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Reviews of Vila Vala

2 out of 5
Vila Vala
Stonska 12, Dubrovnik

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 118 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sergejs

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place to stay in Dubrovnik
Perfect appartment to stay. Very close to Super market, restaurants and Beach! Very nice terrace, where you can have your meals with great views. What not to like?
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lizzy, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location and value.
Nice apartment with large terrace, and good size kitchen. Near a lovely promenade to swimming spots, restaurants and the bus stop to the old city. Quite a few stairs but apartment was clean, comfortable snd well located.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place and would recommend it
Excellent location very close to the beach, supermarket and lot of restaurants, evenings are beautiful to walk around. The apartment is spacious has everything, kitchen with a lot of utensils, comfort bed, AC, wifi, nice host. Pay only by cash. Would recommend for single or couple to spend time relax close to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bed was a bit uncomfortable and the lady running the place didn't want us to have our dog (though we'd put it on the booking and it's a dog friendly place!). Is a bit far from Old Town but Uber was cheap and the local area is really nice and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Liked: Staff & service
Fair accommodation but value for money
Basic accommodation that could be updated No wifi in room which was disappointing Family was very nice though. Need to know it is on a hill with steps and hills
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location!
Lovely little place in an amazing location, with everything you need for a comfortable stay. Beach, restaurants and bars only a five minute walk away. Bus stop round the corner. Really made us feel welcome, would return here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

George, Australai

Good location but a little tired....
A good location..stairs an issue for luggage. What we got was not what we thought..2 bedrooms for 4 people was two bedrooms for 3 people and a fold out bed in the sitting area. A lesson to be careful to double check what is booked. The décor is tired and apartment could do with a spruce up and some maintenance undertaken. Well stocked kitchen and a really nice area outside to sit. We enjoyed our stay after the initial issues with bed arrangements.

10/10 Excellent

Jill, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well equipped apartment, in good quiet location
Very helpful family (Novak and his Mum!) - really friendly, we were able to leave our bags in the house on the last day and they arranged a taxi for us to the port. Another family member was staying next door and she very kindly gave us cakes to welcome us to the property, a really nice touch! The studio apartment was so well equipped, it was like being at home. There was everything you needed in the room from beach towels to washing powder! The small kitchen was well equipped and had enough pots/pans and utensils to cook a meal if you needed to! The outdoor terrace was lovely and shady, surrounded by plants and a beautiful olive tree and even 2 sunbeds for an afternoon rest in the sunshine! It was a short walk down to the beach/restaurants of Lapad (5 minutes) but a perfect location for peace and quiet. I would definitely return to these apartments and would recommend them to anyone. Thank you for a wonderful stay and we look forward to returning next year!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Vila vala..functional budget stay
Nice self contained apartment. Bang in the center of the lapud tourist resort area. Walking distance to the beach. But be warned, it's not accessible by motor vehicle. One need to do a fair bit of walking and climbing up stairs to reach it. Also not well known around there, so initial hunting can be an issue. Novak, the owner is nice helpful man and so is mom. Great people. The apartment is functional and clean.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Yukiko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic place
Totally loved staying there. The location was excellent and the apartment is very clean and practical. We'd definitely go back again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Didn't ruin our trip but wouldn't recommend
I overall had an amazing trip but this wasn't what we expected for our first trip away together. We paid for a booked and paid for double bed which we didn't get, the air condition took about 45 minutes to work and we wasn't allowed to leave it on, there was no wifi which we also booked and paid for, on 3 out of 7 nights we had no hot water just pure freezing, there was no schedule when someone would come into our room to clean etc to the point she came in at 9am whilst we was both in bed asleep and we also found someone would have been in our room randomly on random Days despite no clean towels being left - and minor things such as my razors and bits of our food went missing. Fortunately we looked past majority of it but if I returned to Dubrovnik I would not go back here. I hope this was just our case. It's a lovely location and the kitchen was full of applicances so we ate breakfast outside each morning but next time I would not return.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Good accommodations
Great host. The property is a little difficult to locate due to there only being one sign on the fence and a personal apartment under this property. Once located it was easy to access. Welcoming host. The space has a full bath, kitchen, and two separate bedrooms. We had the entire floor to ourselves which was nice.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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8/10 Good

Debbie , London

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Good place to stay at very reasonable rates!
The location of 'Vila Vala' is good. It is two minutes walk to the local beach and about 40 minutes walk to the Old Town of Dubrovnik but there are frequent buses too! There are though about 50 steps down to the Promenade, which is awash with 'eateries'! The friendly owners, Timmy and Novak, are always on hand but are not intrusive! The apartment I was staying in was a little outdated but the kitchen was pretty well equipped and overall the place was comfortable. And the weather, for October, was in the early twenties and the sea still warm!!

10/10 Excellent

David, Sydney

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Excellent, like a self-contained unit!
For a 2 star hotel we were super impressed! It had a kitchenette with everything you need (microwave, hotplate, kitchenware etc.). It was really like having a self contained unit, just absolutely perfect and so close to the beach (barely 200 meters away from the entrance). The air conditioning in the room worked really well, and the wifi in the common area was strong. We also used the TV for the France-Germany Euro Cup soccer game and it worked fine. The owner of the hotel was very kind and had the cutest little dog (Reo or Leo?) who loved to play. We would definitely come back to this place!
Response from Novak on Jul 22, 2016
Dear David, Thank you very much for you review. We are very glad that you were satisfied with us and Dubrovnik. Hope to see you again. Kind regards Novak

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
great for budget travel
The place is located around 40 minutes from the old city if you want to walk and 10-15 min by bus. The area around it is full of restaurants and bars and it is a 5 minute walk from Lapad beach. The lady who owns the place is very friendly and helpful. if you are on a budget, that's the perfect place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

bart, Goole

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villa stay
Good family villa very good stay for the price

10/10 Excellent

lucy, isle of wight

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lovely stay at villa valla
we had a great time here. The family who own it/run it were lovely and helpful .We liked the apartment. the terrace was great for eating out on.The apartment was comfortable though old fashioned. The beds are comfortable but the pillows need upgrading as they were lumpy and there are only sheets not duvets. This is probably fine in the summer but getting into Autumn a light duvet would have been nice.we will definetely stay here again. brilliant location. fantastic value for money.

8/10 Good

Traveller, United Kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value
This place is good value for money. The apartment was spacious and the kitchen well equipped. As other reviews have mentioned, the condition of the hotel is a bit on the old side and it was clear it hasn't been renovated for a while. It was clean though. The location is fairly nice but a 15 min bus ride (or 50 min stroll) from the old town. Nevertheless, there are bars, restaurants and supermarkets close the the apartments though. There is also a nice beach 10 min away. The host was very nice and welcoming.

6/10 Okay

Dom, York

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, dissapointing villa
The location was good but the villa is abit disappointing with a pretty horrible bathroom. Had a good balcony with a partial sea view which was pleasant.

10/10 Excellent

Marcelo, London UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and spacious apartment in Dubrovnik
We were 3 friends that stayed in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik for 5 nights (wish we could stayed longer). We were looking for a cheap hotel and fortunately we found Vila Vala. We were not sure at first because in the pictures the apartment looked a bit dated, however, the price was fantastic £141 for all nights for all 3 of us. The apartments is in Lapad area of Dubrovnik, around 20 by bus from the old town. The building belongs to a family who runs the apartments and live in one of the apartments downstair, they are friendly and helpful. The apartment is very big around 80 sq metres, it has a huge balcony with see and village view, it is in a quite posh area of Lapad and all the restaurants and other amenities are just 2 minutes walking, so is the lovely beach. There is a nice supermarket near, where we bought food for breakfast and dinner, as i love to cook, the only thing that i missed was an oven but all the rest is very good for the price. The apartment was very clean and everyday the housekeeper came to organise and even change the towel. We are planing to return to Dubrovnik maybe next year, and we will stay in this apartment again for 100% sure.

6/10 Okay

WillieL, Edinburgh

Good location
Good value for money paid, but quality more to a hostel standard. Very basic and in need of renovation, quite a lot of steps up to villa from main cafe street.Towels changed 3 times and bed sheets once during our 10 day stay

6/10 Okay

Jill, Wigan, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
No frills accommodation
This accommodation is very basic but clean and suitable for a short stay. It is not suitable for children due to the number of steps and it being on different levels. We stayed in the apartment at the top which is only big enough for 2. It is compact but well equipped and the air conditioning it very good. Towels were changed on day 3 of 4. It is best approached by the road that runs parallel to the main pedestrian street below the apartments. There are fewer steps to climb and the owner's apartment is on the lower level down 2 sets of steps. We also found it easy to use the lift at the Kompas Hotel as the main entrance and reception are on the top floor and the ground floor entrance leads to the bistro, street bars, restaurants and beach. We got the airport bus to the main bus station and then the no 7 bus to the post office stop in the resort. Owner will only accept payment in cash.

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant Value
Fantastic accommodation for the price, difficult to find, however a quick phone call to the owner sorted us out. Lovely view from the balcony, really close to the beach and restaurants/bars.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Stewart

Liked: Room comfort
Great homely place to stay
Vila Vala is a nice homely place to stay. If you are looking for 5 star ritz this is not the place for you. The room was a little on the older side but was generally clean, comfortable and with a little kitchen which was perfect. Vila Vala is a little difficult to find as signs are very limited but the friendly locals were more than happy to help. You can catch the bus from the airport to old city for 5 euro then local bus no 6 for 15 HRK which leaves you with a short walk to the vila. Position is great with a short walk down stairs to the beach and many restaurants to choose from.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right at lapad !!
Comfortable

8/10 Good

steve, london

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excellent location
The apartment is only a short walk down some steps to the main pedestrian walk way in Lapad where all the restaurants are. The beach is a 3-4 minute walk. Its a few minutes to walk to the bus stop which has buses to old town every 15 minutes for 10 kuna. The kitchen and bathroom are dated and could do with a spruce up to be honest, however, the bedrooms and living area are fine.( we were in the bottom floor apartment sleeping 4) We were offered a pick up from the airport for 25 euros which was cheaper than the taxis, the driver was very pleasant. The owner came to see us to make sure everything was ok and gave us codes for the free wi-fi etc. For the price I paid, it was more than adequate. The photos on the web site were very accurate and showed you exactly what you got. to summarise, The good points are the price and the location. Bad points, Kitchen and bathroom clean but in bad need of modernising. Very thin walls and ceiling so you could hear other people in the above and next door apartment. would i stay again? Yep, sure would

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
위치면에서 라파드 중심가와 가깝다는게 장점. 계단이 많음. 관리 상태는 청결하고 주인 아주머니도 꽤 친절했다는 3박 머무르는 동안 마켓에서 구매한 것(실용적 기념품)을 냉장고 위에 올려놨는데 외출한 동안 가져가버렸음. 체크아웃하고 비행기 탔는데 생각나서 매우 속상함. ㅠㅠ
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Géraldine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Erittäin hyvin varusteltu ja tilava huoneisto loistavalla sijainnilla. Suuri ja viihtyisä terassi, jonka kautta käynti yhdelle Dubrovnikin parhaista rannoista. Ainoa miinus tulee pelkästä käteismaksuvaihtoehdosta, josta ei ollut mainintaa missään.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

linda mari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Établissement très bien placé pour visiter Dubrovnik. Propriétaire très gentille. Le logement est propre la literie est de très bonne qualité . Restaurant et plage sont à quelques marches. Le centre est facilement accessible en bus ou avec un uber .
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Keittiössä oli kaikki tarvittavat varusteet, astioita ja kattiloita paljon. Hyvät vuoteet ja petivaatteet. Erityisesti tykkäsin siitä, talossa asui tavallisia kroatialaisia ja tuntuma oli kodikas. Henkilöstö oli ystävällistä ja oli helppo saada yhteyttä. Samoin retket ja taksit järjestivät hienosti. Korkeat portaat eivät huonokuntoisille sovi.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Hugues

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Séjour inoubliable
La villa Vala est très bien située, dans le quartier Babin Kuk, sur les hauteurs, tout près d'une plage de galets, mais très bien aménagée. Nombreux bar coktails, restaurants. C'est très animé. Pas loin de la citadelle de Dubrovnik, que l'on peut rejoindre par le bus 6. Place de parking privée, ce qui est très appréciable
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Oscar

Prisvärt
Läget var helt okej med nära till trevlig gågata och strand. Med Uber/buss kom man snabbt till gamla stan. Sängarna stod dock på hjul vilket inte är optimalt om man är ett par.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Vincenzo, Milano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Casa strategica per il mare e i ristoranti
Fantastica posizione a due passi dalle attrazioni della zona. Mare stupendo e ci si arriva in due minuti a piedi. Fermata dei mezzi pubblici ad un paio di minuti, e da li, in circa dieci minuti si raggiunge la città vecchia. Struttura un po datata, ma pulita ed ordinata, bello il terrazzo ed il giardino, in più vi è il posto auto riservato, cosa da non sottovalutare per chi raggiunge Dubrovnik in macchina, (visto i costi dei parcheggi).
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top
Nice appartement, helpful owner, good location and fair price.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Casa spaziosa a due passi dal mare, esperienza fantastica
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Mika, Satakunta

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Rahalle saa vastinetta
Asunto on hyvällä paikalla lähellä rantaa ja kaikkia palveluja! Ystävällinen emäntä, jonka kanssa yhteydenpito toimi. Hän oli todella avulias. Asunnossa on kaksi tilavaa makuuhuonetta ja molemmissa oli oma ilmalämpöpumppu. Voisimme mennä tähän asuntoon uudestaankin!
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Federica, Roma

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La casa è affittata da una signora che ha il suo appartamento al piano superiore e che quindi scende quando e come vuole nella terrazza della casa affittata. La pulizia lasciava un po’ a desiderare e l’odore entrando in casa non era dei migliori. Il pagamento è stato richiesto solo ed esclusivamente in cash. Tuttavia la posizione è molto buona, a 3 minuti dal mare e da una pedonale ricca di ristoranti, bar e chioschetti.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Hospedaje correcto, modesto y economico.
El lugar esta bien, todo funciona, esta limpio, pero necesitaria alguna actualizacion ( colchones por ejemplo). Es como un apartamento de verano que te presta un familiar....tiene absolutamente todo lo que necesitas pero no fue actualizado. Obviamente la relacion precio calidad es acorde. No recomendable para gente muy mayor o con problemas de movilidad por la cantidad de escalones para acceder. Deberian promocionar la llegada desde la calle superior desde donde se baja a la propiedad.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Lejlighederne har en rigtig god beliggenhed, dog skal man lige gøres opmærksom på at der ingen reception er og man skal betale kontant ved ankomst.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Lars

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So extremely bad
It wasn’t clean and fresh. It was really dirty.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Päivi, Rauma

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Mukava pieni asunto lähellä rantaa ja kävelykatua
Mukava pieni asunto kauniissa Dubrovnikissa, josta oli lyhyt kävelymatka rannalle ja kävelykadulle sekä sopiva kävelymatka bussipysäkille, jos halusi käyttää paikallisbussia. Asunto oli hieman ylempänä kuin kävelykatu ja portaita oli pakko käyttää. Vaihtoehtona oli yhdet portaat ja sitten tietä pitkin, joka oli pidempi reitti kävelykadulle. Toinen vaihtoehto oli n. 5 portaat alaspäin, josta pääsi suoraan kävelykadulle.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
tak sobie
Ogólnie może być ale stan łazienki i pozostałe wyposażenie zostało daleko w tyle.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

helle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyggeligt sted. Vi nød vores dage. Tæt på vand mad og transport. Vi kommer gerne igen.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

IGOR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Превосходное расположение, приветливый Новак, хорошие кровати, полная комплектация студии - зонты,фильтрпакеты для кофе, ... отличный напор воды в душе....Спасибо!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Anca, Romania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hosts, i totally recommend staying at Vila Vala. The rooms are spacious, the kitchen is equipped, there is air conditioning and parking. The best thing is the proximity to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017