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You sleep in one of eleven suites in Perast at Hotel Per Astra, each designed differently, with an indoor pool for the days when the bay is too cold to swim.
Hotel, Perast. Meridian Dispatch.
Yes. Montenegro's national tourism board lists the hotel as open in winter as well as in spring, summer and autumn, and it lists the indoor pool among the hotel's services.
No. Perast has no beach zone, and its shoreline is not suited to beach days, so a beach day means a trip elsewhere on the bay.
No. The hotel suits families as well as couples, according to the national tourist board. Families can give the hotel the children's ages and the number of beds they need when they book.
Hotel Per Astra is a complex of two houses, a large one and a small one, with its suites divided between them. Around it, Perast keeps its Renaissance and Baroque palaces, part of the town's maritime heritage.
St. Ilija hill rises straight behind the town's old stone houses and forms the backdrop to every view of Perast from the water.
The town overlooks the Verige strait, the narrowest part of the Bay of Kotor and a position of strategic importance. Two islets sit just offshore.
Our Lady of the Rocks has a church that holds a museum, a gallery and many stories of the bay. The other islet, St. George's Island Benedictine Monastery, is not open to visitors.
Before you arrive, ask the hotel where to leave the car: a parking place is among the services it lists.
Suites range from 49 to 107 square metres, so you can choose the size that suits your party. Guests also have Wi-Fi and the use of the indoor pool through the stay.
From the waterfront, small boats make the short crossing to Our Lady of the Rocks. Most hotels in town also organise the trip, so you can ask reception to arrange it.
Climb St. Ilija hill for a panoramic view over the bay and the mountains around it. Back in town, Perast's museum fills a 17th-century palace with old weapons, traditional costumes and art.
A July stay can take in the Fašinada. Every year on 22 July, boats set off from Perast at sunset and throw stones around an islet in the bay, as their ancestors did.
Nearest first, all within 30 minutes on foot from the door.
Saint Nicholas Church Perast
The view from the top of this bell tower puts Perast's roofs, Our Lady of the Rocks and St George directly below you, and you can step into the…
Venetian Palaces of Perast
Walking Perast's one waterfront street takes you past its sea captains' stone palaces, one after another, with the bay on one side and the mountains…
St. George's Island Benedictine Monastery
St George cannot be visited: the cypress island off Perast is a working Benedictine monastery, closed to the public and seen only from the water. The…
Our Lady of the Rocks
From the quay you can cross to the church on the islet off Perast and see its paintings, its votive silver and an embroidered tapestry.
Bay of Kotor
Six medieval towns sit on the shores of this one bay, and a single loop by road and ferry runs past most of them. Drive it in an afternoon, or give…
Hotel Per AstraThings to do
The town
Leave the car at the entrance and let a golf cart carry your bags down: Perast is one street on the water with no traffic, and its two islands sit five minutes offshore.
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