Неплохой отель за свою цену Good hotel for its price

First of all, I would like to write a few words about the village of St. Stefan.
When choosing a vacation spot in Montenegro, our tour operator offered several options, including Budva, Becici, etc. We chose the village of St. Stefan and did not regret it.
Naturally, it is worth noting that if you are a fan of nightlife, noisy companies and discos until the morning, then St. Stefan is definitely not for you. But if all this does not interest you, then St. Stefan is the best place for a sea holiday in Montenegro, and it cannot be compared with other beach resorts in this country.
The beaches are cleaner, there are an order of magnitude fewer people than in other Montenegrin resorts. On the right side of the island of St. Stephen there is a path along which you can freely walk along the coast. An insane number of varieties of coniferous trees are planted there. These walks are especially pleasant in the evenings, when the aroma of pine needles and the sea breeze is felt especially sharply.

As for the villa itself.
Since we were in Montenegro for the first time, it is still quite difficult to judge the price / quality ratio for this particular country. I will try to describe in detail what I liked and what I didn’t, well, you can already judge whether you agree to put up with the shortcomings for the price offered.
Room: We had a room without a balcony. Overall, a comfortable room. However, if possible, I still recommend taking a room with a balcony. For us, the presence of a balcony has never been fundamental, since usually on vacation you only appear in the room to change clothes or spend the night, and there is no time to even go to the balcony.
However, in the rooms without a balcony of this villa there is a significant drawback - drying of bathing accessories is not provided. Also, the ventilation in the bathroom is completely inefficient for drying anything, including the towels in the room. In order to dry them, we had to constantly hang them / lay them out all over the room. Perhaps someone can object to me about what I want for that kind of money. But, frankly, I believe that no matter how budget the option of staying in a hotel / apartment, etc. , when it comes to a beach holiday, then all rooms should be equipped with the appropriate devices necessary for drying beach accessories. Perhaps this is the only drawback of the room. Everything else was perfect for us. Clean, cleaned every day, regularly changed linen.
Meals: Breakfast is quite modest. If you do not follow any diet, then you will not stay hungry. However, there is no such choice. As a rule, this is either an omelette, or something like a casserole, or scrambled eggs, as well as fried sausages. Plus one or two types of sausage, one type of cheese, cereal. From fruits: apples, sometimes watermelon.
In general, the hotel is quite comfortable. The hostess is friendly and responsive. On the day of check-out, she allowed us to stay until the very departure, since new tourists did not come to our room that day.

In addition, I would like to write a few words about traveling around Montenegro.
We bought two excursions from our travel agent, and also went on our own to Budva and Bar. Based on this experience, as well as after talking with other tourists who vacationed with us, but visited other excursions offered by a travel agent, I can say that the only excursion that you can not only buy, but also need to safely buy, is the “Pirate trip » (excursion around the Bay of Kotor). It includes a walk along the old Kotor, as well as a boat trip along the Bay of Kotor. On your own, you will never in your life have time to go around as many awesome places as are included in the tour. In addition, as many interesting things as were told on this excursion, you will also never read on the Internet. Those who were not on this excursion said that why pay 50 euros for it if you can rent a boat in Budva for 17 euros, which will also take you around the bay. Take a ride, of course you will, but I doubt that they will be able to tell and show you all the beauties and historical values ​ ​ ​ ​ of this bay the way a guide does.
At the same time, after this excursion, I still recommend that you come to the old Kotor separately and wander there for a day. The territory there is very large. Lots of interesting places to see. Since you will spend about an hour on the tour in old Kotor, the guide will tell you the most interesting facts about the city and advise you on what you should see in more detail. However, there will be no time for this during the tour.
During the “Pirate Journey” excursion, it was proposed to swim to the Blue Grotto for an additional small fee. At first we were skeptical about this, but then at the last moment we still went. Bottom line: Montenegro is a very beautiful country, but all its beauties simply pale in comparison with the beauty of the Blue Grotto. Just don’t sit in the boat when you drive up, but be sure to float into the grotto on your own, and then you will understand what I mean.

As for other excursions, I have not heard of one that I would like. You directly went on a bus tour "3 Canyons". Its only plus is that in a day you manage to see almost all the key sights of Montenegro, albeit in a hurry. If you have the opportunity to allocate 2 or 3 days to visit the same places, then it is definitely better to rent a car. The places are so beautiful that you want to wander around them for several hours, and not 20 minutes, as they give on excursions.
In addition, when you spend 10 hours out of 12 hours on the bus, it’s also not very pleasant.