Cottages
We stayed for two weeks: First in a cottage (one floor cottage, separate living/bedroom with door in between, but not view and terrace) for one night before “our” cottage was available, then in a deluxe cuttage (two floors – huge bathroom downstairs, large living/bedroom upstairs with terrace and sea view), and finally in the Sveti Stefan suite. Overall the cottages are all working well, each very different and beautiful. Given the differences, it is important that you get in touch with the resort before arrival to specify which things are important in order to find the right cottage.
Of the two normal cottages, the first one was more beautiful inside with stone walls and wood/high ceilings, while the deluxe cottage scored higher overall for us since it had the very nice terrace with great view and two loungers and table/chairs. The Sveti Stefan suite is the top suite of the resort, and is really great. We left it only for meals after moving in there! A complete little house within a large garden with private pool (can be heated), incl. a whirlpool, loungers, lots of sun all day, separate terrace for breakfast or sunset drinks. The house itself is really big with two floors. First floor is including complete kitchen, large living room with fireplace and separate dining/sofa areas and on top of this an extra bathroom with toilet and a steam shower. Upstairs is a small library and a large bedroom with sitting area, wardrobe and a beautiful bathroom with view to the sea. We had TV upstairs and downstairs and were given a mobile phone to use since the normal phones in the suite are upstairs only. Beds in all cottages are very large and comfortable, softer than the older Aman beds (puri/dari etc.), and especially comfortable when the mattress topper is on, so request this if you like soft beds. The pillows (one firm for reading, one really soft one for sleeping) the best we ever had.
Spa
Spa cottages spread over island very nice, team friendly, good massages, especially the deep tissue massage that cured some back problems I had. A full spa will be built close to Queens beach.
Restaurants
The restaurants, the food and the people working there are great. Really the highlight for us to be at a resort with so many good and different places to eat. There are three places to have breakfast (+ in room), 4 places for lunch and 4 for dinner, so really lot of choice – both in terms of food and atmosphere.
Piazza
Informal atmosphere and honest, tasty food – Mediterranean + tapas and pizzas. Lots of friendly people.
Olive tree
When passing, this restaurant can look messy, but at the special terrace it is completely different. Food very good, mostly grill dishes, but ask them to prepare some of the local specialties which are very tasty. Beautiful view of island.
Beach café (Milocher beach)
Friendly people, great, light food for lunch and beautiful view over Milocher beach.
Milocher loggia
The most formal of the restaurants. Great personnel, and very good food. Distant view to island + view of Milocher beach.
Queen’s chair
High up with fantastic view of the bay towards Budva, friendly service, very good food, especially the fish.
Beaches and pool
Beautiful beaches; Sveti Stefan beach is closest to island, but semi public (outside guests can rent loungers), Milocher beach in front of villa Milocher is very nice, semi public as well (more expensive for loungers, fewer outside guests) and the private for Aman and very beautiful small Queen’s beach which became our favorite. Comfortable loungers and large umbrellas. Beach staff serves water and sometimes complimentary refreshments. Good service at small, but beautiful cliff pool. Loungers in shade: Good for really hot days, but a bit cold for windy days to sit in the shade.
Children
Quite a lot of families with kids when we were there (high season), but still a quiet atmosphere in restaurants and beaches are so large that kids can play without disturbing anyone. Menus for children available in most restaurants or they would make whatever our son wanted. Cliff pool very small, not really a pool for kids to play in. Beaches good for kids when the waves were not too big, but no sand for castle building or similar.
We stayed two weeks, and it is really a place that you can stay this long without getting bored; Many things to see, different beaches, lots of great restaurants etc., though also 3 or 4 days would be great here.