Villa Gloria

It is hard to find as it is not signposted from the street where the taxis drop you. On arrival, it was difficult to find the hosts, which was a continual problem through the stay. There is no manned reception/ check-in. A neighbour was able to direct me and helped me with looking after my luggage while I climbed stairs to find the place. I located the owner, who was nice and gave me a sheet map of the town and took payment, which must be upfront in cash. I found out later why.. The apartment is run down and grubby. It is very 70's and a lot smaller than I could have imagined. There is no soundproofing and little privacy. No bath and the shower handheld, very muchnot what I saw at booking. It's pretty difficult to wash your body and have very little chance of washing your hair. The shower runs cold after a few mins. Towels are just over the size of a hand towel and not able to fit around you. (I'm a standard size small clothing) Shelf slanting above the bed, so do not put anything on it, or it will fall on you. The shelf is at head height, so care must be taken not to hit your head, too. No dishwasher or freezer, just a fridge plus sink as the kitchen. There are no side tables or plugs near the bed. It is possible to use the chair if you pull it over if you need a ledge for your belongings. The bed was made but did not feel clean. Smell in bathroom from the drains means window must be open to make it managable to go inside (the whole apartment stank of the bathroom drains) you do get all the bugs if you open the bathroom window plus neighbours have a clear view of you in the bathroom so no privacy to wash or use the bathroom. There is only a very light door separating the bed from the bathroom, so the smell is awful in the room. I now understand why all windows were wide open when I arrived. No safe in the room. I was handed a portable one on request, which utterly defeats the purpose. It did not feel private as breakfast is served facing your apartment windows, so you need to close your windows and blinds for privacy. Cleaning starts at 8.30am, yet our room was not cleaned. Next door looks to be a children's pitches, so it's pretty noisy for early. Room not cleaned during our stay, felt grubby, lots of ants too. The positive was that the entrance looks really nice. There is also a small dip pool if the weather warms up. We didn't enjoy the stay and would not recommend it. Nobody checked if things were okay during the stay, and we could never find anyone. We alerted them on mail of the problems, but eventually gave up and checked out and went to another hotel. No refund was offered despite an awful stay, but they did re advertise our room in seconds of us saying we were leaving. Never again, hopefully others can also avoid.

Cavtat Militia Sobreno beach wall from milini so and see the bombed beach. It is hard to find as it is not signposted from the street where the taxis drop you. On arrival, it was difficult to find the hosts, which was a continual problem through the stay. There is no manned reception/ check-in. A neighbour was able to direct me and helped me with looking after my luggage while I climbed stairs to find the place. I located the owner, who was nice and gave me a sheet map of the town and took payment, which must be upfront in cash. I found out later why.. The apartment is run down and grubby. It is very 70's and a lot smaller than I could have imagined. There is no soundproofing and little privacy. No bath and the shower handheld, very muchnot what I saw at booking. It's pretty difficult to wash your body and have very little chance of washing your hair. The shower runs cold after a few mins. Towels are just over the size of a hand towel and not able to fit around you. (I'm a standard size small clothing) Shelf slanting above the bed, so do not put anything on it, or it will fall on you. The shelf is at head height, so care must be taken not to hit your head, too. No dishwasher or freezer, just a fridge plus sink as the kitchen. There are no side tables or plugs near the bed. It is possible to use the chair if you pull it over if you need a ledge for your belongings. The bed was made but did not feel clean. Smell in bathroom from the drains means window must be open to make it managable to go inside (the whole apartment stank of the bathroom drains) you do get all the bugs if you open the bathroom window plus neighbours have a clear view of you in the bathroom so no privacy to wash or use the bathroom. There is only a very light door separating the bed from the bathroom, so the smell is awful in the room. I now understand why all windows were wide open when I arrived. No safe in the room. I was handed a portable one on request, which utterly defeats the purpose. It did not feel private as breakfast is served facing your apartment windows, so you need to close your windows and blinds for privacy. Cleaning starts at 8.30am, yet our room was not cleaned. Next door looks to be a children's pitches, so it's pretty noisy for early. Room not cleaned during our stay, felt grubby, lots of ants too. The positive was that the entrance looks really nice. There is also a small dip pool if the weather warms up. We didn't enjoy the stay and would not recommend it. Nobody checked if things were okay during the stay, and we could never find anyone. We alerted them on mail of the problems, but eventually gave up and checked out and went to another hotel. No refund was offered despite an awful stay, but they did re advertise our room.im seconds of us saying we were leaving. Two listing for the same hotel under different names on the sites. It's worth looking at both reviews. Never again, hopefully others can also avoid.

Beautiful place for vacations. Really close to Ploce gate, entrace of old town Dubrovnik. Also 2-3 minutes from Banje Beach. Owners are friendly and always with smile. Villa has lovely garden and really clean swiming pool. Aparment was really clean also. Highly recommed to spend great time in Dubrovnik.

The listing didn't do the place justice, our stay surpassed our expectations. We booked the top floor apartment with the balcony. The views of old town, Lokrum island and the port were so good we generally preferred to enjoy our evening meals on the balcony rather than busy restaurants in old town. The apartment was fully equipped with crockery and cooking utensils, with multiple shops nearby to stock up on supplies for your stay. The accommodation is run by sisters Ofelia and Oktavia, who have apartments on the property. Communication both in the lead up to and during your stay is fantastic. You are given their contact details on arrival so should you need anything they are just a message away. You will be left in peace to enjoy your stay, and they will only come into your apartment to replace towel etc if you request them so ideal for travellers that like to keep to themselves.

We stayed at Villa Gloria as our first destination on a recent three-week trip to Croatia. It was perfect for us! Ophelia (the lovely host) organized a driver to pick us up at the airport, and they had no trouble keeping up with our flight changes and delays, which we very much appreciated! The villa was just lovely, and our room was comfortable, quiet, and well-appointed. The price was very competitive. Note that you do have to climb up or down about 100 steps, but this is made fully clear in the write-up, and was not a problem for us. It was JUST outside the Ploce Gate, and about a five-minute walk to the Old City. From the patio, we had a view of the Adriatic. It also ended up being about 100 meters from our rental-car company (MACK), where we picked up a car on our last day, leaving Dubrovnik. Really could not have been more perfect.