RECONSTRUCTED FOUR-STAR HOTEL IN CAVTAT OPENS TO GUESTS

( Editorial: --> 8484 ) CAVTAT, July 18 (Hina) - Croatian Tourism Minister Sergej Morsan on Saturday opened Cavtat's reconstructed Hotel Albatros. The hotel in the far southern Croatian town has a four-star rating and 500-bed capacity through 270 rooms and 14 apartments. Other facilities include nine tennis courts, a bowling green, indoor and outdoor pools and fitness centre. The reconstruction costing 62 million kuna (about US$10 million) was financed through the Nova ljubljanska banka and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, while the works were done by Slovenian firm Lesnina inzenjering. As well as Minister Morsan, also present for the opening of this important hotel facility in the Dubrovnik region were Slovene diplomatic representatives and local business people and politicians. (Hina) mbr ha /is 181538 MET jul 98