Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Cattaro

This solid old hotel is as magically central as it gets, occupying the 19th-century Napoléon Theatre, the 18th-century Duke's Palace, and other historic buildings on the Old Town's main square. The spacious rooms and suites have fantastic views—all looking onto the square below—and heavy decor with ochre yellow walls, beige curtains and bedspreads, and gray marble en suite bathrooms. Public spaces are decorated with reproduction pictures of seascapes and ships and portraits of local sea captains. Revelers can hit the in-house nightclub and casino before calling it a night.