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venient, if pricey (Sb-€135/€110/€95, Db-€160/€135/€120, extra bed-€35, air-con, stairs
with no elevator, free Wi-Fi, some noise from nearby bars, just behind TI and inside the
Silver Gate at Poljana Kraljice Jelene 5, tel. 021/329-070,
www.hotelperistil.com
,
book-
$$ Kaleta Apartments,
run by the Rai
ć
family, consists of several tastefully decorated
apartments spread across two buildings. Two stylish, modern apartments are squeezed
between cafés along a tight alley in a lively area at the back of the Old Town (the good win-
dows do a heroic job of keeping noise to a minimum). Their other three units, including a
largeronewithacouchandeat-inspace,shareacommonloungeinaquieterbuildingafew
blocks away, near the People's Square (Db-€75-90, €60-80 in Oct-May, price depends on
size of room, cash only, air-con, free guest computer and Wi-Fi, Majstora Jurja 4, mobile
099-509-4299,
www.kaletaapartments.com
,
kaletaapartments@email.t-com.hr
)
.
$$ Split Apartment Croatia,
run by go-getter Nikša, is an agency with a line on apart-
ments around Split. Nikša rents three of his own rooms, near the People's Square (Db-€75/
€55/€40, no breakfast, air-con, free Wi-Fi). He can also arrange a room for you elsewhere
forsimilarprices(youpayhim20percent,thentheresttotheowner,cashonly;hisofficeat
Majstora Jurja 4 serves as a sort of reception desk, offering free coffee and guest computer;
mobile 091-390-9416,
www.split-apartment.com
,
info@split-apartment.com
)
. Nikša also
has five elegant, nicely equipped rooms just north of the Old Town in a building called
Pri-
uli Luxury Rooms
(Db-€110/€85/€50, Sinjska 1, tel. 021/341-083,
www.priulisplit.com
)
.
$ Sobe “Base”
has three good rooms in the Old Town. Tina and her dad, retired ship's
captain Ivo, offer many amenities unusual for this price range, including free Wi-Fi and In-
ternetterminalsineachroom.Youcan'tbemorecentral:Allofthecolorfulrooms—located
over a gift shop—overlook the front steps of the cute little Jupiter's Temple. Although it's
in the midst of some bustling bar action, the double-paned windows do their darnedest to
providereasonablepeace;earplugshelp,too(Db-€80/€70,lowerpriceisforSept-June,cash
only, no extra charge for 1- or 2-night stays, no breakfast, clearly communicate your ar-
rival time, air-con, Kraj Svetog Ivana 3, tel. 021/317-375, mobile 098-361-387,
www.base-
$ Goli & Bosi Hostel
(“Nude and Barefoot”) is a design hostel filling an old shopping
mallinahiddensquareinSplit'sOldTown,justoffofMarmontova.It'sbig(135bedsin25
rooms), industrial-strength, and unabashedly stylish. The neon-yellow halls (inspired by the
sulfurspringsthatluredDiocletianhere)—scrawledwithimportantdatesfromCroatianhis-
tory—give way to white, minimalist rooms. It's expensive (the private rooms are downright
overpriced),butit'sstylishandofferslotsoffunamenities,includingsharedviewbalconies,
an “auditorium” for watching movies, a restaurant out front, and lots of parties (bunk in 4-
to 8-bed dorm-€32/€28/€25, small Sb-€90/€72/€60, small Db-€105/€90/€82, larger “premi-
um” Db-€150/€130, cheaper mid-Oct-mid-April, private rooms include breakfast but dorm
