Grand Villa Argentina - Dubrovnik, Croatia 

We have just returned from a 3 week trip thru Croatia/Italy. We stayed at GVA Hotel Argentina at the beginning of our trip for 2 nights before taking a 7 day cruise up the Croatian coast. I booked my rooms directly thru the hotel & we had wonderful seaview rooms on the 7th floor. We traveled with our children so we asked to have rooms next to each other. It is a short 5-10 minute walk into the old walled city which we loved because we were out of the crowds but close enough to walk into town for dinner, etc. The hotel has a beautiful seaside location with a great pool right on the water. My children are teenagers so we all loved the pool setting & we spent a great deal of time by the pool as the weather was wonderful & the views into the old city as amazing. We also enjoyed being able to swim in the ocean. There is a lovely outdoor cafe close to the pool which had great food/service while we were at the pool. The breakfast is in an outdoor terrace overlooking the old city -- the views are breathtaking & the food was also wonderful. There were several people who were staying at the hotel who we met at the pool who were going on our cruise. We all agreed that this hotel was a great choice to stay in to begin our trip. My only negative comment would be that we had 1 room that the air conditioning did not work as well as our other room. The hotel arranged a private guided walking tour of the old city for us & one of the other families that we met at the pool which was great fun. We also enjoyed walking the wall of the old city & we went right when the wall opened to avoid the cruise ship crowds & we were able to do that easily because the hotel is so close to the old city. On our last day, we did not board our ship until late in the afternoon so the hotel kept our luggage for us & we relaxed by the pool & had lunch & then showered & changed clothes in the indoor spa facility at the hotel before boarding the ship. Our rooms were in the Hotel Argentina building & had a sea view -- it was very nice. I do not know what the rooms are like in the other buildings. I would stay here again because of the amenities (pool & restaurants) & the location that this hotel offers. We ate breakfast & lunch at the hotel but did not have dinner there. Would love to go back & stay at the Hotel Argentina!!