The Bar/Lounge at Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik

"The terraces of the hotel’s bar and restaurants have excellent views back towards the town, as do some of the room balconies"

"There is a luscious indoor pool, a private beach, three restaurants, and a piano bar"

"Add a staff that is gracious and well trained, gorgeous drinking and dining facilities (note the sushi bar Satu, adjacent to the swank piano bar, Abakus), the Palm Garden terrace for al fresco lounging, and you have a hotel that's hard to beat"

"The Prora Beach Restaurant is the place to savor fresh-caught Adriatic fish washed down with a crisp Dalmatian Posip white wine, while Satu Sushi Bar and Restaurant serves Japanese and a panorama of other Asian cuisines"

"The Satu sushi bar and the luxuriant wellness centre endow the hotel with additional kudos"

"The deck with lounge chairs facing the waves is another major draw, and bar service is readily available"