During the summer months, Gradac offers a wide variety of water sports and activities. Jet-skies, parasailing, water skiing and windsurfing are available within short proximity of Hotel Saudade. Kayaking on Baćina Lakes is a great mixture of active vacation and sightseeing whilst experiencing the beauty of untouched nature. It is only 10 minutes away by car. Neretva Kite Center, only 20 minutes from hotel, is the best place to learn kite surf in Croatia. If you prefer to explore the coast with a small motor boat, it will be in front of you within 10 minutes.

Situated in a peaceful part of Gradac, a step from the sea with spectacular sunsets, Hotel Saudade is here to give you a relaxing and enjoyable vacation by offering a completely refreshing and unforgettable experience that calms the mind and energizes the body. Make a an early morning swimming in the crystal clear sea or choose a massage that suits your needs best, and relieve yourself of stress and tension. Order your desired cocktail, a batch of fresh fruits or ice-cream and relax with your favorite book. Unwind on a deck chair and let the sun refill your batteries. The intimate atmosphere of your very own terrace, combined with unforgettable sunsets, will make your vacation at Hotel Saudade complete

Saudade derives from the Portugese language and culture. It describes a unique feeling of positive energy, and is a word that simply cannot be translated into any other language in the world. Similar words include: nostalgia, yearning, melancholy… However, these words carry a negative connotation that saudade does not embrace. Saudade does not only mean nostalgia, or the yearning for someone or something, belonging to the present or past; saudade also means to deeply miss something that belongs to the future, that which you will never know, all the love that you will never give or feel, everything that you will never see, everything that will never happen… Nevertheless, you are not sad, because saudade always carries a glimpse of hope and fulfills you with enigmatic warmth, forever…Saudade is the beauty of enigma and no matter how much you try, you cannot find Saudade.Saudade finds you, and once it does, it never lets go. We believe Hotel Saudade to be the perfect place for Saudade to find you. It is worth trying, don’t you agree?