Neboder is part of the complex of the Croatian Cultural Centre ( Hrvatski kulturni dom ) and also its highest segment. The building is 14 floors high and dominates the central part of Rijeka , oriented towards the sea. Due to its position and height of the hotel the view to the entire Kvarner Bay is exposed to the viewer's eye. Starting from the right side and gazing to the left – everything is like on the hand: eastern part of the Istrian peninsula and Učka, Opatija, Rijeka and then, further to the left, towards small towns of Kostrena and Kraljevica and the island of Krk.
The design of the complex, including the hotel building, was entrusted to the architect Josip Pičman, whose design was selected among 59 offered ones. The original design was created in a way that the building would stand out from the contemporaneous European architecture. However, this demanding construction project was not realised as planned. Instead, it faced a great deal of problems from the very beginning. It took builders more then ten years to complete it (from 1929 until 1939). Its name (neboder = skyscraper) reflects rivalry with the city of Rijeka.
In year 2007 hotel was completly reconstructed.