Inside the abandoned haven of Croatian hedonism: the abandoned remains of the Haludovo Hotel, a once-decadent resort owned by an American porn baron and frequented by Saddam Hussein
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Dozens of crumbling and dilapidated former hotels, casinos and public resorts stand along of the beautiful Adriatic coast of Croatia, abandoned. after the Yugoslav Wars.
But there is one with a particularly salacious history: the Haludovo Hotel.
In the 1970s, it was a haven of hedonism. Conceived and financed by Bob Guccione, one of America's most famous porn barons, corset-clad hostesses called "Penthouse Pets" roamed around, bringing champagne to guests. Saddam Hussein would stay in the master suite.
Now it is dotted with graffiti and riddled with debris, a building code nightmare.
< p class ="mol-para-with-font">But even though the ancient palace of "Peace and Porn" is a deteriorating husk, many curious tourists still make a pilgrimage to its remains, on the sunny island of Krk, to capture its abandoned grandeur in photographs. Haludovo is a structure in decline almost as fascinating as it was when it was an evolving hotspot.
Dozens of crumbling and dilapidated former hotels, casinos and public resorts stand along of the beautiful Adriatic coast of Croatia, abandoned. after the Yugoslav Wars.
But there is one with a particularly salacious history: the Haludovo Hotel.
In the 1970s, it was a haven of hedonism. Conceived and financed by Bob Guccione, one of America's most famous porn barons, corset-clad hostesses called "Penthouse Pets" roamed around, bringing champagne to guests. Saddam Hussein would stay in the master suite.
Now it is dotted with graffiti and riddled with debris, a building code nightmare.
< p class ="mol-para-with-font">But even though the ancient palace of "Peace and Porn" is a deteriorating husk, many curious tourists still make a pilgrimage to its remains, on the sunny island of Krk, to capture its abandoned grandeur in photographs. Haludovo is a structure in decline almost as fascinating as it was when it was an evolving hotspot.
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