Hôtel Kalamota Beach House 4

Hugely enjoyed our stay at the Kalamota Beach House. This is a small, recently-built hotel at the sea’s edge in the pretty bay of Gornje Čelo. We arranged a private transfer from Dubrovnik airport, which was well worth the moderate charge. We were met at the hotel’s quay, our luggage was taken to our room and we relaxed in the lounge area with a glass of prosecco while we were checked in. The room, overlooking the harbour, was in reality a small flat. There was a comfortable sofa, a small kitchen and a table. A balcony with a lounger, table and chairs enabled us to enjoy the sunshine. The bedroom and bathroom were modern and comfortable and very clean. Indeed, the whole hotel is immaculately maintained. Dinner was taken every evening at the hotel’s restaurant, which is reputedly the best on the island. Kolocep (known to all locals as Kalamota) is a beautiful, fascinating island. It is car-free and offers superb walking and hiking, some of it quite challenging. The staff at the Kalamota deserve special mention. They were all friendly, courteous and anxious to please. They made our stay perfect. We thoroughly enjoyed this lovely hotel. We shall certainly return, and recommend it in the highest possible terms.

We were made very welcome on arrival with a welcome drink waiting for us. The property is stunning and spotless. Wi-Fi was great. The focus for the staff is to make sure that all guests are taken care of and they couldn’t do enough for you. Food was great. Breakfast plentiful and fresh. The surroundings and walks in this beautiful island are unmissable

I so wanted to give this hotel 5 stars as this is an immaculate and special island hotel, beautiful location, the rooftop pool, the weather, the friendly staff and activities locally and all that was indeed fab, but, the food here let it down a little for us (a family of 4 with two tweens) staying 10 nights. Breakfast (that was included) was fine (with eggs to order but missing family faves that I would have expected like eg french toast) but it was lunch and dinner that was lacking. The hotel aims for fine dining which is not what you want every night for a family. And it wasn’t nice enough to be truly fine dining if that’s what you did want. The restaurant was quite often empty showing they don’t have it quite right. There is a kids menu but there are 4 choices, pizza being one which is dependent on the boat bringing the supply which it regularly didn’t. For lunch we genuinely struggled to be able to order anything that we liked which was really disappointing for us. The rooms do have a small kitchen to help solve the food issue. Dishwasher was a welcome luxury! And microwave and hob. But where to buy your ingredients! There is a tiny shop on the “Tui” side of the island - a doable 15-20 min walk or hotel buggy ride (for E20 charge tho). But it’s “entrepreneurial” prices and very limited fresh produce. The only real choice is Dubrovnik. The ferry from the island (either the early morning ferry from the hotel bay or the later ferries from the TUI bay) take you to Gruz port in Dubrovnik in about 30 mins. Just outside the harbour is a large supermarket. Strongly advise buy all you can carry to stock up and which allowed us to cook meals and snacks without breaking the bank. But it is an effort! Otherwise there is a restaurant opposite the hotel but it’s limited, simple but fresh and mainly fish. Not cheap and cash only! Also a nice cafe restaurant on the TUI side for a change of scene. We did have a wonderful time and we truly loved exploring the island and Dubrovnik. We felt very looked after and the staff were so welcoming. Our favourite activity was a quad safari - booked through TripAdvisor - at Kojan Koral - which is a simply epic and we all agreed our best day ever!

Myself and a group of friends had the most incredible time at this wonderful hotel. The staff couldn’t have been more kind, helpful and accommodating- nothing was too much trouble. The rooms were great for our group and the food, views and general vibe were perfect. It’s a tiny unspoilt island so we moved around by boat to Dubrovnik and some other islands. We can’t wait to go back!

Bästa atmosfären, maten och servicen på 14 dagar i Kroaten! Personalen var supertrevlig och hjälpsam för att tillgodose barnen och vuxnas behov. Rekommenderas starkt både som relax/övernattning men även bara en lunch och dopp under dagen på dagsutflykt!