner city area with the tourist attractions of the Monte Mulini zone.

In order to blend into the existing forest, the floors offset to follow the slope of the site and form large terraces, Mediterranean gardens, pools and sundecks. A bar with a terrace and an a la carte restaurant are located in the lobby and the reception area, which is connected to the main restaurant with a central staircase. Great significance in the hotels’ view was given to five pine trees that have been growing on the site for over half a century. The congress hall overlooks the Rovinj peninsula through the largest glass window in Europe.

Wellness zone includes a spa, a sunbathing area and three swimming pools, extending on two floors overlooking the surrounding woods and the town. The main pool is partially placed in a glass pavilion which opens in the summer, intertwining the interior with the park and the sea.

Italian architect and designer PieroLissoni was in charge for interior design. Public spaces are characterized by a multitude of details, a large number of types and specific pieces of furniture that, despite mutual diversity, make a unique story together. Special attention was dedicated to styling. Earthy tones and colors prevail in the rooms – a counterpoint to the blue sky and sea that surround the hotel.

The areas alongside the promenade are functionally and formally different from other spaces. They are intended to be a new space for social gatherings, a square with diverse amenities. A relaxing atmosphere is created by water surfaces, carefully selected paving and greenery, which frame particular content zones and makes the whole area both attractive and accessible.

The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, part of the Maistra Collection, is located in one of the most beautiful places in the Mediterranean where it looks over the sea and the historic centre of this Croatian town.

Lissoni Casal Ribeiro developed the interior design of the rooms and all the public areas, including those along the seafront which connect the new structure to the historic centre of Rovinj. The hotel comprises 2 reception areas, 193 rooms and 16 suites, 2 restaurants, 1 pool bar, 1 spa extending over 3800 sqm, 1 lobby bar, 3 pools (2 external and 1 internal) and the conference area.

Realized in collaboration with the Architecture Studio 3LHD from Zagreb, the Grand Park Hotel Rovinj has been designed as a leisure hotel and extends over 6 levels, all completely integrated into the hillside and surrounding vegetation. The spacious lobby is the heart of the project, providing access to the two-story, all-day restaurant and the terrace, the latter enjoying a unique view of the city of Rovinj.

Together with the stylist Carlos Baker, Lissoni Graphx designed the staff uniforms, from the general manager to the waiters, from the receptionist to the porter, from the pool boy to the staff of the wellness centre. The over 50 outfits match informal elegance with the feel of a bygone era, recalling the lacework and craftsmanship of local tradition and reconnecting to the colours of the interiors, from night blue to white and from Bordeaux to khaki.

Lissoni Casal Ribeiro was also responsible for curating the choice of artworks executed by seven different artists, which are placed in both the public areas and the rooms with the aim of establishing a dialogue with the interior design project. 

The idea of the art project was born by reflecting on the first-hand experience of Piero Lissoni himself, where the location was of great inspiration for the development of the interiors. The colour and constant presence of the sea, the reduced dimensions and conformation of the city of Rovinj and the cultural mix given by historical overlaying all had a determining role in the design. For this reason, the artists involved were asked to realize works that were closely linked to the territory and to the context, also through a direct and personal experience of Rovinj. Each of them stayed for a period in the area, during which time they developed the works expressing their own vision through the use of different languages and techniques.

The artists involved are Veronica Gaido, whose photographs feature in each room, Roberta Patalani, who realized an enormous, site specific bas-relief that forms a backdrop to the reception in the Promenade Lobby, together with the Croatian artists Klara Rusan, Danjiel Srdarev, Marco Tadik, Hana Tintor and Predrag Todorović, each of whom have expressed their personal styles through visionary illustrations.

Materials used:

Interior lighting:

1. Artemide, Callimaco
2. Oluce, Atollo
3. DCW Ediitons, Mantis
4. Flos, IC-Lights
5. Porro, P-Light

Interior furniture:        

1. Living Divani, Confident Rattan
2. Living Divani, Track
3. Living Divani, Lipp
4. Living Divani, Rorwood
5. Living Divani, Chromatic
6. Living Divani, Gray
7. Cappellini, Thinking Man’s Chair
8. Pulpo, Font Round
9. Sika Design, Belladonna
10. De Padova, Raffles
11. De Padova, Uragano
12. De Padova, M16
13. Altai, Stuoia Mauritania
14. Golran, Shadow 
15. Bonacina, Dama
16. Bonacina, Margherita
17. Gervasoni, In Out
18. Carl Hansen & Son, Safari chair
19. Carl Hansen & Son, Wishbone chair
20. Knoll, Bertoia chair
21. Knoll, Straight chair
22. Skagerak, Riviera sunbed
23. Glas Italia, Deck
24. Porro, Neve

Project Grand Park Hotel, published by TON Czechia.

Location: Rovinj, Croatia

Category: Hotels

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Hidden in a pine forest on the promenade overlooking the island of Santa Caterina and the charming town of Rovinj, the Grand Park Hotel Rovinj is a five-star hotel that is part of the Maistra Collection brand of the Maistra Hospitality Group, which includes luxury and premium hotels, located in the most attractive part of Rovinj.

The interior design of the hotel is signed by the famous Italian architect Piero Lissoni, while the architecture is by the Croatian Studio 3LHD.

With a total capacity of 458 beds, the hotel has 198 rooms and 11 suites on six floors.

But not only that, there is also a spa, beaches, swimming pools, restaurants and bars.

The Lissoni studio has paid special attention to the choice of materials that finish the internal areas of the hotel and also to all the small details, such as the handles.

In fact, LINK by Piero Lissoni was used for all the hotel doors, a handle tied to the idea of ​​an essential aesthetic, almost an archetype.

“In my architectural projects I needed a handle that was close to my way of designing: a discreet object that had good proportions, that was eye-catching, but not over the top. The starting point for the design was linked to the idea of ​​an industrial rather than decorative aesthetic," explains Piero Lissoni, "thus Link was born, which perfectly fulfills its function and which is still used in most of our projects."

A handle that is well suited to this magical environment in which innovation and tradition, art and design are combined.

Large panoramic windows, skilfully staged, were installed – some with steel profiles and some with aluminium profiles. They always combine maximal views with the utmost degree of comfort, both in terms of thermal requirements and simple operation.

On the prestigious, semi-public top level, where the main entrance, foyer and lobby, among other things, are located, the Croatian architects 3LHD underline their clear architectural style with the VISS facade. The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj luxury hotel was presented with one of the most coveted awards in the hotel industry by the Hotelforum magazine, namely the “Hotel Property Award 2020”.

An absolute highlight in terms of the view it offers is the panoramic window in the large hall, which measures 15 x 3.2 metres. For this purpose, the AWS 70 profile system from Schüco was mounted on a steel substructure.