Hotel Šajo - Adriatic Road

Hotel Šajo sits just off the Adriatic road in Budva, Montenegro's busiest coastal resort town, roughly 300 metres from the shore. This double room sleeps 2 guests, with one bedroom, one bed and a private bathroom — a straightforward base for a couple exploring the coast. The hotel has 12 rooms (6 of them superior) and 8 apartments, and rooms come with cable TV, a mini bar, a direct telephone line, central air conditioning, a balcony and internet access. Shared facilities include a gym, a sauna, a restaurant with a glass garden, and two aperitif bars: one by reception and one on the top floor, where a roof terrace looks out over Budva. Car rental can be arranged on site, and parking is under video surveillance. The bus station is 1 km away and Tivat airport is 25 km, making arrivals and day trips easy.

About the area

Jadranski put is the road every visitor to the Montenegrin coast eventually drives, the Adriatic highway running along the slope above Budva with the sea on one side and the hills on the other. At this height you get the panorama: the Old Town on its peninsula, the marina, the island of Sveti Nikola, and the coastline curving away towards Bečići. The shore is about three hundred metres below, close enough to walk but steep enough that you earn the swim.

Having the highway at the door mainly matters for what it opens up. Kotor and its bay are forty minutes north; the road to Cetinje and Lovćen climbs inland on hairpins with a view that keeps stopping people; Sveti Stefan, Pržno and Petrovac string south along the same asphalt. The bus station is about a kilometre away for anyone travelling without a car. Closer to home the neighbourhood is ordinary Budva, with bakeries, a market and a couple of konobas, and the walk down to the promenade drops you into the town's evening crowd in about fifteen minutes.