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Stari Grad 489, Kotor Old Town, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro

#28 of 43 hotels in Kotor

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 280 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.3

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  • Reviewed: April 7, 2025

    9.0
    Excellent stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely accommodation within the old town. Room was spacious, clean and well equipped. Staff were friendly and there was a good choice for breakfast. Brilliant location within the old town. Would stay again

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: October 15, 2024

    9.0
    Excellent Hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights

    It would have been nice to have some fresh fruit at breakfast and/or yoghurt. There didnt seem to be much consistency with the breakfast service in that other guests were offered some other options - e.g. salad. Also great coffee machine in room, but no pods?

    Excellent location and lovely room. Added extra bonus of a lovely roof top terrace for evening drinks looking out over the spectacular mountains (I think also you could have dinner out there, although we did not). Great time had.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 12, 2024

    7.0
    The location of the property allows you to enjoy Kotor after the crowds have gone.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Our first room was right above an outdoor nightclub. In all our years of travel around the world, we have never encountered such a noisy room. The pulsing base and noise volume was off the charts. The next day we requested a quieter room and the staff was happy to accommodate our request. The second room was perfectly quiet!

    Excellent breakfast, great front desk staff, and perfect location.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 8, 2024

    7.0
    Good, but this hotel should be a 3 star. Plenty of room for improvement.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Easy to miss the first step when coming down from the second floor. Shower area didn't have shelves to put washing products on. Rickety sink tap and loose fitted towel rail needed maintenance. Couldn't plug the kettle as the socket was too far and the fridge made a dreadful noise. Finally, a bar below our bedroom was playing loud music until 1.00 am - we could hear the vibrations coming through the room. Breakfast was confusing as the waitress stipulated what was on offer only to realise that you could order cereal and other condiments - please put a menu to avoid confusion !!!

    Excellent location, friendly staff and clean room.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: September 13, 2024

    7.0
    Nice hotel but beware of the noise.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Noise at night. Very popular and loud, late night (till 1 AM) Pub was under our window. I know hotel has no direct control over that, but they should warn you. And, provide ear plugs!

    Clean, nice, good location, great service.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: August 24, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Really noisy but the staff did provide ear plugs which helped. The noise from the bars and clubs around was pretty bad, and even in the corridors the doors are not sound proof so you can hear everyone talking as they come and go in the hallways. WiFi didn't work in room but did in the hotel lobby.

    Gorgeous room, comfy bed, great location, beautiful terrace, very charming hotel

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2024

    8.0
    Great hotel but spoilt by loud late night music from nearby bars
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Lovely hotel but unfortunately very noisy at night due to nearby bars playing loud music

    Very clean. Helpful pleasant staff. Great decor, comfy beds

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 15, 2024

    8.0
    Location was a double edged sword. Absolutely gorgeous however loud nightlife.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    When booking we did not appreciate that old town and our hotel was by the pubs and karaoke bars which were under our room and played music until 1am. Not the most restful experience.

    Lovely location in the centre of old town. Great food. Perfect lunch menu. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 11, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The location of the hotel inside the old town was excellent.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 11, 2024

    7.0
    Delightful little gem in the heart of kotor old town
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Teeny tiny bathroom could have been a little bigger

    Really comfortable rooms, great location. Generous size for a family of 4 Breakfast was delicious

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 9, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Loud music from the bar

    Fantastic staff and rooftop restaurant

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 5, 2024

    7.0
    If your looking for city center this is the place, just know that it can be loud
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Depending on your room it is loud outside the window until 1 am. The rooms are a little outdated and could use a refresh

    If you want to stay in the city center this is a great place. The breakfast was decent

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 21, 2024

    8.0
    Good choice
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not easy to find the location of the hotel when arrived to old town. There should be detailed directions plus hotel signs. At nights noisy due to pubs around. Breakfast could be reacher.

    Location, size of the room

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 18, 2024

    7.0
    A hotel with potential, but misses the mark.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Terribly noisy. If you are on a certain side of the hotel you will not sleep, even with earplugs, until the loud club music stops at 1am. If I would have known how bad it would be I never would have booked the hotel. Also the waiter on the rooftop restaurant was rude and insulting and totally unprofessional. The shower has no curtain and floods the batheoom floor.

    Good location in the old town. Clean rooms. Good breakfast. Friendly and helpful front desk staff.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 15, 2024

    8.0
    Enjoyed Kotor and the hotel very much.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Housekeeping was practically non-existent and it is next door to a noisy bar which plays loud music until 1 am. Didnt particularly bother us but it was loud.

    Location was excellent and breakfast was good,

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 14, 2024

    9.0
    Great stay, would defo come back :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing really, as the hotel is in the old town there is some noise from bars but its only until 1am when they have to shut things off, not a problem for us but somehting to consider for some people...

    Lovely hotel and lovely staff in a great central location in the old town!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 12, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Some tiles and paint need a bit of refurb.

    Great hotel in the Old Town. The staff, especially Bojan, extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Great roof terrace.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Noise from a nearby wine bar. Music until early hours of the morning

    Good central location in the Old Town.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 6, 2024

    7.0
    Clean hotel, but not worth the money
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We booked the suite from this hotel. The bathroom and bedroom were nice and well decorated but the living room was just a long hall with 4 chairs and 2 sofas, that were underneath a ledge so that you could not even sit straight on them. The description said the suite includes one twin bed and one queen bed. In reality there was only one queen bed and the 2 sofas so I had to sleep on a sofa in the living room. Also the living room space with the sofas didn't have any curtains so I was woken at 5am by the sunrise shining through the windows. The description for the suite also mentioned executive lounge access but when we asked the staff where this lounge is they mentioned there wasn't one. The staff was mostly helpful but I would hope a little bit higher level of service for a 4-star boutique hotel and suite. For example we ordered drinks from the hotel restaurant bar and wanted to drink them in our suite, but the wait staff wouldn't help us carry them to our room when our own hands were full of luggage. Additionally the service during breakfast was a bit slow and we had to set the table ourselves. All in all it's a nice and clean hotel, but the suite is not worth the money, the room descriptions include false advertising and the service does not reach the desired level for a 4-star hotel.

    Very good location, clean room, the public facilities were well decorated. Good view from the suite towards the mountains. Good breakfast.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 24, 2024

    9.0
    Great location in old town
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    As there are no cars in old town. Parking is offsite. Hard to pull roller bags over the cobblestone. Would be nice to have a little shuttle.

    Breakfast was really good. Staff helpful. Location in old town great.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 23, 2024

    7.0
    Great room and staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Two of three windows in our room did not have block out curtains/blinds, so when the sun came up, it often woke us up. The hotel is right near a pub that is very loud until late at night.

    Very clean and spacious room, great rooftop to enjoy, staff are wonderful and friendly. Located in old town and there’s so much within walking distance.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 19, 2024

    9.0
    Great location, staff and rooftop. Ideal to visit the old town etc
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Suite
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast was average for a property of this cost, ideally you would have a slightly broader selection.

    Great location, helpful staff and wonderful roof top area.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 18, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    My room was worn and poorly maintained

    Great location, friendly and helpful staff, amazing roof, delicious breakfast

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 4, 2024

    9.0
    Lovely stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Mini fridge was more warm than cold, but upon request this was fixed. It wasn't an issue for us as we were on the 1st floor but the lift wasn't working for the entire stay there! No draft beer on the rooftop :(

    Amazing location in the heart of Kotor old town. Very friendly staff and nice breakfast! Rooms are very elegant, our view was right onto the street which was amazing.

    Stayed in June 2024

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