Comments on: Wandering Cheapo Croatia: Four tips for budget travelers

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:26:40 +0000

Such great advice, thank you! I also use the Wise card to swipe without fees, and I love using apps like ATM Fee Saver and iOverlander to help me find ATMs with no charges and affordable food spots there.

By: Pety

Pety — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 22:34:46 +0000

Sorry, but there are so many other options to save some money and have a great time in Croatia. If you want to see Istria and nearby islands, you will find two airports in the area, in Pula and on Krk, one charming island near Rijeka, connected by bridge to mainland. You don’t have to rent a spare room in some village in the middle of nowhere; you can easily find a nice little apartment or a hostel. Hotels might be expensive, but you can find different arrangements that include both flight and accommodation. For example, a couple I know had a return flight London-Pula and a week in hotel in Novigrad, Istria, 240 pounds each. The fact is, when it comes to accommodation, you need to reserve it on time, other ways it will cost you. Find a good agency, for example http://www.croatia-holidays.com, and they will find it for you. I spend my holidays here for years, and it doesn’t cost me too much.

By: Avio Karte

Avio Karte — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:41:05 +0000

I’ve been to Dubrovnik, Zadar and Novalja (Zrce). I loved all places. But if you’re young and love night life, Novalja is definitely the way to go.

By: tinica

tinica — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:51:15 +0000

Hvar is nice, but now too overcrowded with tourists. It’s the only island that gets constant press, when others are just as beautiful. I live on one of them for half the year, and am perfectly happy that we don’t get so many tourists.

My advice: skip Hvar and head out to Komiža on the island of Vis, or go further south to Mljet. I also recommend traveling to Mostar and Sarajevo, in Bosnia Hercegovina.

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By: James

James — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:00:50 +0000

Hvar’s a nice enough place, I enjoyed a week there about 4 years ago. The Croatians are keen on keeping it low key, apparently.
A good idea is to hire a tiny car (narrow roads) or a scooter and head off to the less touristic parts of the island.
I remember heading off through a long tunnel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yogomozilla/69642437/in/set-1762994/), walking through huge rosemary bushes and finding great little coves away from the bustle. Pack a lunch from a Hvar bakery and a few bottles and you’re set. They sell a long salty bread there, I’ve forgotten what it’s called (Celce ?), but it’s cheap and delicious.
The pubs outside of Hvar town are also a great place to find moderately expensive seafood (well worth it).

Pag is also a nice island, further north towards Slovenia, that sees less tourist trade.

By: Alex Robertson Textor

Alex Robertson Textor — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:34:28 +0000

It’s painful to think that Hvar is now so pricey. I hate to grouse, but my fond recollections of visits to Hvar as a kid in the 1980s (and even as recently as 1999) were of a very different place. I recall staying with my father in a spare room in someone’s home for next to nothing on one glorious visit.

I was psyched to see the inclusion of information about private room accommodation. Also keep in mind that there are still relative bargains to be found elsewhere along the coast. I found some great deals a few years ago on Korcula and in Split, and there are many places that don’t get quite as much tourist traffic. Mljet is apparently a gorgeous and affordable little island.