Croatia & Slovenia

Best and worst accommodations:

Best: Base in split
Why: Tina was wonderful and the rooms were great!

Paul in Seattle, WA USA 06/24/2008

Best: 1a. Hotel Peristil, Split- 1b. Royal Apartments, Korcula
Why: 1a. Location, comfortable, friendly, helpful and a made to order breakfast rather than the typical buffet. 1b. Beautiful spacious comfortable, and convenient.

Worst: Hotel Dalmacija
Why: You warned in your 2007 book that many of these properties were undergoing renovation. This one needs it badly, but the front desk people were friendly and helpful, and the breakfast buffet was very good.

Russell Dohrmann in Boulder, CO USA 06/20/2008

Best: Hotel Berc at Lake Bled
Why: This is a nearly new hotel. With the breakfast, free internet, great rooms with balconies, and personal service, this is great value and a great location.

Tim in Bay City, TX USA 06/15/2008

Best: Rezi Depolo sobe on Korcula
Why: Beautiful, immaculate, comfortable room, a balcony looking onto the sea with gorgeous view of the old town. Rezi is very friendly and welcoming. And it is affordable.

Jane in Knox, Ma USA 06/10/2008

Best: Ms. Benussi sobe
Why: This is a beautiful place in a great location. Ms. Benussi is very professional and helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. It was worth the climb up the hill with our luggage for sure.

Worst: Hotel Concordia in Trogir
Why: This hotel is in a great location, especially with a late arrival at the airport, the owners were friendly, and the breakfast was excellent (a home cooked omelet). However, our room was cramped and the air conditioner was ineffective so we were quite warm. Also, we did not reconfirm the price and the room ended up higher than expected, not a great value, especially compared to Benussi sobe.

Jeanne Barsanti in Watkinsville, GA USA 06/09/2008

Best: Penzion Mayer, Bled
Why: Lovely room with balcony, large bathroom, great breakfast buffet, helpful staff.

Conny Mincks in Williamsburg, Va USA 05/28/2008

Best: B&B Govc-Vrsnik in Robanov Kot(Largoska Dolina) Jadranka & Mlan Benussi in Dubrovnik. ik.
Why: We spent a week in Dubrovnik in Benussi's large apartment with balcony that is well appointed & located. Jadranka was an exceptional hostess. She is extremely thoughtful & helpful. We most enjoyed her willingness to share a part of her life story with us over drinks on her balcony. This has to be the "Best" place to stay in Dubrovnik!

Tourist Farm Govc-Vrsnik in Robanov Kot is another "Best". Our bedroom & bathroom had a view of the valley & snow covered peaks that literally looked like a picture. The service & meals of this Farm beat all the others we tried. Mrs. Vrsnik is hardworking & sweet. We enjoyed getting to know about her family & how their Farm has changed & grown over many years. The traditional beehive is just great!

Beverly Clauser in Ramona, CA USA 01/31/2008

Best: will send the name soon.
Why: owners were great. helped us secure a rental car to drive to Montenegro. Helped us with cell phone (my sim card was damaged & I had to get a local sim card for croatia) gave us their cell number and told us to call if there was a problem with anything. Gave us piece of mind as we traveled to bosnia and montenegra. Apartment we rented from them was perfect. location, size, etc

Sarah in Hoboken, NJ USA 11/09/2007

Best: Hotel Livadic - Samobor, Croatia
Why: The owner, Mrs. Labas Morija, was a true lady and saw that everything was in tip-top shape. In fact, we enjoyed it so much, we stayed 3 nights and did not go, as planned, to our hotel in Zagreb. Lovely accommodations!And we loved having fresh cookies delivered to our room!!! Also had a very good restaurant at it's front door - Restaurant Samoborska Pivnica.

Shannon Hamilton in North Little Rock, AR USA 11/05/2007

Best: Tourist Farm Hudicevic
Why: Can't rave about this place enough! The accommodations were immaculate, and the food from the farm was wonderful. We were glad we signed up for dinner as well as breakfast. Free liter of wine with an excellent dinner, and breakfast of farm fresh eggs and ham and freshly baked bread, honey from their bees! Not to mention free Internet access, waking up to the mooing of cows and the faraway sound of the little old lady sawing the firewood for the day. Super!

Linda in Torrance, CA USA 11/04/2007

Best: Hotel Vila Lili in Rovinj.
Why: Clean rooms, decent breakfast, friendly staff. In Dubrovnik we stayed at Stijepo Gjivic's apartment. Located in Old town it is a very clean studio apartment with a small kitchenette and a good size bathroom. They met us at the ferry station and drove to the place. info@accomodation-dubrovnik.com

Milena in Chicago, IL USA 09/25/2007

Best: Hotel Marija, Kotor, Montenegro
Why: Perfect location within the wall, friendly staff and good value.

Veda Faler in Bainbridge Island, WA USA 09/16/2007

Best: Pension Mayer
Why: A nice 3 star hotel. Not fancy, and the hospitality is not as warm as described, but a good choice in Bled. A good restaurant there as well.

Dave in Philadelphia, PA USA 09/04/2007

Best: jadranka benussi sobe in dubrovnik
Why: Nice room. Amazing view. She was so helpful. My luggage got lost for two days and she was on the phone with Croatia Airlines checking on it.

cathy harrell in alexandria, VA USA 07/08/2007

Best: Pension Berc
Why: Charming place. Immaculate, excellent breakfast, great location for walking down to the lake. Highly recommend.

Worst: Pri Mraku Guesthouse
Why: Your write up was dead-on. We loved the location, but unfortunately our room faced the the street and had no a/c so it was very noisy trying to sleep. At breakfast it was a let down to find an automated coffee machine like the ones at truck stops in the U.S. After all, one of the best things about Europe is strongly-brewed fresh coffee at every cafe and restaurant. We ended up skipping the coffee there and going elsewhere for our morning kava. Although we paid in cash to save the credit card transaction fees, the desk clerk couldn't give us a cash discount because we didn't let them know a day or two in advance that we planned to do this.

Gayle Wheeler in Champaign , IL USA 07/08/2007

Best: Apartment Susnik (Lake Bled)
Why: Not recommended, but a great place next to Mayer Penzion. Beautiful, clean apartments with terraces. Mija is a wonderful hostess and happily welcomes pets. Perfect for two couples or a family.

Andrea in Atlanta, GA USA 06/18/2007