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Banje Beach is a pebble beach on the coast by Dubrovnik's Old Town. It lies in Ploče, with the Old Town close by. The beach is a well-known spot for swimming, with views across the water toward the Old Town.
Ordered by walking time, then star rating and guest score. Times are estimates from each hotel's map position (straight-line distance plus a quarter for streets, at 5 km/h); check the route before you go.
At 80 m from Banje Beach, Villa Beba Dubrovnik luxury boutique villa in the city centre is the closest listed stay, a 1 minute walk from the pebble. Its 4 stars, air conditioning and beach-nearby setting suit guests who want to swim first thing and be back within minutes.
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Hedera Estate Hedera A19 is also 80 m from Banje Beach, a 1 minute walk, and offers 3-star comfort with air conditioning and free wifi. It places you beside the beach while keeping the Ploče Gate end of the city within easy reach on foot.
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Room Lazareti is 100 m from the pebble, about a 1 minute walk, making it one of the closest places to stay for a beach-led trip. The 2-star room has a guest score of 3.0 from 15 reviews, so it suits travellers who want the location first.
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Luxury Seafront Apartment Banje stands 120 m from the beach, a 2 minute walk, and pairs 5 stars with a bar/lounge, beach-nearby setting and air conditioning. It is a natural base for guests who plan to spend the day on the pebble and the evening close by.
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Apartment Anic is 130 m from Banje Beach, a 2 minute walk, and offers 4-star family rooms with air conditioning, free wifi and a beach-nearby setting. Families can carry towels down and be on the pebble without a long trek through the city.
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Apartment Dreamscape sits 110 m from the beach, a 2 minute walk, and provides 4-star family rooms with air conditioning, free wifi and the beach nearby. It keeps the swim close while leaving the Old Town and Ploče Gate within a short walk.
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Apartment Flora is 140 m from Banje Beach, about a 2 minute walk, with 4-star family rooms, air conditioning, free wifi and the beach nearby. It works well for guests who want a short, easy route from apartment to pebble and back.
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Apartment Kate Two Bedroom Apartment with Sea View is 170 m from the beach, a 2 minute walk, and adds a kitchen to air conditioning, free wifi and a beach-nearby location. The two bedrooms and sea view suit longer stays built around swimming at Banje.
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apartment NIKO 5 min to center is 140 m from Banje Beach, a 2 minute walk, and offers a 4-star apartment with kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi. Guests get the beach close by while the centre stays within a few minutes on foot.
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Apartment Primavera is 130 m from the pebble, a 2 minute walk, with 4-star family rooms, air conditioning and free wifi. It is a straightforward choice for families who want to walk down to Banje Beach without crossing the city.
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Staying in Ploče puts you on the doorstep of Banje Beach, with several hotels near Banje Beach within a 1 or 2 minute walk. Villa Beba Dubrovnik luxury boutique villa in the city centre and Hedera Estate Hedera A19 are both 80 m away, while Luxury Seafront Apartment Banje sits 120 m from the pebble and Apartment Anic 130 m. You can swim before breakfast, walk the coastal path to Ploče Gate, and be back at your door in minutes.
From the Old Town the beach is a short coastal walk east past Ploče Gate, and hotels close to Banje Beach make it a simple post-walls swim. Banje Beach Oasis Apartment is 120 m away, Apartment Primavera and Luxury Beachfront Apartment Banje are 130 m, and Villa Gloria 2 is 150 m. Staying inside the walls keeps the ramparts, the gate and the beach all within a few minutes of each other, which suits days built around swimming and sightseeing.
Most guests reach Banje Beach on foot. The nearest hotels, Villa Beba Dubrovnik luxury boutique villa in the city centre and Hedera Estate Hedera A19 at 80 m, and Room Lazareti at 100 m, are all a 1 minute walk away. A large group of apartments, including Luxury Seafront Apartment Banje, Banje Beach Oasis Apartment and Apartment Anic, sits between 110 m and 170 m, a 2 minute walk. The nearest cluster of listed hotels therefore falls inside the first 500 m, where 450 hotels sit. Farther out, 1,136 hotels lie within 1 km and 1,480 within 2 km, so guests staying beyond the immediate Ploče lanes can walk down via Ploče Gate or take a short ride to the coastal path. The Ploče Gate bus terminus is three minutes down the coastal path, which is the simplest transit point for the beach.
Banje Beach is the pebble beach directly below the Old Town walls, a 150-metre curve of fine pebble tucked into the coast immediately east of Ploče Gate. The ramparts rise across the water, which is why the view from a lounger here is one of the most photographed in the city. Locals have swum at Banje for a century, and the beach is open 24 h, with lifeguards on duty May-Oct 9:00-19:00 and the beach club running until midnight in summer. Half of the beach is a paid club with sunbeds, umbrellas and cocktail service; the other half is free and open to anyone. The water is clean, blue and about 24 degrees in July. The short walk down from Ploče Gate makes this the natural swim after a morning on the walls, and it stays busy because of exactly that: people come for the view and the easy walk back.
Villa Beba Dubrovnik luxury boutique villa in the city centre is the closest hotel we list, about 1 min walk · 80 m from Banje Beach in a straight line, in Dubrovnik.
Yes: 1,136 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Banje Beach, about a 15-minute walk, and 450 are within 500 m. The closest is Villa Beba Dubrovnik luxury boutique villa in the city centre, 80 m away.
Paola suite 5 min from the beach, Apartment Dubo list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
None of the hotels near Banje Beach has enough guest reviews yet to compare scores; the list above is ordered by walking time, then stars.
379 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Banje Beach have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being Villa Beba Dubrovnik luxury boutique villa in the city centre (80 m).
The beach is public and open to anyone. Half of it is a paid beach club with sunbeds, umbrellas and cocktail service, and you only pay for a lounger if you want one; the other half is free. Sunbeds cannot be reserved and are first come, first served.
The site suggests coming early, before 10:00, to grab a free-side spot on high summer days, or late, after 17:00, for the sunset light on the walls. Lifeguards are on duty May-Oct 9:00-19:00, and the beach club runs until midnight in summer.