Louisa G
August 2, 2024
We were a little worried when Jet2 contacted us to say the sister hotel was having building work done, but we decided not to change accommodation and heard no noise during our stay. We stayed in a beach front Villa, paying quite a bit extra for the accommodation and it was completely worth it. We were self catering, although the kitchen was small we managed really well, making most of our meals in the villa. The kitchen had everything we needed, including a toastie maker! The villa was spacious and had the most amazing terrace over looking the sea - stunning views! It was modern and clean - fresh beach towels provided every day. Mlini is a quiet area, with a lovely clean pebble beach, bring water shoes to go in the sea. Every member of staff from reception, to cleaning, to restaurant are so helpful and couldn't do enough for you. I actually sprained my ankle the day before we left (walking the city walls) and they run me around in the golf buggy and brought ice numerous times, and gave us a later check out, they really went above and beyond. A few tips: 1. Download Uber app, Ubers taxis are the cheapest and quickest way to Dubrovnik or the number 10 bus. 2. Do the cable car ride to the top of Dubrovnik, the most amazing views... there's a restaurant up there which will be fully booked (we booked in February for July) but they sometimes accept walk ins/drinks only. Try to get up there to see the sun set, its amazing! Cable car is pay on the day, no need to book in advance. 3. You can get water taxis from Mlini port to Dubrovnik or Cavat. Cavat is worth a visit, we went on the boat and had a wander and lunch, different to Mlini (more of a port) so worth a visit. 4. We had no issues getting sunbeds at the pool as the main hotel is having renovations so closed... pool opens at 8am, no queue for sunbeds and plenty there later in the morning. 5. If you are self catering, Srebreno is the next village along and walkable, there's a big shopping centre there called Sub City, about 20mins walk, we got an Uber back for €7 with our food shop. 6. 15min ish transfer from the airport - amazing. Croatia is stunning and we have already booked again for next year.