GOVERNMENT-RENOVATED HOTEL OPENED IN GORSKI KOTAR

( Editorial: --> 2417 ) BEGOVO RAZDOLJE, Jan 5 (Hina) - Croatian vice premier Ivica Kostovic on Monday opened the renovated hotel Jastreb in Begovo Razdolje, a tourist resort in the Gorski Kotar region situated at 1.078 metres above sea-level, the highest in Croatia. The hotel offers 46 double and triple rooms, three suites, restaurant and bar, and will soon include a gym and disco. Skiing grounds and a cable way are in the immediate vicinity. By investing in hotel Jastreb, the Croatian Government tried to revive tourism in Gorski Kotar and provide jobs for local population, said vice premier Kostovic. He believed "the opening of (the hotel) is a good example of a successful and advantageous cooperation among many state, local and economic factors". The Government invested US$ 240,000 in the renovation, assisted by Liburnija Rivijera Hoteli, a hotel association from Opatija, with US$ 81,000. The first guests are children of killed Croatian defenders who have been staying at Jastreb since Christmas. (hina) ha mm 051356 MET jan 98