Puteus Palace Brac

Puteus Palace Brac

In Pučišća, a marble harbour town on the island of Brač, a renovated palace from 1467 sits at the center of the old streets, close enough to Sveti Rok Beach, Trece Lucice Beach, and Lucica Beach that you can walk to any of them before dinner. Puteus Palace Brac keeps just 15 rooms, a scale that the property ties directly to personalized service; each room has a king-size bed, air conditioning, satellite television, a minibar, bathrobe and slippers, and round-the-clock room service. What sets it apart from other luxury hotels on this coast is the building itself: 550 years of continuous history, among the oldest palaces on the Adriatic, with the restaurant now set in the palace's original stone cellar, serving Brač and Croatian dishes built on seafood, meat, and salads. Beyond the walls, a garden pool, spa tub, sauna, and steam room fill the afternoons between beach visits, and a conference hall covers whoever mixes a wedding or a meeting into the trip. The property does not take guests with children seven and under, so it suits couples and groups of friends more than families with young children. An airport transfer can be arranged for a fee of EUR 220 per vehicle one-way, and the staff speaks English, German, and Italian. The outdoor pool runs seasonally, from April to November, so this reads as a spring-through-autumn stay rather than a year-round one for anyone visiting for the water. But behind walls cut from the same stone that made Pučišća's marble famous, and standing since 1467, is a hotel that has no real match on Brač. A 15-room palace in Pučišća on Brač, dating to 1467, among the oldest buildings on the Adriatic and still run as intimate as its size suggests. Expect a stone cellar restaurant, a garden pool and sauna, and no children seven and under.