ATTENTION:
- the hotel is very close to Dubrovnik, BUT very far from other sights of Croatia. We were offered an excursion to the Plitvice Lakes for 180 euros per person, since it is very far (about 550 km one way, crossing the border of Bosnia, 150 km along a mountain serpentine, and then along a paid autobahn), we refused, threw money ourselves, took a car for hire, with entrance tickets everything cost 60 euros per person !!! ! But we drove for a very long time. But Plitvice Lakes impressed!
- the food is very weak, they don’t even give water for dinner, only for a fee, about 3 euros a glass!
- MAIN MINUS: to the nearest shop, to buy water at least, you need to go uphill for about 20 minutes!!! ! You can’t buy anything else from food and drinks anywhere else, only in restaurants, and in Croatia everything is expensive. The cost of an ordinary magnet in translation of kunas into euros is about 2-3 euros.
- there is no open pool, there is only a closed one, but it stinks of chlorine so much that it is impossible to be in it!
PLUS: near Montenegro and you can go there on excursions.
The location of the hotel is better than you can imagine, everything in the flowers and greenery of the botanical garden, silence and trilling of birds in the morning, and Mlini itself is shrouded in silence and tranquility, even the slowness of the local waiters in numerous coffee shops does not irritate, but rather pacifies. Those who want to have fun hang out in Mlini, Alas! you are not here.
The beach next to the hotel is large-pebbly, it’s not convenient to enter the water, and it’s not very pleasant to swim around the boulders, you can plow with your belly, which gives little pleasure, the mountain river flowing into the sea noticeably cools the water. Sunbeds are paid price for Croatia standard 20 kunas. We used this beach 3 times, and then went to the beaches of Srebreno for 10 minutes. walking pace and sheer pleasure. The weather was not lucky, only the first three days everything was OK! and subsequent with variable weather were cool days with torrential short rains with thunder and wind. I had to cancel the trip to Montenegro, but, on the other hand, how lucky I was with the trip to Dubrovnik 22 * -24 * partly cloudy, to inspect this amazing place, you can’t imagine who was there, he knows what it means to tour Dubrovnik in the heat. We traveled by minivan hotel shuttle 40 kunas per person round trip very convenient.
In Mlini, in Srebreno there are a lot of cafes, or kanobs, all of them are clean and comfortable, and the cuisine is decent, there are a lot of sea delicacies, excellent beer and good wine. The promenade is something unforgettable, a beautiful path along the entire coast, a beauty indescribable, I recommend it to those who are going to Dubrovnik and want to enjoy the tranquility, wonderful and very healthy air. When choosing Asterea-1 or 2, do not worry about the deuce, not nearly worse, the numbers are one to one.
Alexander
The range of food is not very rich, but everything is very tasty, especially the grilled fish.
All rooms of Astarea II (Studenac) face the sea, but in my opinion the most picturesque view opens from the upper floors. The sea is so close that we fell asleep to the sound of the surf.
By the way, most of the rooms in the main building do not have a direct sea view, and where the sea view is direct, a small cemetery gets into the view, if this bothers someone, then keep in mind.
The place is awesome, the nature is very beautiful, the air is clean. If you are looking not for parties, but for a relaxing holiday, then this place is one of the best.
A small minus can be considered the fact that the water on the hotel's beach is somewhat cool, since a cold mountain stream flows into the sea nearby, but not icy, of course. On the city beach, the water is much warmer and the bottom is sandy.
Srebreno has two supermarkets and a bank. You can also change money at the hotel, but if you're not too lazy, you can walk to the bank, save about 20 kunas per 100 euros : ) and this is almost a bottle of wine.
P. S. If you want to relax cheaper, then I recommend paying attention to the Mlini hotel, it also belongs to the Astarea complex and dinner is held there. This hotel stands right on the promenade, so the beach is just a stone's throw away.