Adriatic Deluxe Apartments

Twenty-four steps from Dubrovnik's Pile Gate, Adriatic Deluxe Apartments occupies a stone building on Nikole Tesle, just outside the Old Town walls where car traffic actually reaches the door — a rare convenience in a city built for pedestrians only.

Each apartment keeps a kitchenette and separate sleeping area, suited to families or longer stays who tire of hotel-room storage. Stradun's marble promenade lies two minutes south; the cable car to Srđ hill starts ten minutes north.

The four-star rating here reflects space and self-catering flexibility rather than lobby extravagance.