"Where can I get a decent breakfast in Dubrovnik?" is a question that I am asked on a regular basis. Yes, there is maybe a cultural question here as well, Croatians don't really go in for the whole big cooked breakfast routine, it is normally just a coffee and a croissant. This of course means that there aren't many places to grab a wholesome brekkie. I get it. You are staying in private accommodation and just want to start the day on the right foot. I have a solution – the Piano Bar at Hotel Lero.

So let's start at the beginning. Hotel Lero is a firm favourite with the locals. And by firm favourite I mean that almost every meeting I try to arrange ends up with the other party saying "Let's meet at Lero." And yes that's always a good sign wherever you go in the world. Or as Hotel Lero says "It is the place where guests have been coming to enjoy themselves for almost half a century." And many (many) times I am meeting over breakfast. And it isn't always just a cappuccino and croissant. In fact, they have this "bacon & eggs" English-style breakfast that really hits the mark.

Don't just take our word for it!

Indeed, one of our reader's is always singing the praises of Hotel Lero. This Austrian tourist has been coming to Dubrovnik for years, next year he will celebrate his 80th trip to the south of Croatia, which I think you'll agree is quite an achievement. So we are really talking about a guest (no, he is not a tourist anymore) who knows the destination and the accommodation possibilities. And for the past decade (any maybe slightly more) his choice when in Dubrovnik is Hotel Lero. "Yes, the rooms are truly wonderful but also I feel I must mention the breakfast. I love to start the day with a good meal so that then I can explore the city with plenty of energy," he commented to us.

As I mentioned there are literally thousands of guests who are staying in villas, rooms and apartments in Dubrovnik who are looking, just as our Austrian friend, to kick-off each day with a full breakfast. I personally can't think of a better option than Hotel Lero, you don't have to be a guest of the hotel to be a guest of the Piano Bar.