MEETING STAR 2018
An overview of the best congress hotels in the region
Which hotel made it to the top of the Meetings Star
ranking and received the only regional certificate of
quality in the congress industry?
Universally true is that congress guests are demanding and have the greatest buying power at the same time. They usually spend more time in hotels, have more contact with the staff and use more hotel services than regular guests. In most cases, they also expect a higher level of service, which is why they deserve maximum attention. The Meeting Star is a system of quality evaluations, which paints a clear and simple picture about the services of individuals providers. The evaluation is based on the visits of hidden guests, a methodology, which meeting planners and congress guests have been trusting since 2007. A system of certifications completes the Meeting Star process, where hotels are divided into three categories, based on the number of evaluation points they have achieved.
As we don’t want to keep you anxiously waiting until then, Kongres Magazine is exclusively revealing the winners of the Meeting Star award in individual categories. A total of 170 hotels have been put through the evaluation process, but only one can be the absolute winner.
Drum roll, please…
THE BEST HOTELS AND CONGRESS CENTRES
ABSOLUTE WINNERS
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL GRESHAM PALACE
Budapest, Hungary
Category A – City Congress Hotels
HOTEL REGENT PORTO MONTENEGRO
Tivat, Montenegro
Category B – Resort Congress Hotels
WELLNESS HOTEL SOTELIA
Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Category C – Spa congress hotels
BOUTIQUE HOTEL ALHAMBRA
Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Category D – Boutique congress hotels
FERRY PORSCHE CONGRESS CENTER
Zell am See, Austria
Category E – Congress centres
KEMPINSKI PALACE
Portorož, Slovenia
Category F – The best Slovenian congress hotel
Category A: CITY CONGRESS HOTELS
| CITY HOTELS: GOLD MEETING STAR | Score |
| FOUR SEASONS HOTEL GRESHAM PALACE , Budapest, Hungary RITZ CARLTON BUDAPEST, Budapest, Hungary HOTEL CORINTHIA, Budapest, Hungary HILTON BELGRADE, Belgrade, Serbia HOTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE, Athens, Greece HILTON IMPERIAL DUBROVNIK, Dubrovnik, Croatia THE PLAZA TIRANA, Tirana, Albania RADISSON COLLECTION HOTEL OLD MILL BELGRADE, Belgrade, Serbia INTERCONTINENTAL LJUBLJANA, Ljubljana, Slovenia ESPLANADE ZAGREB, Zagreb, Croatia | 4,96 4,95 4,94 4,88 4,85 4,84 4,84 4,83 4,82 4,81 |
| CITY HOTELS: SILVER MEETING STAR | Score |
| GRAND HOTEL UNION EXECUTIVE, Ljubljana, Slovenia HILTON PODGORICA, Podgorica, Montenegro HOTEL PARK, Split, Croatia METROPOL PALACE, Belgrade, Serbia ROGNER HOTEL TIRANA, Tirana, Albania HOTEL WIESLER, Graz, Austria W ISTANBUL, Istanbul, Turkey INTERCONTINENTAL BUCHAREST, Bucharest, Romania CENTREVILLE PODGORICA, Podgorica, Montenegro HILTON ATHENS, Athens, Greece HOTEL EUROPE SARAJEVO, Sarajevo, Bosnia HOTEL EXCELSIOR & SPA DUBROVNIK, Dubrovnik, Croatia SENSE HOTEL, Sofia, Bulgaria INTERCONTINENTAL SOFIA, Sofia, Bulgaria HOTEL WESTIN, Zagreb, Croatia HOTEL SAVOIA EXCELSIOR PALACE, Trieste, Italy STEIGENBERGER HOTEL, Munich, Germany 25 HOURS VIENNA, Vienna, Austria DOUBLETREE BY HILTON, Zagreb, Croatia | 4,80 4,79 4,79 4,78 4,78 4,78 4,77 4,75 4,75 4,70 4,70 4,69 4,67 4,67 4,67 4,65 4,63 4,63 4,61 |
| CITY HOTELS: BRONZE MEETING STAR | Score |
| LOFT HOTEL, Bratislava, Slovakia HOTEL HILLS, Sarajevo, BiH SEEPARK HOTEL, Klagenfurt, Austria PERLA CASINO & HOTEL, Nova Gorica, Slovenia ATHENAEUM INTERCONTINENTAL, Athens, Greece SHERATON SOFIA HOTEL BALKAN, Sofia, Bulgaria CROWNE PLAZA BELGRADE, Belgrade, Serbia HOTEL CORNARO SPLIT, Split, Croatia RADISSON BLU PLAZA, Ljubljana, Slovenia BEST WESTERN PREMIER HOTEL SLON, Ljubljana, Slovenia HILTON GARDEN INN TIRANA, Tirana, Albania RADISSON BLU CARLTON, Bratislava, Slovakia FALKENSTEINER HOTEL BELGRADE, Belgrade, Serbia BEST WESTERN PREMIER HOTEL LOVEC, Bled, Slovenia HYATT REGENCY, Belgrade, Serbia HOTEL YASMIN, Kosice, Slovakia HOTEL LEV, Ljubljana, Slovenia HOTEL SHERATON, Zagreb, Croatia | 4,58 4,56 4,56 4,55 4,52 4,51 4,50 4,49 4,48 4,48 4,47 4,47 4,47 4,45 4,44 4,44 4,43 4,41 |
Category B: RESORT CONGRESS HOTELS
| RESORT HOTELS: GOLD CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| HOTEL REGENT PORTO MONTENEGRO, Tivat, Montenegro GRAND HOTEL KEMPINSKI, Strbske Pleso, Slovakia KEMPINSKI PALACE, Portorož, Slovenia FALKENSTEINER SCHLOSS HOTEL VELDEN, Velden, Austria HOTEL MONTE MULINI, Rovinj, Croatia HOTEL LONE, Rovinj, Croatia FALKENSTEINER HOTEL & SPA IADERA, Zadar, Croatia HOTEL BELLEVUE, Lošinj, Croatia D-RESORT, Šibenik, Croatia | 4,96 4,91 4,90 4,88 4,87 4,86 4,84 4,83 4,82 |
| RESORT HOTELS: SILVER CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| FALKENSTEINER HOTEL & SPA CARINZIA, Tropolach, Austria LIFECLASS MIND HOTEL SLOVENIJA, Portorož, Slovenia VALAMAR ISABELLA ISLAND RESORT, Poreč, Croatia RIKLI BALANCE HOTEL, Bled, Slovenia HOTEL JAMA, Postojnska jama, Slovenia HOTEL LAV MERIDIEN, Split, Croatia HOTEL SHERATON, Dubrovnik, Croatia | 4,79 4,76 4,73 4,72 4,68 4,62 4,62 |
| RESORT HOTELS: BRONZE CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| HOTEL MELIA CORAL, Umag, Croatia HOTEL ROYAL PRINCESS, Dubrovnik, Croatia HOTEL TERMAG, Jahorina, Bosna in Hercegovina GRAND HOTEL BERNARDIN, Portorož, Slovenia HOTEL AMFORA GRAND BEACH, Dubrovnik, Croatia VALAMAR LACROMA, Dubrovnik, Croatia HOTEL SPLENDID, Budva, Montenegro MONA HOTEL ZLATIBOR, Zlatibor, Serbia HOTEL PARK PLAZA HISTRIA, Pula, Croatia HOTEL IVAN, Šibenik, Croatia KEMPINSKI HOTEL ADRIATIC, Savudrija, Croatia RADISSON BLU RESORT, Split, Croatia HOTEL BRDO, Brdo, Slovenia BOHINJ EKO PARK, Bohinj, Slovenia GRAND HOTEL TOPLICE, Bled, Slovenia REMISENS PREMIUM HOTEL AMBASADOR, Opatija, Croatia REMISENS PREMIUM HOTEL METROPOL, Portorož, Slovenia HOTEL OLYMPIA VODICE, Vodice, Croatia HOTEL DUBROVNIK PALACE, Dubrovnik, Croatia | 4,58 4,58 4,54 4,54 4,51 4,50 4,50 4,49 4,49 4,49 4,48 4,47 4,47 4,45 4,43 4,43 4,43 4,42 4,41 |
Category C: SPA CONGRESS HOTELS
| SPA HOTELS: GOLD CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| WELNESS HOTEL SOTELIA, Podčetrtek, Slovenia X BIONIC HOTEL, Šamorin, Slovakia | 4,84 4,82 |
| SPA HOTELS: SILVER CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| LOISIUM WINE & SPA RESORT, Langenlois, Austria FALKENSTEINER HOTEL & SPA JESOLO, Jesolo, Italy HOTEL BALNEA SUPERIOR, Dolenjske toplice, Slovenia TERME VIVAT, Moravske toplice, Slovenia | 4,75 4,72 4,67 4,62 |
| SPA HOTELS: BRONZE CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| HOTEL ATRIJ, Zreče, Slovenia SPIRIT HOTEL, Sarvar, Hungary SUN GARDENS DUBROVNIK, Dubrovnik, Croatia RIMSKE TERME, Rimske terme, Slovenia GRAND HOTEL PRIMUS, Ptuj, Slovenia THERMANA CONGRESS CENTRE, Laško, Slovenia | 4,54 4,52 4,49 4,48 4,41 4,41 |
Category D: BOUTIQUE CONGRESS HOTELS
| BOUTIQUE HOTELS: GOLD CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| BOUTIQUE HOTEL ALHAMBRA, Mali Lošinj, Croatia AMAN SVETI STEFAN, Sveti Stefan, Montenegro FALISIA, Portopiccolo, Italy HOTEL ADRIATIC, Rovinj, Croatia HOTEL PLESNIK, Logarska Valley, Slovenia VILA MENEGHETTI, Bale, Croatia HOTEL CUBO, Ljubljana, Slovenia HOTEL TOWNHOUSE 27, Belgrade, Serbia | 4,93 4,92 4,88 4,87 4,86 4,85 4,82 4,81 |
| BOUTIQUE HOTELS: SILVER CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| HOTEL PUČIĆ PALACE, Dubrovnik, Croatia SQUARE NINE HOTEL, Belgrade, Serbia HOTEL BEVANDA, Opatija, Croatia HOTEL NAVIS, Opatija, Croatia HOTEL VANDER, Ljubljana, Slovenia HOTEL SAN ROCCO, Brtonigla, Croatia HOTEL TRIGLAV, Bled, Slovenia KENDA MANOR, Idrija, Slovenia HOTEL DUCHI D’AOSTA, Trieste, Italy HOTEL 9, Zagreb, Croatia VILLAVERDE RESORT, Udine, Italy HOTEL RIVIERA MAXIMILIAN, Trieste, Italy HOTEL HEMERA, Podgorica, Montenegro | 4,79 4,79 4,77 4,77 4,76 4,74 4,69 4,69 4,69 4,68 4,65 4,65 4,61 |
| BOUTIQUE HOTELS: BRONZE CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| HOTEL BOŠKINAC, Pag, Croatia HOTEL SAN MARTIN, Goriška Brda, Slovenia | 4,49 4,42 |
Category E: CONGRESS CENTRES
| CONVENTION CENTRES: GOLD CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| FERRY PORSCHE CONGRESS CENTER, Zell am See, Austria AUSTRIA CENTER VIENNA, Vienna, Austria ICE KRAKOW CONGRESS CENTRE, Krakow, Poland SALZBURG CONGRESS, Salzburg, Austria ICC KATOWICE, Katowice, Poland CANKARJEV DOM, Cultural and Congress Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia BRDO CONGRESS CENTRE, Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia ŠIBENIK CONVENTION CENTRE, Šibenik, Croatia HALIC CONGRESS CENTRE, Istanbul, Turkey MEGARON, Athens, Greece LJUBLJANA EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTRE, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 4.92 4,91 4,90 4,89 4,88 4,87 4,84 4,84 4,83 4,81 |
| CONVENTION CENTRES: SILVER CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| CONGRESS SCHLADMING, Schladming, Austria CONGRESS CENTER VILLACH, Villach, Austria MESSE CONGRESS GRAZ, Graz, Austria | 4,69 4,69 4,65 |
| CONVENTION CENTRES: BRONZE CONGRESS STAR | Ocena |
| CONGRESS SAALFELDEN, Saalfelden, Austria CONGRESS UND MESSE INNSBRUCK, Innsbruck, Austria BLED CONGRESS CENTRE, Bled, Slovenia | 4,58 4,55 4,53 |
Category F: THE BEST CONGRESS HOTELS IN SLOVENIA
| SLOVENIJA: BEST SLOVENIAN CONGRESS HOTELS | Ocena |
| 1. KEMPINSKI PALACE, Portorož, Slovenia 2. HOTEL PLESNIK, Logarska Valley, Slovenia 3. WELNESS HOTEL SOTELIA, Podčetrtek, Slovenia 4. HOTEL CUBO, Ljubljana, Slovenia 4. INTERCONTINENTAL LJUBLJANA, Ljubljana, Slovenia 5. GRAND HOTEL UNION EXECUTIVE, Ljubljana, Slovenia 6. LIFECLASS MIND HOTEL SLOVENIJA, Portorož, Slovenia 6. HOTEL VANDER, Ljubljana, Slovenia 7. RIKLI BALANCE HOTEL, Bled, Slovenia 8. HOTEL TRIGLAV, Bled, Slovenia 8. KENDA MANOR, Idrija, Slovenia 9. HOTEL JAMA, Postojnska jama, Slovenia 10. HOTEL BALNEA SUPERIOR, Dolenjske toplice, Slovenia | 4,90 4,86 4,84 4,82 4.82 4,80 4,76 4,76 4,72 4,69 4,69 4,68 4.67 |
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