Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Soba
Tips:
I've organized my listings by neighborhood, with a few
sobe
/apartments
scattered in each area. It's standard for
sobe
and apartments to charge 30 percent more for
staysshorterthanthreenights.Thisisrarelywaivedinhighseason,butyoucantrytonego-
tiate your way out of this at other times. In addition to the places I've listed, you can search
for more
soba
options on the TI's website (
www.tzhvar.hr
;
click “Accommodation,” then
“Private Accommodation”).
Note that some of the branches of the pricey Sun
č
ani Hvar chain, described later, are also
located in or near the Old Town.
$$$ Villa Nora
is a splurge for those who believe it's worth paying extra for an ideally
locatedboutiquehotel.Itsninestylish,priceyrooms—withstonewallsandhardwoods—are
in the center of Hvar's Old Town, surrounded by cafés and bars (request a quiet room in
back; Db-€200/€150/€100, gigantic family suite-€290/€200/€150, includes breakfast, air-
con,freeWi-Fi,FranePrimija2,tel.021/742-498,mobile092-217-7466,
www.villanora.eu
,
$$$ Hotel Park,
arareindependenthotel,sitsrightintheheartoftown,abovetheharbor
and next to Hotel Palace. While quite expensive, its 15 rooms (most of them very spa-
cious suites) offer a small-hotel alternative to the big boys. Its restaurant/breakfast terrace,
overlooking the harbor, is a momentum-killer. Despite its bottom-floor nightclub and locale
neartheharborfrontdiscozone,goodwindowsminimizethenoise(standardDb-€270/€220/
€190, a variety of pricier suites also available—see website, air-con, free Wi-Fi, Bankete,
tel. 021/718-337,
www.hotelparkhvar.com
,
park.hvar@st.t-com.hr
)
.
Sleep Code
(5 kn = about $1, €1 = about $1.30, country code: 385, area code: 021)
S
=Single,
D
=Double/Twin,
T
=Triple,
Q
=Quad,
b
=bathroom.Themodesttour-
ist tax (about 7 kn per person, per night) is not included in these rates. Hotels gener-
ally accept credit cards and include breakfast, while most
sobe
accept only cash and
don'tofferbreakfast.Whileratesarelistedineuros,you'llpayinkunas.UnlessInote
otherwise, everyone listed here speaks English (or has a relative or neighbor who can
help translate).
Rates:
If I've listed two sets of rates for an accommodation, separated by slashes,
the first price is for peak season (mid-July-late Aug) and the second is for shoulder
season (May-mid-July and late Aug-Oct); those that remain open in winter are often
