Dubrovnik President

“ The hotel, particularly the service was first class. The only complaint I could make is that the food presentation could have been better. It was a serve yourself buffet laid out on four sides, but there was no logic to the way things were laid out. For example all the vegetables were not together. You would find the roast potatoes on one side near the meat carvery, but the boiled potatoes were on another side of the carvery and the green vegetables were on yet another side of the carvery. I remarked on it to the chef but he just shrugged.l

“ Top Tip: There is nothing close to the hotel

“ The first time I have stayed at this hotel. I have stayed twice next door and was not happy with the service or food.

The President ticked all the boxes and I wouls most definitely stay there again.

Only area of concern was the lack of adequate sound insulation in the rooms. You could clearly hear people talking whilst walking past the room, normally not too much of a problem except when a whole group is moving out early in the morning.

“ Top Tip: Small Shopping within walking distance

“ Very relaxing hotel but the immediate surroundings could be improved with some simple landscaping and improved pathways (overgrown)

“ Top Tip: Not much around in the immediate area

“ We were very pleased with this hotel. There was free parking at the hotel for our hire car and we were warmly greeted on our arrival. Our double room was air conditioned, clean and comfortable and had a lovely view over the sea. One of the best parts of the hotel was its beach which was free to use for guests and the hotel kindly allowed us use of the facilities on our check-out day as we had a late afternoon flight.

The food was good, being a buffet service (breakfast and dinner), with a lot of food to choose from (although mostly meat and fish for any vegetarians!). While the hotel staff were generally very friendly, we didn't feel this extended to the restaurant where staff were fairly cold and not particularly welcoming, which marred the experience a little.

Location wise, it was a fair distance to walk from the centre of Dubrovnik although the no. 6 bus stopped literally outside the hotel and was very frequent allowing transport to the centre and the old town taking about 20mins. There were a few restaurants within walking distance of the hotel but not that many.

Overall, we would greatly recommend, particularly to those looking for a beach (albeit pebbly!) holiday.

“ Top Tip: We really enjoyed the boat excursion to the 3 Elaphite islands (Kolocep, Lopud, and Šipan) which left from the hotel beach which was very convenient.

Climbing the walls in the Old Town was also fantastic - the views were amazing! We would also recommend hiring a car to get round the country (would particularly recommend trekking out to Orebic and that area of the country which is slightly off the tourist track).