Lapad Bay

Does anyone recommend staying in a rental overlooking Lapad Bay? I will have a car, and stay for a week. View looks lovely. We%26#39;ll hike, sightsee %26amp; visit Dubrovnick. Is Lapad Bay a pretty place? Is it too far to get to Dubrovnick? Recommend any other places, right outside of Dubrovnick?

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Its not that far to the Old Town of Dubrovnik. Just jump on the bus and get there. If you do get a car make sure that there is parking available where you are staying because parking is very difficult in Dubrovnik. What place have you been looking at?

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I%26#39;ve read other blogs that say Lapad Bay has too many big hotels, and they do not recommend staying there, actually, that there are nicer areas a bit outside of Dubrovnik. BarryM do you have any other thoughts, suggestions on other places to stay?

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I have stayed in the Lapad area and its ok. To me the best place to stay in Dubrovnik would be in the Ploce area, with a great view of the Old Town. But parking could be difficult there.

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There is beautiful place to stay in Lapad Bay,it is called Villa Miomir.Easy to reach with a car and a bus station to old town is a few minuts.

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I agree with Barry as I have also stayed in Lapad. Essentially, the bay is quite nice but not brilliant and surrounded by chain hotels. There are some OK to good restaurants in the area. But by comparison to being close to the Old Town, Lapad is a poor cousin.

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Thank you everyone for your thoughtful replies. I believe we%26#39;ll stay in Cavtat for the week!!!!

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Hi I will be spending four days in a hostel in Old Town, but then would like to spend three days relaxing in a nice hotel somewhere with a nice sandy beach and also a pool. But also somewhere with some nice restaurants and bars! Can you please recommend somewere/ anyone been to any of the hotels?

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It is not too far to walk from Lapad bay to the Old City but be aware of the heat. You can catch a bus but they are packed.

I would not call Lapad Bay pretty but it is ok. The beaches are shingle and if you are reasonable swimmers you may find swimming off the rocks better.

If you are keen on hiking than Mount Srd is a must. It is behind Dubrovnik and gives good views over the city, the Islands and Lapad.

The problem with a car is that you may use it too much and it may be better to use the various boat trips.

For sightseeing I would say Korcula is a must. Park the car in Orebic %26amp; get the shuttle taxi over. The drive from Ston up the peninsular to Orebic is stunning, especially the descent into Orebic, but will take some time as the driver will need to park up to admire the view. The drive from Lapad will take ~2.25 hrs so this is a full day. Again consider a boat trip. We stayed in Orebic for a few days and had a day in Korcula.

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we wont have a car, and really just wanted to stay somewhere pretty. How about one of the islands? I was thinking kolocep to spend the last three days...