Spirito Santo Palazzo Storico - Adults Only
A 1920s heritage building with its own wine vault
About this hotel
Spirito Santo Palazzo Storico occupies a renovated heritage building from the 1920s in Rovinj's historic town centre, its Mediterranean enclosed terrace built around an original water well and its wine bar stocked for evenings that don't require leaving the property. Rooms are elegantly designed and air-conditioned, each with a flat-screen satellite TV, minibar and safe, and most look out over the town rather than an internal courtyard. The private bathrooms carry a shower, free toiletries, bathrobes and slippers, standard touches lifted by the building's genuine age and character. Guests can taste Istrian and Mediterranean dishes in the lounge bar, which comes with its own fireplace and terrace, and the Rovinj Heritage Museum is 300 m off, the Church of St Euphemia 850 m beyond that.
- 1920s heritage architecture
- On-site wine bar
- Adults-only setting
- Historic centre location
Our take
Spirito Santo Palazzo Storico - Adults Only occupies a renovated 1920s heritage building in Rovinj's historic centre, with a wine bar on site and an enclosed Mediterranean terrace built around a water well. Most rooms overlook the town, and the Heritage Museum is 300 m away. A 9.4 score from 447 reviews backs it. I would book it for couples who want a quiet, adults-only base in the old streets; children cannot stay, and no pool is listed.
- ✓Try the hotel wine vault's selected wines before heading out for dinner elsewhere
- ✓Book a town-view room specifically, most face the streets rather than an internal courtyard
- ✓Sit at the lounge bar's terrace by the fireplace on a cooler evening
Why we love it
- A genuine 1920s heritage building
- Wine vault and lounge bar on site
- Enclosed terrace around a water well
- Town-view rooms throughout
Why guests love itThe wine vault sets this apart before dinner even starts, and the enclosed terrace around the original water well makes for one of the more distinctive spots to sit in Rovinj's old town after dark. Rooms carry the building's 1920s character in their proportions, town views standard rather than an upgrade, and the lounge bar's fireplace terrace becomes the natural stop before or after a meal elsewhere in the centre. The adults-only setting keeps the courtyard quiet through the evening.