Wednesday, 27 January 2021

FIRST PHOTOS: New Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa Complete

January 27, 2021 – They promised its arrival this spring and, true to their word, these first-look photos show the construction of the beautiful new Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa is complete

With an investment of €80 million and the keen co-operation of the city authorities, the arrival date of the new Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa was never in doubt. They said it would be ready for spring and due to open its doors in April. As these first look pictures show, they've been true to their word. Construction of the new Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa is complete.

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Its been at times difficult to fully visualise the completed project from the glossy, computer-generated builders' images of how they predict the finished product will look. Rijeka residents too have had their worries – would the new promenade in front of the complex (paid for with city money) place a section of their beloved coastline off-limits to those not staying at the Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa?

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They needn't have worried. As these new images show, the major construction work at the Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa is complete. It looks as though they could throw open the doors tomorrow. The worried-over promenade snakes between the main complex and the hotel residents' beach area. It allows pedestrians full access to the seafront – they can pass along the entire front facade of the Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa and enjoy the view from the shore just as much as hotel residents. When the Rijeka Hilton finally opens its doors, they'll also be able to take advantage of all of its spa facilities too, which will be opened up to local residents via a membership scheme.

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The Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa complex has been built across a considerable 18,000 square metres. The main building complex has 10 floors which hold 132 rooms. The site also has 66 villas separate to the main building, six restaurant/bar/food outlets, a private beach, and one of the largest wellness facilities in the region - the two-floored spa area covers more than 3,000 square metres.

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The new photos of the complete Rijeka Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa, which are signed as Mr. Fly, were posted publicly to the Facebook group Riječka enciklopedija - Fluminensia by renowned Rijeka photographer Dario Matijević, whose breathtaking images of the nature, landscapes and cityscapes of the Kvarner region are often signed as Baredice Photo and can be enjoyed here. They were subsequently used by RiPortal in their coverage of this story.

Monday, 9 December 2019

Works on Hilton Costabella Resort in Croatia Nearing Completion

As Morski writes on the 8th of December, 2019, the investment and development company JTH Costabella d.o.o. organised a tour of the construction site of the Costabella Tourist Complex to present to the media the flow of work on the interiors and exteriors of the Hilton Costabella Resort.

This six-story complex with 132 hotel rooms and 66 apartments in villas, or 280 rooms with 560 beds, and a wellness centre spanning over 4,000 square metres, an indoor and outdoor pool and beach, will provide even the most demanding guests with high quality services.

The visit was attended by Vojko Obersnel, Rijeka's mayor, Jaroslav Třešňák, General Manager of JTH Holding a.s., Borjan Brnčić, Director of JTH Costabella Ltd., Kristjan Staničić, President of the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ), Jose Luiz Ruiz, Hilton General Manager, who is also the Director of the Hilton Costabella Resort.

Jaroslav Třešňák said on the occasion of the media tour that the Costabella Resort project could not have been completed without excellent cooperation with the City of Rijeka and with the support of Mayor Vojko Obersnel.

Borjan Brnčić, director of JTH Costabella Ltd., said that that the works currently underway are in their third phase and the aim is to complete the glazing of all of the openings in the villas and install electricity and sewerage, and then they will begin installing tiles and wall coverings.

The completion of the stainless steel pool installation works also regards the main outdoor pool, the large indoor pool, the children's indoor pool and the large luxury hot tub. After the New Year, the installation of the saunas will begin, and the installation of all gastronomic equipment will begin in the complex's restaurants. On the beach, which is slowly taking shape, construction works have been carried out on the breakwater and on pier 1 and pier 2.

The installation of decorative stone and decorative concrete on the pier has also been completed. The construction of the beach pavilion, or the facility that will be located on the beach, should start soon.

The director of the Hilton Costabella Resort, Jose Luiz Ruiz, said that this marks what will be the very first resort from the Hilton hotel chain in Croatia.

''We're proud to be able to bring the service provided by Hilton hotels to this area. Our chain has over 6,000 hotels connected in 17 branches, as well as over 600 resort hotels located in a wide variety of carefully selected locations around the world. Considering that Rijeka will be the European Capital of Culture next year and that tourism in Rijeka is steadily increasing, tourism in this area is has a bright future ahead of it. The Hilton chain has 5 facilities in Croatia, in Dubrovnik and in Zagreb, and the Hilton Costabella Resort will surely be our leading resort hotel in Europe next year,'' Ruiz said.

The Hilton Costabella Beach Resort & Spa will be truly representative, all hotel rooms and villas have private balconies or terraces overlooking the sea. The hotel will have three restaurants: the main restaurant, the beachfront restaurant and the rooftop restaurant overlooking the sea, a lobby bar, a hotel bar and refreshments by the outdoor pool and on the beach, a wellness centre, indoor and outdoor pools, a private beach, a fitness centre, a children's playroom and lounges.

The Mayor of Rijeka, Vojko Obersnel, expressed his satisfaction with the realisation of this enormous investment, emphasising that what has been done so far has exceeded expectations.

''In the Year when Rijeka, as the European Capital of Culture, will welcome guests from all over the world, we'll also open the highest standard hotel resort. We're pleased that Mr. Třešňák, as a tourist who has been coming to Preluk for years, fell in love with our region and decided to invest in the development of our tourism,'' said the Mayor of Rijeka.

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