Hotel Tatjana

Hotel Tatjana sits in Budva on Montenegro's Adriatic coast, 300 metres from Slovenska Plaža (Slovene Beach) and 500 metres from the walled Old Town. This one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit sleeps 2 guests in 1 bed, making it a straightforward choice for couples or solo travellers who want a base within walking distance of everything: the beach, the bus station, the post office, a bank, shops, and the Old Town are all reachable on foot, so a car isn't necessary. A gas station on the Adriatic Highway is nearby if you do drive. The hotel's 39 units are laid out as self-contained apartments, each with air conditioning, a refrigerator, a safe, cable television, a hair dryer, free Wi-Fi, and a spacious balcony; higher floors have sea views. Shared facilities include a pool, restaurant, coffee bar, and free private parking. Rates start from 79 EUR per night.

About the area

Everything in this part of town is arranged for walking. The beach is three hundred metres off, the Old Town gates about five hundred, and the bank, post office, bus station and market fall somewhere in between, so a car becomes an inconvenience rather than a help once you have parked it. The street mixes apartment buildings with small businesses, busy in the morning and again after the beach empties around six.

That short radius covers most of what people come to Budva for. Slovenska plaža gives you the long, easy family beach and its pine-shaded promenade; the walled town gives you lanes, the Citadela and a square of churches above the water; and between the two, the marina sends boats out to Sveti Nikola and along the coast to the coves under Bečići. The shopping is genuinely useful here, with a proper greengrocer, fishmonger and bakery within a couple of streets, which is what makes a self-catering stay work. For a change of scene, buses to Kotor and Sveti Stefan leave from just up the road.