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ABOVE: Guestrooms are light and spacious, with a colour scheme of pale greens mixed with mauve and purple accents in the upholstery


early-20th-century monochrome postcards from Pula City Museum, and expanded them to use as artwork and remind guests of the hotel’s cultural context – adding a sense of place, history and local identity. The en-suite bathrooms come in slick minimalist white, with glass shower cubicles by Hansgrohe. In the on-site restaurants, both the buffet dining room and the a la carte Istrian Taverna, the hotel’s old tables and chairs have been recycled in the interest of sustainability and the reduction of the project’s carbon footprint. In the former, chairs have been reupholstered and painted lime green, fuchsia, electric blue and grey, while in the more formal a la carte, “banquet” chair covers (tied at the back with a bow) give a dressy look. And it works. The Comfort Zone Spa centres on a pre- existing 25m indoor sea-view saltwater pool, with new facilities including sauna, treatment rooms and a gym. The overall image is slick and minimalist, with Domus glass tiles and


Gregg pendant lights by Foscarini, the only ornamentation being ‘Woods’ wallpaper by Cole & Sons, with black-and-white silver birch trees providing another reference to the omnipresent powers of nature. Unusual for hotels on the Croatian


coast, the Park Plaza Histria Pula will stay open year-round, thanks to its excellent conference facilities enabling it to host business conventions through winter. There’s a Congress Hall seating 700, and three spacious meeting rooms with sliding partitions adding flexibility. Once again, the hotel’s old chairs and tables have been revamped and given a second lease of life. Scott Brownrigg is now redesigning the neighbouring former Hotel Palma, which will reopen in April 2013 as a family-orientated annex to the Park Plaza Histria Pula, increasing its total capacity from 242 to 370 guestrooms.


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Park Plaza Histria Pula Verudella 17 HR - 52100 Pula Croatia Tel: +385 52 590 000 www.parkplaza.com/histria


„ 241 guestrooms ‰ Taverna, all day dining restaurant  Yacht Restaurant & Lounge Bar, pool bar, Crystal Bar


+ Congress Centre for up to 700 delegates, Three Executive Boardrooms, sport and recreation centre


Architecture & Interior Design: Scott Brownrigg


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