hotel and a little about the country

Written: 7 june 2010
Travel time: 1 — 7 june 2010
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Vacationing with my husband.
I chose the hotel for a long time and meticulously. I wanted to be within walking distance from the center, but at night to be protected from the noise of evening discos and restaurants. Such a hotel is The Queen of Montenegro. The only negative is the road encircling the hotel (quite noisy at night).
In my opinion, the hotel lives up to its 4 stars. The room has a safe, hairdryer, bath (not a shower), bathrobes and slippers, TV (with 20 channels, including 3 Russian); wardrobe with a bunch of hangers, mini-bar, telephone, internet at the reception, it is possible to order breakfast in the room; all rooms with balconies. The hotel offers spa services, a gym (they are, however, more suitable for women).
Very cozy lobby. In the evenings a girl sang (good voice).

There are few Russians in the hotel. During the period when my husband and I were resting, 3 more Russian families lived in the hotel. Basically, German pensioners and delegations, Italians and Chinese came there.
Our neighbors were a couple of Englishmen. Employees of the hotel understand in Russian.
Breakfasts are varied: various sausages, scrambled eggs and scrambled eggs, fruits, yoghurts, muesli, pate, cheese, cakes, fruits and ice cream; although at the end of the week we got a little fed up, I wanted porridge. Dinner is more varied, complemented by fish, meat, salads, pizza. Drinks for dinner had to be paid extra (tea 1.5 euros, juice 3.5 euros). For children, you can order a special menu.
The hotel has its own beach, you need to go 200 meters to it, crossing the bridge across the road. The beach was kept clean, on the shore there is a bar, changing rooms, showers, toilets and a playground. Sunbeds, umbrellas and towels on the beach are paid. You can pay at the reception (5 euros) or on the beach itself (12 euros). We went with towels from the rooms. On the beach there are pebbles (small and medium), at the entry into the sea there is sand (if you go along the coast towards the island of St.
Stefan, then opposite the restaurant "Three Fishermen", there is a completely sandy beach.
In general, I really liked the hotel.

I won’t write much about the country, you can find a lot of reviews about it.
I strongly advise you to visit as many restaurants along the coast as possible for lunch. I recommend the cafe "Alexander" (the third one to the left from the beach of the hotel), there are simply huge portions (you can order half a portion), try pancakes with prosciutto (this is their national jerky) and "podgoritski popecki" (these are pork rolls with prosciutto and Negush cheese ), all hot dishes come with a side dish (potatoes with spinach or fried peas with corn).
The average bill for me and my husband without wine was 15-17 euros, with wine 23-30.
Drinking tap water is not recommended. Buy bottled water (pack of 6 liters for 3.5 euros). In a cafe, juices are 2-3 times more expensive than tea and coffee.

In Montenegro, telephone communication is very expensive. We bought a local sim card.
Excursions can be purchased on the coast, but it is better from the representatives of the tour operator at the hotel, then you are guaranteed good bus drivers, interesting stories from the guide. The only thing that upset: the excursions provided time for lunch, in the restaurants that the guide recommended portions were small and not very tasty dishes (compared to restaurants on the coast), the worst restaurant "Apollo" (on an excursion to the Ostrog monastery). If possible, choose those in which the local people eat (tastier and cheaper there).
I recommend excursions: mini-tour (overview of Montenegro), Dubrovnik, Ostrog Monastery, 2 canyons. The road passes through mountain serpentines (impressive views), on a ferry across the Bay of Kotor.
In early June, the season is just beginning, there are few people, the beaches and the sea are clean, prices are 30 percent lower than (August).
The sea is cool (18-20 degrees), but having warmed up in the sun, it is very pleasant to cool off in it (only Russians and a few Germans bathed in our presence).
This is the end of this brief excursion, you will see the rest for yourself.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original