Fodor's Expert Review Falkensteuner Hotel Adriana

Flanked beachside by a grove of tall pines and encircled by a security fence (more to keep nonguests from enjoying the hotel's outdoor pool than for the sake of safety), this is an appealing place to stay even if the long, narrow lobby does resemble an airport terminal. Indeed, it is the only hotel in the Austrian-owned Falkensteiner complex here in outer Zadar's Borik resort area to look more like a tropical villa than a package resort. Bright and modern, with warm hues, the spacious rooms (some with a sea view for only slightly more) have pine floors and large bathrooms complete with tubs.