Old Town Ivona Rooms

A humble looking, but clean (not musty even if it might look so on the outside, at least not in hot summer) and nice place to stay in the heart of Dubrovniks beautiful old town just by the city wall. Easy to find, five minute walk from the airport bus stop. The owner is the sweetest, most helpful person I've met and even though in the high season the room rate was 72€ it didn't feel too much, because of the lovely welcome and service we got. Shared bath with the only other room. Simple is the most describing word for the room, but everything was really clean and taken care of. A/C, free wifi, minifridge, small shared balcony. Bring earplugs if you're a light sleeper and don't like to use the A/C, but have the windows open in stead. Locals are up and about early. Towels are changed every other day, bedlinen if you want. I've read a lot of negative ratings about the cleanliness etc. and can only wonder if those guests are negative by nature or if the owners have really made a huge change due to those reviews. Anyway: I'm in hospitality myself and the key thing next to good service is cleanliness, so believe me when I say this place is clean :D Just remember: loads of stairs, no matter from which direction you come from so be sure you can carry your luggage ;) Next door the much talked about restaurant Lady Pi-Pi, seafood platter for two is a must.

this room was so dirty, we almost left but couldn't find another room. The lady was very friendly but the shared bathroom was disgusting with hair in the sink. The air con was fixed at 25 degrees C and could not be lowered. Under the bed was rubbish from previous people.