Vttraveler

I didn't get information on public transit on our recent very brief trip to Croatia. We were driving. Our friend did say that she and her husband spent time on Korcula in April and it was very (too) cold then. She had been there before in the warmer months for a week.
I think you could take some time off your Dubrovnik stay if you want to explore other areas. It is a beautiful city but I think 3 nights would be enough.

Sher

I want to tell you that the owner of the apartment in Rovinj (Sorriso) says that the owner of the apartment in Zagreb is a friend of his.
I showed him this post today.
I really do not think you could find a nicer apartment at the price. The owners are very easy to deal with. Luiz is young and speaks very good English.
If you have any specific questions please do not hesitate to post and when I return home I will answer them.

jbotraveler

@ Vttraveler
I'm hoping for an unusually warm month. I actually don't do too good in cold weather as I've only lived in tropical places my entire life. Are islands normally colder than inland there? I'm asking, because the islands here are actually usually just as warm as inland if not warmer. But from reading your post I'm wondering if Korcula is colder than say Split.

@Sher
Thanks so much for the information and glad to hear about the your good experiences. Did the owner say good things about the place in zagreb or only that they are friends?

Thanks

Vttraveler

jbotraveler--our friend said the islands were colder in the spring and fall than the coastal areas.

We ended up not stopping in Mostar on our trip (we got delayed on our drive due to a traffic accident in Sarajevo) but we did spend a week in Sarajevo and we drove through Herzegovina. I think you would find Mostar really interesting and very different from Croatia if you can fit it in.

kja

I believe there are some wind patterns that make various Croatian islands colder than inland, at least at times. If I remember what I read correctly, Korcula was actually laid out in a way designed to provide some protection from the winds. You might find some useful information at the following link:

http://www.korculainfo.com/general/winds-korcula.html

kja

From the following link, "All streets on the Western side of Korcula Old Town run straight, while Eastern streets runs in shape of small curve, to protect the town of cold and unpleasant North/Eastern winds."

http://www.korculainfo.com/arhitectu...-old-town.html

jbotraveler

I'm starting to have a little bit of a problem booking some places or even finding out the cost. It seems that if I email some directly, it's more expensive the booking online.

Zagreb
Any recommendations for Zagreb? I emailed Camera Felice and they told me they are all booked up for the month of April, which surprised me.

In Rovinj, I was planning on staying at Apartment Sorriso, but I'm seeing prices all over anywhere from 55 euros to 110 euros a night. Some of the websites it's very difficult to ask any questions directly, so I couldn't find any email addresses or phone numbers. I'm not sure if anybody has this information or maybe even another recommendation, incase it doesn't work out.

Plitvice, split (Guesthouse Vrlic), and mostar I don't believe there's any issues. But in Dubronvik, I was excited to stay at the Pension Stankovic, but it has been over a week and I haven't received a reply to my email about booking 3-4 nights there. So I think I might stay at the Martecchini instead.

If anybody has any other recommendations I would love to hear about it. If it wasn't my honeymoon I would just show up and stay at any sobe, but I'm hoping that planning I'll get a nicer place and hopefully pay a lower price. I'm trying to read as many reviews as possible, so any other recommendations is always greatly appreciated.

KayF

Hi, here are two places we've stayed at and really liked, this one is in the Old Town in Dubrovnik, we had the Divona apartment which had a nice view of one of the squares. We met the owner there and she wanted payment in cash -

http://www.dubrovnik-amoret.com/index.html

Here is where we stayed in Rovinj, we were in Apartment 3 at Porta Antica. We had actually booked a different, cheaper apartment but were offered this one when we arrived and thought it was wonderful, also the office staff were friendly and helpful -

http://www.portaantica.com/

It may be possible that when they say they are fully booked out, they are actually closed, either for renovation or holiday, whatever. April is off season so it's a little surprising they would be full (unless it's over Easter?).

Good luck with the searching!

Kay

kja

In Rovinj, you might consider the Casa Garzotto:

http://www.casa-garzotto.com/index.htm

Sher

jbotraveler.
I want to give you the email for Sorriso Apartment.
[email protected]

We paid E55 a night. And I believe that in April this is the price. Luiz speaks wonderful English and usually answers very promptly.
I just returned from staying in Sorriso and believe me the apartment is in a perfect location. I walked all over Rovinj and checked out many of the locations of the places that I looked into renting and I think this apartment was right on.
Also. You are provided with a free parking place not three minutes walk from the apartment which is worth about E15 a day.
If you want to email me for specifics, I will be glad to answer any questions you have.
[email protected].

jbotraveler

I've been watching the flights for two months and the price dropped about 500 dollars for two tickets, so I just purchased my tickets to Croatia.

I do have a question, we purchased the eBags Weekender eTech Convertible carry on bag for the trip. Mostly, because it appears there's a charge of $30 dollars for checking in luggage each way, so for two people that's an extra $120 dollars.

In total we'll be sleeping 12 nights in Crotia and was hoping to get by with just the carry-ons, especially since half of the trip we'll be without a rental car and I would prefer to have something on my back than wheels, especially in certain areas.

Half way through the trip, we'll be in split and would like to do laundry if possible. I don't want to waste my honeymoon sitting infront of a laundry mat, so I was wondering if there's any service that will do it for you inexpensively? Do some sobes offer that kind of service?

yorkshire

Simple--find a sobe with a washer/dryer, but I would not worry. Surely the person you rent from or a tourist agency/office can recommend one.

Mimar

You could check one bag and share it.

Here's a laundromat in Split:

Modrulj Laundrette, Sperun 1 (west of the palace along water), a full-service or self-service laundry with internet and bag storage as well. The English speaking staff is very helpful with all sorts of information, from ferry times to apartments for the night. Open April through October from 8am - 8pm everyday.

Snowflake25

My DH and I did carryon only for 3 weeks, this is the only way to go as far as I am concerned!! The apartment we stayed in in Split had a washer and dryer available for our use, I'm not sure if this is standard but I'm sure your landlord will be able to help you out with information about where a laundromat is located.
We travelled by bus from Dubrovnik to Mostar, Mostar to Split, Split to Dubrovnik in October. We bought our tickets a day ahead for the Split to Dubrovnik but the other trips we just arrived an hour early to purchase tickets. I would highly recommend an overnight in Mostar. We stayed at the Villa Anri and it was wonderful. The rooms were very clean and modern.
We took a bus to Trogir one morning during our stay in Split and really enjoyed walking around the island. I recently posted a trip report about our stay in Croatia if you are interested.

Vttraveler

Re the carryon question: I was surprised on our last trip to Europe on Lufthansa that they weighed carry on and required it to be checked if it weighed more than a certain amount. Not sure whether this is a factor with the airline you are using.
Sometimes we do 2 carry-ons and one checked bag which is a compromise

jbotraveler

Thanks so much for all the help everyone.
I did check and the weight for us airs is 40 pounds for carry ones and you are allowed one carry on item. I actually travel every two weeks just nationally and it's amazing how the rules are one carry on item and one person item such as a laptop or purse and these women have purses bigger than my carry on bag. My wife to be is going to bring an extra large purse as well as an extra way to carry more on, but I'm wondering as a man if I can bring a person item as well (excluding a laptop).

My carry-on I'm sure is going to be packed pretty tight and I'm just thinking that it would be nice to bring back some souvenirs in a "personal item bag" if I'm allowed instead of having my wife huge purse over filled.

Thanks again everyone

Vttraveler

I sometimes put my purse inside a briefcase for my personal item so I can carry more. Usually the personal items listed are briefcases, computers, purses -- any enforcement of the limit seems to depend on how full the flight is.

Snowflake25

When we traveled we each carried a backpack (personal item) which included camera equipment and laptop and a larger carryon with clothing etc. We were on star alliance flights including Lufthansa and never had our bags measured or weighed (although I had checked before hand to make sure we would meet the weight requirements.)

jbotraveler

I'm about to leave on our trip in three weeks and already have everything pretty much set. I just had a question to see if we're over doing it.

We were going to send the night in plitvice and see the park the first thing in the morning and probably be done by lunch time I'm guessing. We have a car we rented and were planning on driving to split to the guesthouse we're planning on staying in. I was wondering if it's too much to go to zadar as well the sameday or is that a little too much?

Looking online, it says plitive to split is about a 3 hour drive, but going from plitvice to zadar and then split is about 4 hours. Of course this doesn't take into consideration traffic, which is why I am asking. We wanted to go to Zadar really just to see the sea organ, so we're not sure if it's worth the time and effort to go there just to see zadar. I know the guesthouse in split said the latest checkin would be 10:00pm

Any advice is appreciated

Mimar

You can certainly spend more time than half a day at Plitvice if you're interested and active.

You could possibly do Zadar as a daytrip from Split.