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Quiet and away from Kotor's walled centre, Hotel Forza Mare gives you a room at the water's edge in Dobrota, with the whole of the bay laid out in front of you.
Hotel, Kotor. Meridian Dispatch.
Yes. Hotel Forza Mare stays open through the winter as well as the warmer months. Guests planning a winter stay should ask the hotel which of its facilities are running in the colder months before booking.
Yes. The hotel has its own parking, so guests arriving by car can leave it at the hotel for the stay and walk along the water or take a taxi into Kotor's old town.
Yes. The hotel has its own private beach on the shore of the bay directly in front of the building, with sun loungers set out for guests.
Hotel Forza Mare stands directly on the shoreline in Dobrota, a quiet village strung along the water north of Kotor's old town. Its outlook over Boka Bay is uninterrupted, and mountains frame the far horizon.
Opened in 2008 as the area's first five-star boutique hotel, it is still a small house rather than a resort. There are just ten rooms, custom-designed and inspired by different cultures, which keeps the atmosphere intimate.
Some rooms look straight out over the water, while others take in the bay from the side. Say which outlook you would like when you book.
Kotor's old town lies a short trip to the south, so the hotel works as a quiet base for its sights rather than a room inside them.
Spending a day at the hotel centres on the spa, which has Turkish baths, a Finnish sauna, a Jacuzzi and a gym. A small pool sits at the front of the property.
Meals are taken at the gourmet restaurant, which cooks local flavours in a contemporary style. Seafood leads the menu, with meat dishes beside it.
The hotel also runs a wine bar, Forza Wine Corner. Plan at least one dinner in, since the dining room is set on the waterfront itself.
Walk to Kotor Old Town along the waterside: it takes about 40 minutes at a gentle pace, and a taxi covers the same stretch in around ten. Once inside the walls, the climb to Kotor City Walls and Fortress is the town's big effort, so judge your energy before you set off.
Further up the bay lies Perast, a Baroque town of centuries-old culture. Ask the hotel how best to reach it for a day out.
The town
Kotor is a town for evenings: once the ships sail, you have the lanes, the cats and the floodlit walls above you almost to yourself.
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