Hotel Per Astra in Perast

Boutique Hotel Per Astra sits in the baroque town of Perast, at the junction of the Kotor and Risan Bays within the UNESCO-protected Bay of Kotor. The hotel stands just fifty steps from the sea, with a beach set in pine forest 500 m away. This particular listing is a one-bedroom apartment for two guests, with one bathroom and one bed — a good fit for couples or solo travellers wanting a quiet base on the Montenegrin coast. It is one of 11 luxury apartments in the house, each with its own architectural character and ranging from 49 to 107 square metres. Guests have use of the Wellness & Spa and fitness facilities, available 24/7 by appointment, and a pool that operates year-round, including through winter. Massage services can be arranged. On-site Restaurant Per Astra serves refined cuisine from its chef alongside a considered wine list. Parking is available for 15 vehicles.

About the area

Perast is a two-level town, and this address is on the upper one — fifty-odd steps above the waterfront, in pine wood, where the noise of the quay does not reach. The hillside behind is the flank of St Elijah Hill, 873 metres of limestone that shades the town in winter and sends stepped paths up through old terraces, cisterns and half-ruined summer houses. Follow any of them for twenty minutes and the bay lays itself out below: the Verige narrows, the two islets, the ferry line, mountains folding away towards Kotor.

Sea level is a few minutes' descent. Swimming is from stone and concrete platforms, with a small beach a little further along the shore, and boats reach Our Lady of the Rocks in about five minutes. What most people notice after a day or two is the quiet — no through traffic on the waterfront, few visitors once the coaches leave in late afternoon, and water that goes glassy at dusk. Kotor is a quarter of an hour by car around the shore, Risan's Roman mosaics slightly less in the other direction, and the road towards Grahovo climbs off the water into bare limestone country within a few kilometres.