The new five-star Hotel Nautica has taken accommodation on to a i different level here. The Cittar is '; also noteworthy, one of the best I mid-range hotels you'll find in Istria. I For a resort holiday, stay at the i seasonal Laguna or Maestral I (for both, www.laguna-novigrad.hr), I just outside the town centre near the bus station.
Hotel Cittar
i Prolaz Venecija 1 (052 757 737/fax 052 i 757 340). Rates 560kn-736kn double. ; Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V
Its exterior built into a section of Venetian I wall in the city centre, the Cittar is one of j the best mid-range hotels in Istria. Run by i a small, friendly team under Sergio Cittar, ; it contains 14 rooms with smooth, var-': nished floors, comfortable, big beds and i capacious baths. A breakfast of warm I croissants, meats and cheeses is taken in I the sunny conservatory at the front. Half-i board of an extta75kn per person is offered I in summer, when it's best to reserve at least I a week in advance.
Hotel Nautica
; Sv Antona 15 (052 600 400/fax 052 '■ 600 490lwww.nauticahotels.com). Rates I €157-€218. Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V. I Istria's first five-star hotel, opened in 2006.