Abandoned 5 Star Hotel in Croatia (Haludovo Palace Hotel)

The Haludovo Palace Hotel, constructed in 1971 with the purpose of enticing wealthy westerners to spend some time and money in Yugoslavia's new fancy resort.
Built on Krk Island in the Adriatic Sea, the hotel redefined luxury with its array of premium amenities, including fine-dining restaurants, saunas, large swimming pools, and its tennis courts.
Just a year after opening, the founder of Penthouse magazine made a massive investment of 45 million US dollars or about 315 million today adjusting for inflation - to build a casino in the hotel.
For about 20 years the resort was a retreat for the world's celebrities, athletes, politicians and all forms of wealthy individuals but during wars in the 90s that caused the dissolution of Yugoslavia, locals found the hotel as a refuge.
While the hotel officially welcomed guests until 2001, it could not survive the passing of its communist leaders and it is amazing to see what just 22 years of abandonment and neglect can do to a building of such grandeur.

[@m3mem4chine86]

I know this place like the back of my hand, I come there every year. Someone smashed all the marble off the stairs during the summer of 2023, after this video was filmed. The metal cage is gone, but the stairs are bumpy now. I suspect that it was construction workers working on the inland side of the hotel complex. I did my best to clean off the rubble.
The hotel is very popular with youth during the summer evenings. It's the only place you can really hang out in peace in Malinska. When alcohol is involved, they usually sit on the roof of the smaller building connected by the corridor, which can be reached with normal stairs (which you reached, but you didn't go up). You said it's office spaces but it's just smaller hotel rooms. When there's no alcohol involved, they climb the ladders to the roof of the big building. Even in the dark. There are two ladders on opposing sides, one is a bit wider than the other. It's really not that dangerous if you're sober, the bars are solid. You just have to watch your head.
Arson is not an uncommon occurrence, as you can tell by the pile of ash in what used to be the bar in the main hall. The wooden panels falling from the ceiling are probably what's burned. There's also some fireplaces.

[@Orsoh]

Hi, nice video. When have you record it? I went there yesterday and the Cage over the first stairs was missing.

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