Villa Anri

I have stayed at this hotel four times in the past 8 years. I always come here and immediately feel at ease and begin to wind down. The rooms have this calming effect on me as does the calling to prayer from the mosque. The staff is often new due to seasonal changes and yet after a few minutes with them I feel as if we are old friends. I have known Sabina, the hotel manager, for all of these years and she is as knowledgeable, genuinely open, and generous a person as one could ever meet. It was wonderful to be able to spend time with her on my visit, insofar as she had several business meetings that she had to work around. This time Ena and Rebecca 'rounded out' the staff and we discussed in depth the past and future of Bosnia. I also want to give a shout out to Samir, a new friend with whom I had several fascinating conversations and who drove me to the bus station.

We spent only one night here during our month long trip in Croatia, stopping here between our time in Split and Dubrovnik. Ena welcomed us upon our arrival and offered us a cold drink before showing us our room on the top floor. She also made some excellent restaurant recommendations. Be advised that this is an older hotel and it has no elevator so pack accordingly. Our room was clean and nicely appointed, the plus, doors that opened up on to a large terrace with postcard views. Ena kindly chilled a bottle of wine for us that we had purchased earlier when touring a winery that we later drank that evening. The hotel is ideally located just outside the bridges leading to Old Town. We had a car and parking was provided right in front of the hotel. In the evening, we settled in, with our bottle of wine, on the terrace which had a wonderful view of Old Town and THE BRIDGE. In the morning, we went down to reception and were offered a Turkish coffee. We really enjoyed speaking with Ena. She was only 11 years old during the Balkland War and she told us of her experiences. Learning that she was also a guide, we engaged her services for a morning tour of Old Town. Although this is an older hotel and could use a bit of TLC, it is full of character. We were made to feel welcome from the minute we entered the hotel and treated like we were family members. Our stay was comfortable and we had the best sleep of our trip, we were almost late for our 930am tour as well slept in. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. I highly recommend this quaint hotel.