Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik

I stayed in the the Grand Villa Argentina for my sisters wedding. My sister stayed in the Excelsior and booked the wedding party treatments. We were met at reception and found staff very helpful. The spa was very cool and comfortable also relaxing with a great indoor pool area. My daughters had their nails painted which were beautiful I had a facial which was very relaxing and I enjoyed very much. We returned the day after the wedding as this was for the wedding reception which views were amazing.

It goes without saying that the Excelsior commands an absolutely stunning position on the edge of the Adriatic overlooking the island of Lokrum and the old walled city. We never tired of the view from our balcony. I would say it was one of the most beautiful views we have ever experienced in all our 40 plus years of world wide travel. Book a sea view room, you won???t be disappointed. The staff and Croatian people in general were genuinely very friendly and helpful, it was a pleasure to deal with them all. The waiting staff in particular were excellent. We enjoyed the breakfast and lunches on the terrace of the piano bar, but had a more mixed experience of dinner in the two restaurants. We probably preferred the ???beach??? restaurant, mainly due to the menu choices and also the position, inches from the sea???s edge. The main piano bar restaurants food was mixed, sometimes good, and at other times just ok, one fish dish I returned because it was swimming in a pool of olive oil, they were very quick to replace it though. The indoor pool is refreshing for a swim out of the sun, or if you don???t like deep water, as access to the sea, via a step ladder ( from the sunbathing terrace) will take you into very deep water, approx 3m. Although beautifully clear, the sea could be a little wavy, so not suitable for weak swimmers or young children. Our room ( deluxe, sea view, balcony) was in the newer ???tower??? it was modern, spacious and very comfortable. The balcony had a glass front, which gave you the feeling of being on a cruise liner looking out to sea, stunning. The air con was very good, but the pillows were either huge and puffy like giant marshmallows or huge and very, very firm. The enormous bed was very comfortable. Turn down service was very hit and miss, we only received it 3/7 nights. Tea cups were often not replaced. The walk into the old city takes you past a few small supermarkets, good for water and snacks and past a small beach, accessed down some steep steps. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the Ploce gate entrance to the city. The walk is a gentle down hill slope, coming back is harder, especially in the heat. The walled city is crowded ( July) hot and quite exposed in parts, but absolutely beautiful. Boats to the islands go from here. We ate in 360 restaurant ( 5 minutes from the Ploce gate) whilst here, see separate reviews, book well ahead. All in all, we loved the Excelsior Hotel and would stay again.