Jelka Apartments

Jelka Apartments is a small apartment property set within a private house in Kotor, on Montenegro's Adriatic coast. This unit sleeps 2 guests across 1 bedroom with 1 bed and 1 private bathroom, making it a straightforward fit for couples or a pair of friends visiting the bay. The location is the property's strongest point: the sea is 50 metres away, and Kotor's Old Town — the cultural centre of the country, with its walled lanes and waterfront — sits about half a kilometre from the door. Rooms come with a sea-view balcony, a kitchenette for simple meals in, a TV, and air conditioning for the warm coastal summers. Guests also have use of a small garden and secured parking, which is a practical advantage in a town where street parking is limited. Professional tour guide services can be arranged through the hosts.

About the area

Half a kilometre of shoreline separates this address from the old town gates, and the sea is closer still. Swimming in the Bay of Kotor is unlike the open Adriatic: there is no tide and almost no swell, so the surface is often mirror-flat at breakfast time, and cold mountain springs surface near the shore in patches that will wake you up. Bathing is from stone and concrete platforms rather than sand, with ladders into water deep enough to dive into.

The town itself is the other half of the day. Its marble lanes stay cool even in August, and the resident cats, which have their own small museum, treat them as their own. Culture here is not confined to the churches: summer brings the KotorArt festival into the squares and churchyards, and in August the Boka Night fills the bay with decorated boats and fireworks. Local guides run walks that make more sense of the fortifications than any signboard, and the same waterfront that lands the fish sends boats out to Perast, the Verige narrows and the outer bay.