Long weekend in Dubrovnik
We stayed at the lovely Hotel More, in the Laplad area. Situated on a cliff overlooking a pretty bay the hotel has two restaurants, pool area and sea level bar area/sea swimming with a cave bar. We had a lovely sea view room with large balcony with amazing views. The hotel is a 10 minute walk down to the main area of Lapad that has a beach (pebbles), a few shops and restaurants. It is a further 5 minutes to the bus stop where you can catch the frequent buses into the old town, although they do get quite busy.
The hotel staff were very attentive and friendly and breakfast had lots of choice served out on the terrace to enjoy the morning sunshine. The hotel does have lots of steps and although there are lifts (three in fact to access different areas of the hotel) I personally do not think the hotel is suitable for anyone with walking difficulties. We were on B&B but did have one meal in the hotel which was very nice.
Dubrovnik old town is very pretty but does get very busy, particularly in the morning when the cruise passengers are there. the afternoon is a bit better. we went mid October and it was busier than I expected, but still ok. The temperature was around 24/25c so perfect! We booked a walking tour to give us our bearings and learn a little of the history.
We also did the wall walk around the old town but I have to say as someone that doesn't like heights it was a bit scary at times but I am glad I did it! I didn't want to miss out on the views so also braved the cable car ride and we visited the Homeland Museum at the top.
A gentle boat trip to Cavtat around 30/40 mins away down the coast, with a wander around and some lunch. Cavtat is a lovely alternative option if you just want to do a day trip to Dubrovnik and have more of a holiday break than city stay. We jumped on the bus back which took about 30 minutes.
Staying in the Lapad area did mean we had to keep getting the bus and it may have been nice to stay closer or in the centre but then it was nice to come out and stay nearby but in a quieter more relaxing location.
Dubrovnik lived up to our expectations and we even had time for a nice relax around the hotel pool a couple of times!
Get in touch if you fancy a break to Dubrovnik.