Villa Hortenzia

The owners were staying in the villa next door and were incredibly friendly & welcoming; they shared seasonal figs straight from the tree, shared public transport information (where Google Maps failed) and were very friendly with our children (who loved interacting with them). The location is great (except a lot of steps to access). The number 4 bus stop is minutes away (Get LibertasApp as Google Maps doesn't show the local bus), there's a bakery & convenience store across the road, and the area of Lapad is beautiful, it actually feels like a totally different place from Dubrovnik Old Town.

You get what you pay for, but the villa is small and dated; the WiFi service was quite weak but good enough for browsing, the A/C was only intermittently functional (nice and cold when working) and the hot water in the shower only lasted a couple of minutes (cold showers were fine for us with the summer temperatures)

Buena ubicación, las personas del lugar eran amables. Lugar comodo, muy de vacaciones, nada fancy y muy cerca de la locomoción y la playa

Estaba sucio, habian pelos hasta en las frazadas… tuve que llamar para que limpiaran el baño, lo cual hicieron sin problemas, pero creo que no deberia suceder eso.

The location was great, having the beach, the bus stop, the bakery and a small supermarket very nearby. The hosts were very friendly and accommodating, we really had a wonderful time staying there. And the city itself is very beautiful, of course.

The house was quite small, it actually will fit 2 people better than 3. For example, there were only 2 chairs at the dining table so you can't have a proper meal if there were 3 of you (like in our situation). But if the weather is good you can have lunch or dinner outside at the terrace, which is very nice.

Though the property requires some significant investment for its renovation, we loved the location. The apartment is only a few meters from the beach, bus stop, bakery and supermarket, as well as the promenade with restaurants, which makes it very easy especially with small children. The aircon worked really well and the beds were very comfortable. Overall, the place was quiet and we enjoyed having our breakfast and lunch outside in the garden. The host also treated us with fresh fruit from their garden.

Firstly, we were a bit shocked since the property didn't look like on the photos. The facilities were old and old-fashioned. We also thought that the apartment had a private balcony, but the picture on booking.com was actually the space in the common garden, which we then used. Overall, the positive aspects like the locations, beds and the tranquility compensated for the negative aspects.