Ninon - Design B&B - Adults Only

*Beautiful* hotel tucked into the hill overlooking the sea. Extremely peaceful, comfortable, and clean. Diana and Andre truly made me feel at home my entire stay (three nights). The chefs are exceptional, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The dinners I had here were among the best across my two months of travel! It is such a special place, designed and managed by a lovely family.

This is a beautiful adults only hotel, and very much has that ‘retreat’ feel vibe. It has a stunning pool with incredible views. The hotel decor has clearly been thoughtfully put together and all areas are extremely clean. Our room (room 2) had a lovely terrace with sea views - highly recommend room 1 or 2 on the ground floor for this reason. The staff are all lovely and both owners Alex & Katarina are extremely friendly, approachable and offer lots of helpful information on the local area. The breakfast each morning was delicious although there is no menu so no choice as such- we aren’t fussy so this suited us for the 3 days we stayed but others may find this a little restrictive. The quality of the food however is excellent. The dinner again is served without a menu, again all excellent quality ingredients. We enjoyed this one evening and ate out the other evenings for some variety. As some others customers have noted, there are no fridges in the rooms and whilst I understand why the owners have made this decision I struggled with this, as I like to enjoy a cool drink (especially water during the night) and didn’t want to keep leaving the room every-time we fancied a drink. For this standard of hotel cool drinks in the room would be a real plus. Also tea and coffee making facilities were missing which my partner would have preferred in the room also. Having a car is definitely a plus - the entrance is a little hard to navigate but parking is fine once you make it through the entrance. There is a lovely quiet village called Zaton about ten min drive towards Dubrovnik, and another area called Slone ten mins in the opposite direction which has some nice swimming spots and restaurants. We did a fabulous half day private hire boat trip to the Elaphiti islands - highly recommend this. The hotel can organise this for you, or I found a great company via Instagram / trip advisor (Niki boat) and the driver collected us from the port in Zaton and everything was perfect. I think this is a perfect short stay hotel break and would not hesitate to recommend to others.

The hotel is located on a hillside approximately 15-20 minutes north of Dubrovnik therefore a car is essential if you want to explore the surrounding area. The closest beach is a 20-minute walk down the hill from the hotel; you can drive to the same beach in 5 minutes; however, parking is limited & there is no shade available. The general ambience of the hotel is relaxed, and it feels like a large villa with an eclectic array of tasteful furniture. The main front of house staff Billy, Dianna & Andre are extremely help. ******* describes each room as having a flat screen TV however there was no TV in our room (Amerigo Vespucci) & the hotel policy is geared to encourage guests to use their services. There is no tea/coffee making facilities in the rooms or a mini bar if you want to keep your own drinks cool which was inconvenient. The overhead ceiling fan didn’t work in our room therefore we were reliant on using the A/C during the night. Toiletries in the bathroom are of the refillable dispenser type & not what I would expect from a £400 (480 Euro’s) per night boutique hotel. All meals are served to you however there is no menu and only an option of meat, fish or vegetarian for dinner. The chef decides what is served. I personally thought the chief tried a little too hard & didn’t respect the integrity or freshness of the ingredients; a three-course dinner costs 65 Euro’s. We found more congenial restaurants with a superior ambience in Dubrovnik & the surrounding area. Breakfast is the same arrangement; you do not get a chose & you are always served yogurt & granola followed by a hot course. Mid-week I requested a late check-out because our flight was not until 6pm, this was problematic because the hotel was fully booked on the day of our departure. It was however agreed we could use the hotel facilities until mid-afternoon. On the day of our departure at breakfast we were subsequently told we would be required to vacate the hotel by 11 am so the hotel could be prepared for the next guests. This which was very frustrating given we wanted a relaxing day before our flight home & it had been agreed in advance. I feel the hotel is more suited to guests who stay for a couple of nights & find the idiosyncratic appeal fun for a short stay rather than patrons who want a relaxing week and ultimately find the initial charm challenging as the week progresses. I don’t think the following hotel statement is a true reflection of their intent “For us, NINON is not a business – it’s a calling! Going the extra mile is mandatory for us, because we care.”