Villa Konoba

At the top of a five-tiered garden, looking out over trees and terracotta-tiled roof tops to the sea beyond, Villa Konoba seems, from the outside, to be a traditional town house, typical of the city. So its chic and contemporary interiors come as some surprise. Designed with stylish understatement and effortless elegance, its ornate frescoed ceilings and whitewashed roof rafters now crown air-conditioned rooms, furnished in calming colours. The villa’s seven bedrooms are a family-friendly mix of twin and double rooms, each with its own modern bath or shower room, some with doors to a furnished terrace, and one with the extra privacy of a guest annexe, opening on to the garden and complete with a living / dining room and cleverly concealed kitchenette. With a sitting room in cool blues and a strikingly simple dining room, the house has a smart steel kitchen, WiFi and satellite TV, and a sauna/steam room; while outdoor facilities include a dining terrace and barbecue, a bocce pitch, a heatable pool, and lawned sunbathing areas. All this is just a short stroll from Dubrovnik’s atmospheric old town, and 1.5km from a pebble beach.