Stijepčić Apartments

Stijepčić Apartments offers a compact one-bedroom apartment for two guests in Igalo, on Montenegro's Adriatic coast. The building sits at Janka Beka Street 30A, 50 metres from the Adriatic highway on the seaward side and about 350 metres from the shoreline, so the beach is a short walk while shops and transport links along the main road stay close at hand. The property is newly built and rated three stars, with a range of unit sizes; this one is the two-person layout, with one bedroom, one bed and a private bathroom. Air conditioning, satellite TV and wireless internet are provided, along with a backup water supply and private parking under video surveillance. The Dr. Simo Milišević Medical Institute is roughly 200 metres away, making the apartment practical for guests visiting for treatment as well as for couples on a coastal break. Rates start from 132 EUR per night.

About the area

Two hundred metres from here stands the Institut Dr Simo Milošević, the reason Igalo exists in its present form. Since the 1950s it has drawn patients from across Europe for treatment built on three local materials: the mineral mud of the bay, the Igaljka thermal spring, and the sea itself. That gives this neighbourhood an unusual rhythm for the Montenegrin coast. Pools, therapy halls and the institute's park stay busy in November and February, so bakeries, pharmacies and cafes around it keep normal hours all year rather than closing after summer.

The coast is about 350 metres down the slope and the Adriatic highway passes just above, which makes the area easy to leave as well as to stay in. West, the road runs through Sutorina to the Croatian border and on to Konavle; east, it curls around the Boka toward Kotor, with the Kamenari ferry shortening the drive. Between the two, the seafront promenade offers the same journey at walking pace, ending under the fortresses of Herceg Novi. Evenings tend to be spent outdoors here, on a terrace with the bay going flat and the lights of Prevlaka showing across the water.