Hotel & Restaurant Villa Mira
Balcony rooms above a regional kitchen
About this hotel
Hotel & Restaurant Villa Mira sits further inland than the Opatija coastal cluster, three minutes' walk from Brestovice, with down-to-earth rooms carrying balconies and bay views despite the more inland position. The regional restaurant on the ground floor, with its own terrace seating, is the clear centre of the property, run as a working kitchen rather than a hotel amenity tacked on for guests. Barbacoa sits a short taxi ride away for an evening away from the in-house restaurant, and the roughly hour-and-eight-minute taxi ride to the regional airport reflects how far this property sits from the busier coastal hotel district further along this list, based on what is confirmed in the listing itself, for guests who value that kind of detail, compared with similar properties nearby.
- Regional restaurant
- Balcony rooms
- Bay views
- Free parking
Our take
Hotel & Restaurant Villa Mira is an inland three-star base three minutes' walk from Brestovice, with balcony rooms looking over the bay and a regional restaurant with terrace seating downstairs. A 9.0 score from 495 reviews, free breakfast, free parking and pet-friendly rooms make it an easy choice for drivers. I would book it for the kitchen and the calm. If you want a pool, a spa or a beach on foot, stay on the coast.
- ✓Eat at the in-house restaurant at least once, it is the clear centre of this property rather than a secondary amenity.
- ✓Rent a car for this stay, the inland position makes the coast and the airport both a genuine drive rather than a short walk.
- ✓Ask for a balcony room with a bay view, not every category at this three-star property shares the same outlook.
Why we love it
- A genuine regional kitchen downstairs
- Balcony rooms with real bay views
- A quieter, more inland setting
- Free parking for a driving-based trip
Why guests love itWe chose Villa Mira mainly for the restaurant's reputation, and it lived up to expectations, we ate there most nights rather than seeking out Barbacoa. The balcony in our room gave a genuinely pleasant bay view we had not expected at this rate. The inland location meant more driving to reach the coast each day than we initially planned for, so factor that in if a beach-heavy itinerary is the priority.