I have visited Dubrovnik twice, staying in both a 3 star hotel and a 5 star hotel. The hotel's are spotlessly clean, although generally sparsely furnished. There are few hotels in the Old Town itself, and most hotels are found on the Lapad peninsula.
Hotel food is not of a high standard, and I would recommend staying bed and breakfast, and eating in Dubrovnik Town, where there are plenty of good restaurants, with reasonable prices.
Buses from the Lapad peninsulka (3-5 kms) from Dubrovnik Town are plentiful and cheap.
A "must" is a walk around the City Walls, although best done early morning before the mid-day heat! You look across the ocean and over all the beautiful roofs many of which have been rebuilt, having been heavily bombarded during the war.
The cathedral is interesting as is the different architecture. There is little evidence of the recent war, although a few buildings still bear some bullet holes. Much of Dubrovnik has been rebuilt.
Lovely cobbled streets and narrow alley ways abound.
Hotels are not yet geared towards children, and the beaches are shingle rather than sand, so at present I would not recommend it as a holiday base for families.
You can also visit several of the many islands off the coast of Dubrovnik (although I have not personally done so) - Korcula (the birth place of Marco Polo), and the island of Mljet
It is a very "different" holiday location, very interesting, very beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable.
It is easier to get to Dubrovnik in the summer, rather than winter. Flights operate from Gatwick and Heathrow by CroatiaAirlines. Tour operators also have charter flights to Dubrovnik from some of the regional airports - Birmingham, Manchester etc.
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