The new Hotel Belvedere, which will be constructed on the site of the former hotel that was destroyed in the Homeland War in 1991, will have only fifty rooms and will be ranked in the category higher than a five-star hotel. On Friday the Dubrovnik City Council accepted the detailed urban plan for the area of the city where the hotel is located and therefore effectively gave the green light for the continuation of the project.

The Hotel Belvedere was recently built by Russian billionaire Viktor Velkseberg for 12 and a half million Euros and the decision by the city council opens the path for the luxury hotel. The new hotel will have 150 rooms less than the former hotel and will be built to ultra luxury standards.

The architectural studio 3 LHD, and the Dubrovnik architect Marko Dabrovic, won the contest o design the new hotel in a tender that attracted over 30 architects from around the world. When completed the new Belvedere, which is located directly opposite the historic city core, will be almost invisible from the Old City of Dubrovnik. All of the rooms will have a sea view, a 360 degree restaurant will offer outstanding views and a boat service will whisk guests across the Adriatic to the city.