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Sun & Sea Apartments
Sun & Sea Apartments
Sun & Sea Apartments
Sun & Sea Apartments
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Sun & Sea Apartments

1A Vrbica, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Looking for a straightforward base in Dubrovnik? Sun & Sea Apartments in Croatia covers the essentials and sits near Ston Walls.

From here, Dubrovnik's main attractions — including Ston Walls — are an easy walk or short ride away, so you spend less time in transit and more time exploring.

Rates shift with the season and with demand, so the live price on the booking page is always the one to trust — tap through for tonight's or your dates' real availability.

Key facts

Class
3-star
Area
Croatia
Address
1A Vrbica, Dubrovnik, Croatia

What’s included

Free car parking Smoking area Wheelchair accessible

Best time to visit Dubrovnik: month-by-month prices and weather

May, late September and early October are the value sweet spots: sea around 20–22°C, daytime highs of 22–25°C, and Old Town 4-star rooms at €130–200 versus €350+ in August. July and August are peak — expect 30°C, cruise ships in Gruž, and the Dubrovnik Summer Festival (10 July–25 August) pushing rates to their annual maximum. June and early September are the compromise: warm sea, full ferry schedules to Mljet and the Elaphiti, prices 20–30% below August.

November to March is genuinely quiet; many Lapad and Babin Kuk hotels close, but Old Town properties like Hotel Stari Grad and the Pucić Palace stay open at €90–140. The Feast of St Blaise on 3 February fills the town for a weekend and Christmas markets on Stradun run mid-December to early January. April sees Easter spikes and the reopening of most seasonal hotels, with the Cavtat and Mlini resorts back online by the middle of the month.

Getting around Dubrovnik: airport, buses, ferries and whether you need a car

You do not need a car if you're staying in the Old Town, Pile, Ploče, Lapad or Babin Kuk. The Platanus airport shuttle from DBV runs to the main bus station in Gruž for €10 one way, taxis are a flat €35–45, and Libertas city buses 1A, 1B, 3, 6 and 8 link Pile, Gruž, Lapad and Babin Kuk for €1.73 in advance or €2.65 on board. Old Town to Lapad is 4 km, roughly 15 minutes by bus; Pile to Gruž port is 2.5 km.

For Cavtat (18 km), Mlini and Srebreno, bus 10 runs along the Adriatic coast road or you can take the seasonal water taxi from the Old Port. Ston, Slano, Orebić and the Pelješac wineries are where a hire car earns its keep — the D8 coastal road plus the new Pelješac Bridge (opened July 2022) means you can skip the Bosnian border crossing at Neum. Islands are ferry-only: Jadrolinija and Kapetan Luka from Gruž reach Lopud in 55 minutes, Šipan in 90, Mljet's Sobra port in about 2 hours and Korčula Town in 2h 15.

How many nights in Dubrovnik and a first-timer itinerary

Four nights is the honest minimum: one for the 1,940 m city wall walk (best at 8am opening or after 6pm), one for a Mljet or Elaphiti day trip, one for Ston and a Pelješac winery, and one for beach time at Banje, Sveti Jakov or Sunset Beach in Lapad. Three nights works if you skip either the islands or Pelješac. Under three and you'll spend most of the trip queueing behind cruise passengers between 10am and 4pm.

For a week, add Korčula Town as an overnight (Marco Polo's supposed birthplace, 2h 15 by catamaran), a night in Cavtat for the Račić Mausoleum and a quieter waterfront, and a proper day on Mljet's saltwater lakes inside the national park. Base yourself in Ploče or Pile for the walls-and-Stradun half of the trip, then shift to Lapad or an island for the second half — the change of pace matters more than people expect.

Questions, answered

Where is Sun & Sea Apartments located?
Sun & Sea Apartments is in Croatia, Dubrovnik (1A Vrbica, Dubrovnik, Croatia), close to Ston Walls.
How much does Sun & Sea Apartments cost per night?
Prices are set live by the hotel — check the booking page for a real rate for your dates.
How many stars is Sun & Sea Apartments?
Sun & Sea Apartments is a 3-star hotel in Dubrovnik.
What's a typical nightly rate for a hotel in Dubrovnik?
In shoulder season (May, late September, October) a solid 4-star runs €150–220 in Lapad and €200–300 inside or beside the Old Town. In August the same rooms are €280–450, and top-end sea-view properties in Ploče like Villa Dubrovnik or the Excelsior push €800–1,200. Budget 3-star options in Gruž, Boninovo and Montovjerna sit around €80–130 outside July and August. Sobe (licensed private rooms) undercut hotels by 20–30% and are common in Lapad and Ploče.
Is Dubrovnik walkable?
The Old Town itself is entirely walkable and entirely pedestrianised — Stradun is 300 m end to end from Pile to Ploče gate. Between neighbourhoods it's less obvious: Old Town to Lapad is 4 km with a steep hill in the middle, so most people take bus 6 for 15 minutes. Pile to Gruž port is a walkable 2.5 km downhill but you'll want the bus back up. Inside the walls, expect stairs — streets north of Stradun like Prijeko and Ulica od Sigurate are stepped, which matters if you have luggage or mobility issues.
Is it worth crossing into Bosnia at Neum on a day trip from Dubrovnik?
Not any more — the Pelješac Bridge opened in July 2022 and removed the need to cross the 9 km Neum corridor to reach Split, Ston or Pelješac. The Bosnian border stop used to add 30–60 minutes each way and is now bypassed entirely on the D8 coastal route. Neum itself is only worth stopping for cheap fuel and duty-free spirits, not sightseeing. If you want a genuine Bosnia day trip from Dubrovnik, go to Mostar (140 km, about 2h 30) rather than Neum, and take your passport plus the car's green card insurance document.
Where is the best area to stay in Dubrovnik for first-time visitors?
Ploče or Pile — both sit within a 5-minute walk of the Old Town gates but let you avoid the stairs and luggage haul inside the walls. Ploče has the upscale sea-view hotels like the Excelsior and Grand Villa Argentina plus direct access to Banje beach, while Pile is cheaper and closer to the Libertas bus stops for Lapad and Gruž. If it's your first trip and you want to be on Stradun before the cruise crowds arrive at 9am, these two areas make that easy. Old Town itself works too but expect to climb steps with your suitcase.
What's the cheapest month to visit Dubrovnik?
November is the cheapest month with functioning hotels, with Old Town 4-stars from around €90 and many Lapad properties closed. February is similarly cheap outside the Feast of St Blaise weekend on 3 February, when the town fills and rates jump. If you want to actually swim and use ferries to Mljet and the Elaphiti, the cheapest usable month is late April or the first half of May, roughly 40% below August prices. Avoid the last week of October if Croatia is playing a home football fixture, which sometimes distorts weekend availability.
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