April 20, 2021 - The five-star hotel resort Le Meridien Lav has invested 5 million euros for the renovation of its premises and puts congress tourism in Split in the spotlight.

As hrturizam.hr reports, Split resort Le Meridien Lav, the only five-star hotel resort in the Split area, confirmed that the crisis should be seen as an opportunity, and welcomes the season with 180 renovated rooms in two hotel blocks and public hotel rooms: lobby, reception, hotel bar in the lobby, as well as at the entrance to the hotel, in which 5 million and 150 thousand euros have been invested so far.

This is only the first phase of the renovation of the Split resort out of three, which will include the renovation of all accommodation facilities, modernization, and expansion of the marina within the resort, additional arrangement of beaches and business premises in the marina, which should be finalized by summer 2022.

‘‘I am proud of the fact that despite the new challenging times, we are following our business and investment plan. At Lav, we look at the challenges with great enthusiasm, so we used this ‘quiet’ period for the first part of the hotel renovation. To many, this investment will seem like an unusual move at the moment, but this is the best way to show how much we believe in our resort and destination”, said Arnoud Zaalberg, CEO of Le Meridien Lav.

Credits: Atellior

This investment is a continuation of the investment in Le Meridian Lav, which began in 2019 with the renovation of the RE: CUPERA spa & wellness center worth just over 2 million euros.

The resort has five thousand square feet of convention space.

In addition to the current renovation, more than two million kunas have been invested in accommodation and public facilities in the congress content - more precisely the renovation of congress halls and meeting rooms, the complete renovation of the tennis center, and the opening of new restaurants and bars.

‘‘Congress tourism, the event industry, as well as the organization of special ceremonies such as weddings are a significant part of our business. Today, the Le Meridien Lav resort has a total of 12 congress halls and event rooms, with two smaller halls on two floors primarily intended for smaller meetings and presentations. At the end of last year, with the conversion of the space, we created three new congress halls. The resort currently has five thousand square feet of convention space that includes a central, largest convention hall with amazing sea views. All halls are equipped with state-of-the-art audio and video equipment”, said Zaalberg.

Credits: Atellior

At Le Meridien Lav, they are especially proud of the fact that despite the pandemic crisis and much weaker tourist results last season, as well as announcements of an uncertain next season, they still managed to keep all employees, and these days are actively working to hire seasonal workers.

‘‘In tourism, the key to success is people! Employees are our greatest strength and we have really made extraordinary efforts to keep all permanent employees despite all the challenges of last year and this year. I am extremely grateful to them that we are all going through these challenging times together with understanding. We are currently, according to the plan, in the process of hiring seasonal workers. My team and I love challenges and share this attitude with our owners from the Odien Group, so we are looking forward to the upcoming season and believe that our efforts will bear fruit’’, said Zaalberg.

Credits: Atellior

Le Meridien Lav is the only 5-star resort in the Split area, located in Podstrana, 8 kilometers south of Split. It has a total of 378 accommodation units and 12 modern conference halls in an area of ​​5000 square meters. Since 2015, it has been owned by the private Czech equity fund Odien Group, more precisely its subsidiary Odien Hotels N.V., whose portfolio this year also includes the Blue Orange Business Resort in Prague.

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As SibenikIN writes on the 20th of September, 2019, although the Croatian tourist season is slowly ending, it isn't the end for Croatian congress tourism, a potential twelve month possibility. The Olympia Hotel complex in Vodice will host more than 500 guests over a period of just a few days.

Congress tourism, along with health tourism is a growing trend in Croatia, and two congresses will be held in the aforementioned Vodice hotel complex this week:

The market of the future (Trgovina budućnosti) - The Digital Age of Commerce, which took place from the 30th of September, 2019 to the 1st of October 2019, followed by the twelfth Days of Electrical Engineers, which will be held from the 3rd of the October, 2019 to the 5th of October, 2019.

The halls of the Vodice hotel will be equipped with state-of-the-art technical equipment, a beautiful ambience and the various facilities that Vodice's Olympia Hotel complex offers when guests need to take a break from listening to lectures and talks - the hotel is open all year.

In addition to the multifunctional halls, a great exhibit space is of particular importance for the participants to spend time socialising during their free time. The chance for a poolside coffee, a cocktail dinner at the Sky a la carte restaurant restaurant overlooking the entire beautiful Vodice archipelago or the DJ at the hotel's disco are just some of the options that will complement the stay of the participants.

Every little thing is of utmost importance when it comes to attempting to ensure many years of success in the congress tourism segment. The Olympia Hotel complex is therefore fully customisable to meet client needs and keep up with trends.

The mission of Vodice's Olympia Hotel convention centre is to contribute to the successful organisation of business events with the highest professionalism, support and excellent service.

Make sure to follow our dedicated travel page for more information on congress tourism in Croatia and much more.