Salines Hotel in Podgora Closed Over EU Standard Violations

The Salines Hotel in Podgora, Croatia, owned by the coal mine Rudnik Kreka, was temporarily shut down by Makarska city inspectors because it fails to meet modern EU hotel standards, such as lacking air‑conditioning in each room. The closure has left the hotel without guests and deepened its financial troubles, as the owner lacks the funds for required upgrades.

The property sits on state land, and officials suggest that a bilateral agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia could resolve the land‑ownership issue. Local authorities in Tuzla and the Tuzla Canton have previously taken over mining assets and are being urged to provide financial support to revive the hotel, but no concrete plan has been announced yet.