Small Luxury Hotels of the World - Hotel Vestibul Palace

We had a spectacular stay at the Vestibule Palace hotel. Imagine coming into a hotel through a 1720 year old entrance. Truly an unmatched experience. The service wonderful, the room clean and comfortable, the breakfast setting and food excellent. The attention to detail, unmatched.

This was simply an amazing luxury boutique hotel. It is located in the heart of Diocletian's Palace and is centrally located to all the major attractions within the old town. It can be difficult to locate (no thanks to Google Maps) if it is your first time in Split. The Diocletian's Palace precinct or the old part of Split is not accessible by vehicles so you will need to walk to the hotel. In hindsight we probably should have contacted the hotel before we arrived and had someone assist with our luggage. They did help us with our luggage when we left. The hotel is located immediately adjacent to the ancient roman vestibule, a circular stone hall, and opposite the Ethnographic Museum. The internal lobby is light and airy with a glass roof - the area also doubles as the hotel's dining area. In there is an outdoor dining area on a cobbled courtyard at the hotel entrance. Each of the eleven rooms are unique as they have had to fit them within the heritage listed Roman and Medieval walls of the buildings. I just loved the historic character of the hotel and how they had managed to fit it out with modern furnishings without compromising the building's heritage. We were lucky in that we had a standard double room on the lower floor so wasn't much of a staircase to climb but I would probably splurge next time and get the junior suite. The bed was very comfortable, and the room was well laid out. We even overlooked the vestibule and could listen to the singers performing there. The staff were extremely helpful, providing us with great recommendations on where to eat, a pre-packed breakfast for when we were heading off on an early morning boat cruise, assisting us with dealing with a parking infringement we incurred earlier in our travels. The service the hotel provided was outstanding.

Very clean and cozy boutique hotel. The rooms are on the smaller side but the bathroom is spacious. The location is great although was a bit hard to find. What we really loved about this place was the amazing service from all of the staff there, especially Dom!! We felt like we were staying at someone's house. Welcome drinks were offered. Amazing big breakfast in the morning. Love, love, love this hotel and all the staff! Would definitely come back if given the chance to visit Split again.

The staff were not just efficient, but also extremely helpful and friendly. They made us feel like we had family in the center of Split, and all their recommendations and directions were spot-on. The hotel is right in the center of everything, and a marvel in itself. Five solid stars.

Wonderful location. Rooms are very comfortable but tend to be small. Bathrooms well appointed and spacious. Lovely included breakfast. Staff are very personable and professional. Ivan is a a tremendous asset to the hotel. He should be on track to make manager.

We had a very pleasant stay this trip, the location is excellent, though at night near the old town can be quite noisy, we enjoyed staying in the old town, the service and breakfast are excellent

Fantastic hotel. Staff was amazing. History lesson they gave was cherry on top.

Loved the place.. the staff were amazing, we travelled from Dubrovnik on the Catamaran to Split, we we welcomed by a nice guy on a golf buggy to take us to the hotel. As the hotel is slightly away from the road, a nice guy who worked at the hotel room is up to the reception of the hotel and told us about the history of the palace grounds. Once checked in the porter took us to our room. The staff in the morning were also great.. the staff, the location, the rooms all amazing. Big ups to the people who work there very attentive..

We recently spent 4 nights at the Villa Dobric. The location in the old town was excellent and although there are many restaurants and bars nearby, at nighttime we didn't hear a thing. The bed was super comfy, room and bathroom were spotlessly clean and the air con was a godsend in the very high temperatures. There was a short but pretty walk to the main hotel for breakfast which was very good. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was very small but we didn't spend too long in it as there was so many great places to explore.