Dubrovnik is becoming 5 star hotel paradise and this has become surprisingly so in a very short period of time. Not long ago, the site of a holiday home in Lapad area owned by the communist area Bosnian company was transformed from beauty to beast. This is a setting now for hotel More, a luxurious treat for those searching that sea view to kill for. This stretch of Lapad Peninsula offers some of the most luxurious apartments and hotels. The promenade that is tick next to the sea and passes by hotel More, leads you to villa Elita, in my opinion one of the most beautiful villas in Lapad, as it airs a certain element of panache, largely thanks to its location. It has been redecorated and is now in the hands of Importanne group together with other three of their hotels part of a luxury resort that was once Hotel Neptun. Villa Elita does not come cheap and it is really suited for those with large deep pockets.
Highly on my list of hotels for mere mortals, is Libertas Rixos, now fully re-built after it has been heavily destroyed during the war. The retro theme prevails together with the element of open space and this is a perfect combination for a hotel that offers a great sea view and for me has a great sentimental value as it was my favorite beach before the war.
Speaking of beaches, there are very few natural ones in Dubrovnik town so people got used to the rocky ones and they quite like them.
Personally I am not so keen on Bellevue boutique hotel. It does have less imposing view than Rixos as it is situated more inwards and cannot compensate for the lack of sunny rays during the peak season summer period as the sun sets earlier than in the case of Rixos.
It has to be said if you fancy to have a rather grande view of the Old Town and sea then Ploce area of Dubrovnik is your best bet. This is where Villa Dubrovnik, hotel Agentina and Excelsior are situated and choosing one of them you cannot go a miss.
Squeezed between Villa Dubrovnik and hotel Argentina is Villa Scheherazade, a tribute to a beautiful belly dancer by a Czech businessman who apparently never met the beauty queen. Love does wonders and all you need is « a room with a view».
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Spring has arrived!
I will start writing this post in an unusual Dear John style.
Having been busy evaluating all good and bad that has happened on the business front and having heard the birds singing, I became inspired to sharpen my typing skills and start, you guessed it right: typing about paradise on earth, Dubrovnik.
There is an old adage in Croatia that one swallow does not announce the arrival of the spring and that is quite so. This Easter the weather has been wet and windy but in the next few days the spring will finally start knocking on our doors that is according to national television weathermen's forecasts. And if you read carefully what has been written so far, it is time now to shift your glance at the article below, the one where I suggested cruisers' visitors to go on on a shore excursion, visitng Srdj Hill and capturing the momentum of the Old Town's view opening in front of you. It is also easier to put Dubrovnik's history into the perspective and understand better the might of its "golden" merchant navy status in the 15th century. Equally it is the way to understand its demise under the pressure from the Napoleon's army.
And yes, if you have time and 10 hours is plenty of it, visit Cavtat, that is one of Dubrovnik Riviera's most popular extended shore excursions, after all if it had not been for its inhabitants, Dubrovnik would never see the daylight. On this occasion, if you are not fish lover as far as your gastronomic experience is concerned, then there is a restaurant called Konavoski dvori and serves traditional Konavle region food, in a spot off by a local brook and a windmill. As for the wine menu, it is a local bottle that is the order of the day. Konavle is together with Peljesac the second biggest wine region in Dubrovnik County.
To round up your visit, there is an ethno house in one of the villages where one can get to know local costumes worn in the past.
The recipe is rich so enjoy it «nice and slow».
Having been busy evaluating all good and bad that has happened on the business front and having heard the birds singing, I became inspired to sharpen my typing skills and start, you guessed it right: typing about paradise on earth, Dubrovnik.
There is an old adage in Croatia that one swallow does not announce the arrival of the spring and that is quite so. This Easter the weather has been wet and windy but in the next few days the spring will finally start knocking on our doors that is according to national television weathermen's forecasts. And if you read carefully what has been written so far, it is time now to shift your glance at the article below, the one where I suggested cruisers' visitors to go on on a shore excursion, visitng Srdj Hill and capturing the momentum of the Old Town's view opening in front of you. It is also easier to put Dubrovnik's history into the perspective and understand better the might of its "golden" merchant navy status in the 15th century. Equally it is the way to understand its demise under the pressure from the Napoleon's army.
And yes, if you have time and 10 hours is plenty of it, visit Cavtat, that is one of Dubrovnik Riviera's most popular extended shore excursions, after all if it had not been for its inhabitants, Dubrovnik would never see the daylight. On this occasion, if you are not fish lover as far as your gastronomic experience is concerned, then there is a restaurant called Konavoski dvori and serves traditional Konavle region food, in a spot off by a local brook and a windmill. As for the wine menu, it is a local bottle that is the order of the day. Konavle is together with Peljesac the second biggest wine region in Dubrovnik County.
To round up your visit, there is an ethno house in one of the villages where one can get to know local costumes worn in the past.
The recipe is rich so enjoy it «nice and slow».
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