Hotel Astoria in Old Town Budva

Hotel Astoria is a small boutique hotel set inside the 2,500-year-old walls of Budva's Old Town, on Montenegro's Adriatic coast. It opened in 2007 in a renovated old noble house, pairing the building's historic character with a minimalist, contemporary interior in soft tones. This listing is a room for 2 guests, with one bedroom, one bed and one private bathroom — a straightforward fit for couples or a solo traveller who wants to stay within the stone lanes of the old town rather than outside it. The room has a queen-size bed with a choice of pillows and blankets, individual climate control, a mini bar, a plasma TV with cable channels, a direct-dial telephone, a safe, free internet and a well-lit work area. The bathroom includes a jacuzzi tub and cosmetic products. The hotel has its own restaurant and bar serving international dishes alongside domestic and imported wines. The sea is a short walk away.

About the area

Njegoševa is one of the lanes inside Budva's walled town, so the surroundings here are the old quarter itself: a compact grid of stone streets on a small peninsula, rebuilt carefully after the 1979 earthquake and closed to cars. The rhythm inside the walls is different from the rest of town. Early morning belongs to delivery carts and residents; by eleven the squares fill; after midnight the lanes empty again and the loudest sound is the sea against the ramparts on the seaward side.

Within a few minutes' walk are the church of Sveti Ivan with its bell tower, Santa Maria in Punta at the tip of the peninsula, and the Citadela, whose terrace and old library look south across the water to Sveti Nikola island. The archaeological museum holds Greek and Roman material from the site, settled for more than two and a half thousand years. Outside the main gate the marina promenade begins, and in the other direction the beach of Ričardova glava sits directly beneath the walls, with the cliff path to the Mogren coves continuing from its far end. Restaurants inside the walls are priced for the location; a five-minute walk out lowers the bill noticeably.