Dubrovnik Airport
Lasting Impressions....
"The tapping of the giant moths at the window was the only noise I had to endure" (zaksame)
"it was eerily quiet at night - TOO quiet -and the winds were blowing ferocious at 40+ MPH. All night long, all I could hear was the wind howling through the trees, through the darkness, it was very spooky." (Trinh)
Quick Reference Airport Guide
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- metal and cushioned benches
- clean washrooms
- no announcements
- friendly security guards
- cold
A few airport reviews from the archives
by zaksame, 5/31/2008
The tapping of the giant moths at the window was the only noise I had to endure during an overnighter in Dubrovnik International. How did I end up there? Easy I arrived for an 8pm flight that was actually an 8am flight (pretty dumb eh?).
If I ever was forced to sleep in an airport again it would have to be Dubrovnik. It was just me and an armed security guard, the doors were locked, the tannoy was switched off, the cleaners had gone home and the seats were comfortable, soft and stretchoutable on (nice word stretchoutable). About midnight as the airport closed for the night, the last guy out suggested an even better location than the one I had picked for myself... "over by the toilet," he said, "I'll leave the light on for you." How cool was that. The place was as quiet as a dentist's waiting room full of accountants.
If you have to stay there, have no fear, plus the sight of the sunrise that you'll have all to yourself is well worth it.
Sleep well!
by Trinh
"I arrived at the Dubrovnik airport 14 hours before my flight out the next morning at 6am. When my taxi pulled up, I thought the airport was closed because there was not a single car in the parking lot!!! Other than the security guards, there was not a single person inside, all the ticket counters were closed, and the place seemed virtually deserted. The taxi driver assured me it was open, so I walked in and sat down in a corner bench so as to not draw attention to myself. But obviously being the only person there with any kind of luggage (my backpack), I was constantly being surveyed by the security guards and restaurant staff.
Finally they asked me what I was doing there, and I told then I was waiting for my flight the next morning and asked if I could sleep there overnight. He looked a bit surprised but said I could. Not sure if they normally allow people to sleep there overnight, or because it was the off-peak tourist season, but I ended up being the only person sleeping there that night. There were both metal and cushioned benches, but the cushioned ones were unfortunately right up front near the entrance doors, where the cold air was seeping in. SO that's where I spent the next 14 hours.
The airport has more good than bad points - the restrooms were impeccably clean, there were no flight announcements so it was very quiet (both good and bad), and the security guards were extremely courteous and nice. They checked up on me every few hours throughout the night to make sure I was safe, and even stopped by in the morning to ask how I slept and if everything was okay. And, if you're a T-Mobile cell phone user, you are in luck because there's a charging station upstairs, so I was able to make some phone calls.
The only bad thing I can think of is that it was freezing at night, but that was because it was winter and I was sleeping very close to the entrance doors. Because there were no announcements or TVs, it was eerily quiet at night - TOO quiet -and the winds were blowing ferocious at 40 MPH. All night long, all I could hear was the wind howling through the trees, through the darkness, it was very spooky. I was half-expecting Freddy to come out of the woods and get me."
so, just how bad is this airport?
