any one been to croatia recently tips accom split to Dub

hi all, booked some flights for split / dub return next summer July, will travel by ferry /bus etc. no car

which are the best booking sites, in the past not been for years i mainly used booking.com, just looked at airBnB and that site seems alot cheaper, but is it full of chancers, once confirmed how likely are they to cancel.

booked a stay in Vis, last night with 24 hour confirmation (booking.com) and it got rejected, today this accom is still on airBNB to reserve/pay in full,

so i booked another small apt central vis this morning, payable 30 days before, they have confirmed the booking.

this is still up on airbnb at a cheaper price,  i’ll check again tomorrow to see if its gone .

never used airbnb and i know croatia can be a pain, meeting people who say apartment fully booked so they walk you to another place etc.

i need to book korcula / dub

advise on accomodation appreciated and or best beaches, can get to by boat/bus/taxi

plan is vis/ korcula/dub over 8 days, I’ve been to croatia a few times, [so happy to pass sibenik/split/bol/hvar et al]  so plan 1-2 nights max in dubrovnik  thinking hotel with pool ideal for last day flight early evening.

We stayed here in July: https://www.booking.com/hotel/hr/sunrise-apartments-2.en-gb.html

Basic, but recently refurbished and clean. Host was friendly and useful. There was a space to park our hire car (which is rare in Cavtat). Bit of a walk down a hill to the town, reflected in the price we paid. On the glide path to Dubrovnik airport.

Went in July, it was hot as balls. Got the boat to Dubrivnik, nicer than the bus. Apparently, don’t bother driving to Dubrovnik.

I can second some of that. We did bus from Dubrovnik to Split a couple of years back, was OK but unless the sea is rough, the boat will be better.

Dubrovnik Old Town is pretty small, hot and heaving from dawn till dark during the season, we did an apartment for a few nights, then another few nights in a modern hotel a short taxi ride away on the coast. That could be the better option, particularly if you fancy having a decent pool.

Not many beach options in Dubrovnik itself, there are some ‘beach club’ type places. Probably best to get your fill of beaching on the islands, or take one of the boat tours that stops at the little hidden coves where you can swim.

For a “cheap” lunch in Dubrovnik Old Town (which is generally crazy expensive), I’d recommend Panini Bar Franco Romano, really nice Focaccia sandwiches for €13 or so.

Split last year for two weeks. Airbnb was fine just out of the city. As is the town if you keep away from the 300m ground zero zone of the cruise ships during the day. Has a great brutalist set of buildings a short walk from the centre. Oppo side of the harbour has a nice pizza restaurant. Buy tuna for all of the cats in town. And being tourists we took a coach tour to Mostar, which was sobbering as we visited the genocide museum. Indeed my 17 year old son said Mostar was the highlight, and he would go back. My son, bless, has the cultural sensitivity of our cat, so it must have been an interesting place.