Abandoned Hotels Where the Past Still Checks In

5. Haludovo Palace Hotel, Croatia

Rising from the rocky coastline of Croatia’s Krk Island, the Haludovo Palace Hotel was once the ultimate symbol of luxury and libertine glamour in Eastern Europe. Opened in 1972 with backing from Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, the hotel featured marble interiors, crystal chandeliers, and an infamous “Penthouse Adriatic Club Casino,” where the rich gambled and partied without restraint. But geopolitical instability and economic shifts in the early 1990s marked the beginning of the end. The lavish resort was shuttered, and what was once a playground for the elite is now a sprawling ruin. Vines creep through shattered windows, graffiti mars its marble columns, and silence has replaced the clinking of champagne glasses. The Haludovo Palace today is a surreal blend of brutalist beauty and ghostly decay—a place where the past feels as vivid as the graffiti on its crumbling walls.