President Hotel, Valamar Collection
Iva Dulcica 142, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Location
On Babin Kuk
On the tip of the green Babin Kuk peninsula at Lapad, Dubrovnik, with the beach right below and the Lapad promenade nearby, around fifteen to twenty minutes from the Old Town and thirty to thirty-eight minutes from the airport.
Transfer
A Dubrovnik transfer
Around thirty to thirty-eight minutes from Dubrovnik airport, set on the quiet Babin Kuk peninsula with the Old Town a short drive or boat ride away.
Villas
Around 280 rooms
Around 280 rooms and suites cascading down the peninsula to the sea, in modern light tones with furnished balconies and decks, most with sea views.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples after sea views and sunsets, families with children drawn by the beach, pools and watersports, and the beach-resort-with-Old-Town-day-trip crowd — a seafront resort on the green Babin Kuk peninsula with its own beach below.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Bed-and-breakfast with a buffet, or half board, with fine dining at La Mar, an award-winning sea-view breakfast and beach and pool bars.
About the Resort
A seafront resort on the Babin Kuk peninsula
The President is the seafront resort on the Babin Kuk peninsula — the Valamar Collection flagship, the greener and quieter Lapad option among the Dubrovnik hotels, cascading down the peninsula tip to its own beach. Around 280 rooms run modern and light, most with sea-view balconies and sunset terraces, and the President Relax beach and Coral Beach Club lie right below with diving and watersports. Indoor and outdoor pools and the Balance Mediterranean Spa keep the resort rhythm, fine dining comes at La Mar with an award-winning sea-view breakfast at the Premium restaurant, and beach and pool bars handle the easy hours. The setting is the calm side of Dubrovnik: the green Babin Kuk peninsula sits at the end of Lapad, with the Lapad promenade and its cafes on the doorstep, the beach and the sunsets below, and the Old Town fifteen to twenty minutes away by road or boat. It is the beach-resort base on the quiet peninsula — distinct from the clifftop Rixos and the city-set Hilton Imperial, and well-suited to families with the Adriatic at its feet. The green Babin Kuk peninsula is the quiet end of Lapad, its promenade and coves a short stroll, with the Old Town, the cable car up Mount Srd and boats to Lokrum and the Elaphiti islands all easily reached.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 280 rooms and suites cascade down the peninsula to the sea, in modern light tones with furnished balconies and decks, most with sea views. Bright and easy, they make the most of the green Babin Kuk setting and its sunsets over the Adriatic. Furnished balconies and decks open to the sea and the sunsets, the peninsula's gardens running down to the water.
Entry
Room Seaview
Sleeps two to three. A 35-square-metre room with a balcony and sea view, over the Adriatic.
BalconyAdriatic outlook
Signature
V Level Room Seaview
Sleeps two. A premium-tier king with a sea view, over the Adriatic.
Premium tierAdriatic outlook
Suite
V Level Suite
Sleeps four. A 54-square-metre suite with a jacuzzi and sea view.
JacuzziAdriatic outlook
Family
Family Room
Sleeps four. A room with a balcony and sea or garden views, over Babin Kuk.
FamilyBabin Kuk outlook
Food & Drink
Dining
Fine Mediterranean dining comes at La Mar, the Premium restaurant lays an award-winning breakfast with ocean views, and beach and pool bars keep the day relaxed. It is resort dining with the sea below, the sunsets off the peninsula a nightly event. Long sea-view breakfasts and sunset dinners frame the days, the beach bars keeping the hours between easy.
Signature
La Mar
La Mar, fine Mediterranean cuisine.
Buffet
The Premium restaurant
The Premium restaurant, an award-winning breakfast with ocean views.
Beach
The beach bars
The beach bars, beachfront and poolside.
Wellbeing
Spa & pools
The Balance Mediterranean Spa by Valamar brings a hammam, a jacuzzi, a sauna and steam, joined by an indoor pool, a seasonal outdoor pool and a hot tub, with the beach below for diving and watersports. Wellness here pairs an indoor spa with an active seafront, the Adriatic at the foot of the resort. Diving, kayaking and the beach below pair with the spa and pools for a full seafront day. The Coral Beach Club below adds sunbeds and a bar at the water's edge for the long resort afternoons.
The Balance Spa
The Balance Spa, hammam and sauna.
Indoor & outdoor pools
Indoor and outdoor pools, and the beach below.
Watersports
Watersports, diving and kayaking.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The peninsula, the beach and the Old Town define a stay — settle into the green Babin Kuk seafront with its sea views and sunsets, dive and kayak from the beach below, and swim the indoor and outdoor pools. The Lapad promenade is on the doorstep, with the Old Town fifteen to twenty minutes away. Sea kayaking, Lokrum island, the Elaphitis and the Peljesac wine road are all within easy reach. Trsteno Arboretum, the oyster town of Ston and the islands off the coast all lie within reach.
The peninsula seafront
The peninsula seafront, sea views and sunsets.
The beach below
The beach below, diving and watersports.
Indoor & outdoor pools
Indoor and outdoor pools, and a spa.
The Old Town
The Old Town, fifteen to twenty minutes.
The Lapad promenade
The Lapad promenade, on the doorstep.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Dubrovnik
Around thirty to thirty-eight minutes from Dubrovnik airport.
On the peninsula
Babin Kuk
On the tip of the green Babin Kuk peninsula at Lapad, the beach right below.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting President Hotel, Valamar Collection. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast with a buffet, or half board.
Seasonal
- Summer-peak; the outdoor pool is seasonal.
Made for families
- Made for families and couples, on the quiet Babin Kuk peninsula.
Getting there
- Around thirty to thirty-eight minutes from the airport.
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