The Restaurant 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"

"There are a few decent restaurants nearby, but the main thrust of the action and all the sights are down in the delightful, pedestrianized UNESCO World Heritage–listed Old Town"

"Acquired by Adriatic Luxury Hotels group in 2000, it now features four restaurants, three pools, a piano bar and spa"

"The new Thai restaurant is a pleasant departure from the usual Euro-centric dining experience hereabouts, and daring diners can choose from an exceptional array of spicy curry dishes"

"The hotel occupies a palatial patch of the city, spying on the glittering Adriatic and the medieval, walled Old Town; staff mind their Ps, Qs and a few other consonants, rattling around the hotel efficiently in their sleek black uniforms (or preppy polos on the private beach); there’s a spoiling spa, a clutch of seafood-focused restaurants and rooms styled with citrus-bright hits of colour, striking artworks and velvet furniture in aquatic hues of green and blue"