Travel Review: Croatia Honeymoon, Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik, Rovinj, Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Diocletian's Palace Tour

The best parts of our trip were:

Zagreb - the hotel was fantastic and the included breakfast was unbelievable!  Wish we could have stayed here a bit longer (we missed out on a day because of flight delays).

Rovinj - the town was a bit quieter and easy to navigate, and the 3-star hotel was PERFECT there.  The hotel staff were SO helpful and kind, and the breakfast that was included in the hotel was great.  It's a quaint little hotel, romantic, old-timey, and charming.  Very convenient location (but difficult to find via a map - had to call the hotel to have them meet us). We loved exploring the little town, and we enjoyed our trip to Brijuni Island - that was fun, and we swam in the beaches near the port where you catch the boat to the island!

Plitvice Lakes - the lakes were spectacular, but SO busy with tourists!  We heard from locals that it's best to visit the lakes in the Fall, or even winter, when it's quieter and less touristy.  The hotel here was very nice and updated - breakfast was ok, dinner there was traditional home-style cooking and delicious! Cash only.  It was a lot of driving to get here - while the park is a true natural wonder, it felt like a lot on top of everything else we were doing.

Split - the city center of Split is really incredible. We loved exploring the Diocletian's Palace and trying restaurants inside of it.  We were disappointed in our hotel.  The room was clean, but not especially comfortable - definitely lower quality.  The included breakfast was not up to par with other hotel breakfasts - budget-friendly, but a disappointment.  Location was just outside of city center, which was OK for our short stay there.

Hvar - The hotel here was by far our FAVORITE!!!  It was charming, updated, and felt luxurious.  We'd highly recommend this place, and if we ever go back to Croatia, we'll definitely go here again!  The staff were so helpful and accommodating.  They even packed us complimentary snacks for an excursion we were going on one day because we expressed worry about where we'd find food!  The breakfast was amazing here, and the room was so comfortable.  Perfect location and very close to everything.  While in Hvar, our favorite thing was renting a tiny boat and exploring the nearby islands, jumping off the boat into the sea, and swimming around in the turquoise water!  This was the most magical part of our trip.  

Dubrovnik - We loved the 3 Island tour!  Normally we don't like this sort of thing because of the crowds/too many people, but this was a fun adventure with food and wine.  We enjoyed walking the City Walls, too.