There are many ways people like to spend the new year. Some might relax at home with loved ones, others might head into town and enjoy a street party, but there are also people who will take a trip abroad and revel in some glorious surroundings. For those wanting to do the latter, there are few better places than the Lafodia Hotel on Lopud Island. This is not just a hotel with superb facilities, cosy beds, comfortable furniture and fine food, although it certainly has all of these things. It is also a hotel with the most sensational of locations: a small island in the Adriatic with no cars, but glorious scenery and sensational sea views.
If you planned to get away to somewhere secluded and beautiful for the new year, this is the perfect place. One of the best features of the hotel is space. It has large meeting rooms for business travellers and a ballroom that is just right for a pleasant evening’s dance – just the thing for a great night that will span two years. The sense of space certainly extends across the Lafodia resort, with leisure activities including energetic pursuits such as kayaking on the beautiful blue waters of the sea in Lopud Bay, or something gentle like a stroll along the gorgeous coastline. No great getaway would be complete without some superb food, and Lafodia could just ensure your best meals of both 2015 and 2016 are enjoyed at the hotel. The Dalmatian chef has prepared a glorious seafood menu, mixing the best of Croatian flavours and international styles, not least Italian, into a superb array of fusion dishes.
Even the journey to and from the hotel has a magic and beauty about it, from the rising hillside above the bay where the ferry docks to the magnificent panorama of the Balkan coast as the boat sails over from Dubrovnik. A break here at any time will be superb, so why not start a new year with Lafodia?
