This splendid recent venture from a Croatian who has spent many years in Berlin lies on the western boundary of Diocletian's Palace, near the Riva, and...
Šubićeva 5At this traditional establishment, the claim on the menu is that almost everything you eat is grown, caught or produced within 1,000 metres of your table. A...
Bačvice
Some 1,700 years on, the Emperor Diocletian would still recognise his palace - or the shell of it, at least. This vast, rectangular complex fell into disuse...

This recently opened luxury spa centre at Znjan, outside Split, also offers a number of well-equipped rooms, mainly for its customers here for the...
Put Radosevca 39, ZnjanJust behind Narodni trg, Gaga is a permanently busy cocktail bar filling a tiny old square (check out the authentically retro barber's signs) with a young,...
Iza Loža 5
Located a brisk 15-minute walk north of the Old Town, the sleek Hotel Atrium is set almost next door to the not-as-funny-as-it-sounds Joker Centre, Split's...
Domovinskog rata 49A
This friendly little three-star out near the seafront at Znjan is a pleasant, affordable choice if you just want some beach time with occasional forays into...
Šetalište Pape Ivana Pavla II 27, ZnjanA well-appointed four-star located in quiet grounds behind Bačvice beach, the Park combines 85 years of tradition with most modern facilities in the 54...
Hatzoev perivoj 3This modern hotel in the palace now has a terrace restaurant, the Tifani, overlooking the Peristil. It's a three-star, with nine simple, comfortable doubles...
Poljana kraljice Jelene 5Behind the National Theatre, this four-star is one of Split's best kept secrets. Superbly finished in period style, the hotel has 63 rooms of varying size...
Starčevićeva 1Under the same ownership as its namesake in central Split, this new hotel offers stylish luxury 6km away in the suburb of Solin, near the ruined Roman city...
SolinSet in a modest little building adjoining the open-roofed vestibule in the palace, this friendly seven-room boutique hotel is certainly swish. Rooms have...
Iza Vestibula 4Once the site of Diocletian's mausoleum, and still guarded by a granite sphinx from ancient Egypt, this octagonal building was converted into a church by...
Kraj Sv Duje
Set 11km away at Podstrana, Le Méridien is Split's top-of-the-range five-star. You can take a dip in the infinity pool with a view along the sun-drenched...
Grljevačka 2A, Podstrana
Opened in 2009, this swish city-centre four-star is close to the palace and comprises 21 rooms, a presidential suite and a roof terrace - all in a...
Zadarska 13