Hotel Adriatic

The cheapest option on the Lapad peninsula, this price-cruncher complex is comprised of three ordinary modern buildings set right on a stunning beach. In fact, this supreme beachfront location, with cool pine forests surrounding it, is the hotel’s main draw. Otherwise, it’s a no-frills kind… more of place offering standard two-star levels of comfort and pretty basic facilities. Complimentary breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant, and each building has a pleasant communal terrace and TV lounge. The hotel’s forté is its sports facilities; tennis, gym, and water sports are available at no extra cost. The hotel’s 158 straightforward guestrooms, each with a private, shower-equipped bathroom and perfectly comfortable beds, don’t offer much in terms of amenities or decor, but do offer lovely views of the sea or the surrounding forest; the slightly more expensive sea-facing rooms even have private balconies. Note that none of the rooms at the hotel has air-conditioning, which can be a concern in the summer, but the saving grace is the surrounding pine forest that brings some welcome shade and cooler temperatures.