One&Only Portonovi offers a distinctly different take on the Montenegrin coast – less like an open stretch of Mediterranean shoreline and more reminiscent of the secluded, cinematic feeling of Lake Como. Set on the sheltered waters of Boka Bay, with dramatic mountains rising around the water, the resort feels as though it has its own little world carved into the coastline. Its private sandy beach looks directly across the bay, creating an unusually secluded relationship with the water.
Spend the morning by the water, take a boat out into the bay or simply settle into the resort's pools and let the mountains provide the backdrop. For those wanting to explore, Portonovi also makes an excellent base for discovering the wider Boka Bay, with the UNESCO-listed old towns and dramatic coastline just beyond the resort.
Séntire’s take: One&Only Portonovi is for the traveller who wants the Adriatic, but with as much seclusion as possible. There is something wonderfully contained about the setting – you arrive, look out across the water and immediately feel as though you've found your own corner of Montenegro.
