Apartments Bonavista – Premium Two Bedroom Apartment with Balcony and Sea View A2

Hotel Description

You know what caught me off guard about this place? Walking into what I thought would be a standard apartment rental and finding myself in something that honestly feels more like a boutique hotel experience. The Bonavista apartments sit right in Ploce – and if you’re not familiar with Dubrovnik, that’s the sweet spot between the cruise ship crowds of the Old Town and the residential quiet most tourists never find.

The sea view from the balcony is the real deal, not some sliver of blue you glimpse between buildings. I mean, you’re looking straight out over the Adriatic, and in the mornings – before the day trip boats start their engines around 9 AM – it’s incredibly peaceful. The two-bedroom setup actually works brilliantly if you’re traveling with another couple or have kids; the master bedroom catches the sunrise (which sounds romantic until you realize it means 5:30 AM light in summer), while the second bedroom stays darker longer. The kitchen is properly equipped too, not just the usual apartment rental afterthought with two plates and a broken coffee maker. There’s a Konzum supermarket about a 10-minute walk down toward the harbor, and honestly, grabbing fresh bread and local cheese for breakfast on that balcony beats most hotel dining rooms.

What I really appreciated was how quiet it stays at night – Ploce doesn’t have the restaurant noise that echoes through Old Town until 2 AM, but you’re still only about 15 minutes walking to Stradun if you want to be in the thick of things. The host was actually helpful with parking advice (crucial in Dubrovnik), suggesting the public garage near the cable car station rather than trying to navigate the narrow streets closer to the apartment. The whole area feels more like where people actually live, you know? You’ll see locals walking their dogs in the evening, families heading to the small beach below – it’s that authentic slice of Croatian life that’s getting harder to find as tourism explodes. The 9-star rating makes sense once you’re there; it’s not luxury in the marble-and-gold sense, but everything works smoothly, the space is thoughtfully designed, and the location gives you both the convenience of being close to everything and the peace of being away from the tourist chaos. If you’re the type who wants to experience Dubrovnik without feeling like you’re staying in a theme park, this place nails it.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $171. Two-Bedroom Apartment with 2 × 1 double bed for Max persons: 4

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