18 years of Hotel More – a story of the people who built it
When we say that Hotel More is celebrating 18 years, we’re not just counting seasons and guests. We’re counting moments – those that have woven this story, from the idea that became reality to this very day, when we can proudly say that we have become a home to many: our employees, our guests, and our friends.
I have been with Hotel More since the very first day, though not always in the front row.
I watched it come to life, grow, and face every challenge and every solution – each one carrying a story of perseverance, passion, and the vision of my parents, our entire family, and everyone who believed that it was possible to create a hotel with a soul in Dubrovnik.
How It All Began
Like every success story, this one began in the mind of one man — my father — who once again proved in his life that obstacles and challenges, in the hands of brave and determined people, can turn the impossible into the extraordinary.
After some forty years of a successful career in IT, his restless spirit could not stay still. A lover of the sea, creative and driven by the desire to create added value, he decided to embark on the project of building a hotel on the foundations of a derelict holiday resort from times gone by.
The story of the cave best reflects his character.
During the construction, when one of the machines nearly sank into the ground, instead of simply concreting over the hole as everyone advised him to do, my father decided to widen it — and discovered the cave beneath the foundations of Hotel More.
Today, it is our gem – Cave Bar More – thanks to his curiosity and his lifelong approach to tackling challenges.
His rule was simple: get into the problem, get your hands dirty, and only then decide.
It all began with a love for the sea — and the desire to turn that love into a place where people would come for peace, beauty, and a sense of belonging.
From the very first day, the idea was simple yet demanding:
To be luxurious, yet warm.
Professional, yet genuine.
Dubrovnik, but with our own signature.
What Has Shaped Us
Every season, every challenge, and every guest has taught us something. Continuous progress is in our DNA. We know that standing still is never an option.
And what I value most — are the people who make this hotel what it is. Our employees who have been with us for years, who arrive before dawn and leave when the last guests go to bed. Those who have helped, and continue to help us truly be called a family-run hotel — offering our guests a warm welcome to their new home.
The people who have made Hotel More into what we always wanted it to be — a place with soul and character.
Gratitude
Thank you to everyone who believed in this story.
To our guests, who come and return because they find here something that cannot be measured by the number of stars.
To our team, who know that warmth cannot be faked — and that it is, in fact, the most important ingredient of true comfort.
And to our family, who have invested themselves, their years, their ideas, and their love.
A Glimpse into the Future
Today, after 18 years, Hotel More is mature, yet still curious. We enter every new season with the same excitement, aware that true value lies not in how much we have grown, but in how faithfully we have remained ourselves.
For me, Hotel More is not just a business.
It is a space of emotion, responsibility, and pride — with a promise that we will continue to create moments to remember. It is the only right way for the new generation of our family to add their contribution to all that came before — and to all that has been entrusted to us.
So, thank you to everyone who is part of our story.
Thank you, Mum and Dad.
And thank you to the sea — for reminding us every day that depth is never on the surface.
Ivana Popović,
Owner of Hotel More
