Hotel Riviera & Maximilian's

Frommer's Review

This seaside retreat has been steadily expanded since it opened in 1910. Rooms in the older half have parquet floors, blue-tiled bathrooms, and carved wood furnishings with modern prints, and many neighboring doubles can be connected to make suites. Number 101 is a family suite, though it is one of only three rooms without a sea view. In the new half, rooms have balconies but no air-conditioning -- they are shaded by umbrella pines, cypress, and palms and cooled by Adriatic breezes. Rooms on the first floor have terraces opening directly onto the garden; those on the side have less of a sea view but more greenery.

The Maximilian's separate residence is made up of 12 apartments, rented by the week. They have stylish, modern furnishings in burnished steel and light wood tones, minimalist and low to the ground for a vaguely Japanese-industrial look. In the single-bedroom apartments and in one of the bedrooms in the two- or three-room units, the bed folds away and an end table unfolds into a large desk. The kitchenettes are slipped behind pocket doors, so the rooms can be sold as doubles as well. The hotel's catwalk leads from the panoramic terrace with umbrella-shaded tables to an elevator tower down to two private beaches (the second, which includes the pools, is a 5-min. walk along the coast).

Facilities: International/Italian terrace restaurant; beach buffet in summer; bar; 2 outdoor pools (1 for adults, 1 for kids); golf course; nearby tennis courts; watersports equipment/rentals; children's center at beach; concierge; tour desk; car-rental desk; limited room service; massage (in room); babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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