My wife and I are intrigued by going to Croatia. We are especially interested in staying in Dubrovnik and would like any input on places to stay (for health reasons air conditioning is a must). If you have any thoughts we would appreciate them.<BR><BR>Thank You,<BR>Mike

We stayed at the Hotel Bellevue which was a short walk (10-15 minutes) from the old city. I don't recall if there was air conditioning as it wasn't hot enough to use it. I thought it was a good hotel though, conveniently located with a nice view of the sea.<BR><BR>You might also check Hotel Excelsior which is a higher end hotel. I would be surprised if they didn't have air conditioning as it's listed as a 5 star hotel in my guide book. It's also quite close to the old town.<BR><BR>The old town is quite compact, I thought a day at most was enough to see the old town. You can also catch boats from the harbor to go to Cavtat, Lokrum and several other places.

Dubrovnik:<BR>http://www.hotel-excelsior.hr/eng/index.html<BR><BR>Cavtat:<BR>http://www.hoteli-croatia.hr/

Mike,<BR><BR>Here's a link to a nice article on Croatia from Sunday's Washington Post.<BR><BR>&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52324-2002Jun14.html"&gt;

Tried to make it a hyperlink. Didn't work. Enjoy.<BR><BR>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002Jun14.html

Croatia is beautiful. It is a great place to visit becuase it is relatively inexpensive, and not over run with tourists. <BR> I reccomend checking out Pula. It is a coastal town with many seaside resorts. There is even a roman colloseum there that is the 3rd largest in europe, and is still used today for concerts and operas. <BR> By the way there is great scuba there (and all over croatia). ( 2 boat dives with air and guide for under $20)<BR> You will probably not find too many places with air conditioning. Check out web sites for info. Just do a search for croatia.<BR> Have a great trip.

I was in Croatia last year and went to Split, Hvar and Dubrovnik. I enjoyed Split the most but know that others prefer the other two places. in Dubrovnik I stayed at hotel Argentina which was fine, still suffering some effects of the war I believe but still nice. I think everywhere there has AC because it gets pretty warm. Hvar is mostly full of tour groups so you have to get accomodation through a private residence which was fine but it was a little slow for my taste. have fun.

Mike:<BR>I stayed at Villa Dubrovnik. Great hotel that has air conditioning.<BR><BR>It's a small hotel and near the old town. They have their own private beach too.<BR><BR>www.villa-dubrovnik.hr

Mike,<BR>Also, if you have any other questions - just ask away. I will try to answer them as best I can.<BR><BR>Another forum to try with lots of info. on Croatia is the loney planet one:<BR><BR>http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/thorn/topics.pl?Cat=&Start=eureast<BR><BR>Nina