Travelling with a cat is still more niche than travelling with a dog. But Hvar is Dalmatia's sun island (2,718 sun hours a year, the most in Croatia), 11,000 residents island-wide and just 3,700 in tiny Hvar Town - clustered around Saint Stephen Square (the largest piazza in Dalmatia), the 16th-century cathedral, the 1612 Arsenal theatre, the Franciscan Monastery on the harbour cliff and the Fortica Španjola fortress on the hill behind, with the Pakleni Islands archipelago a 15-min water-taxi off the western tip, Stari Grad 20 km east (the oldest town in Croatia, Greek Pharos 384 BC) and the UNESCO Stari Grad Plain, lavender ridges around Velo Grablje and Plavac Mali vineyards at Sveta Nedjelja - reached only by Jadrolinija catamaran or car ferry from Split (SPU), and its hospitality scene is starting to reflect that. These 3 cat-friendly hotels have been selected because they go beyond a grudging policy to actively welcome feline guests.
Cat owners visiting Hvar will appreciate that the hotels below offer quiet rooms, easy ground-floor or lift access, and staff trained to make check-in smooth with a carrier. The best of them provide blankets and covered litter tray spaces without you needing to ask.
