Where to stay near Mljet National Park: the 2 areas to know in 2026

Our tips for booking the right place

• What the ticket includes, and why it concerns your room: The entrance fee includes a return trip by solar boat to the islet of St Mary, in the Great Lake, access to all the park's inland sites, hiking on the marked trails around the Great and the Small Lake, the forest trail from the Small Lake to Pomena, the one from Vrbovica to Polače and the Montokuc and Veliki gradac lookouts, insurance, and a car park at Vrbovica. That car park is reserved for two categories: day visitors and guests in private accommodation around the lakes. In other words, the village where you sleep decides part of what you are already paying for.
• The ticket price changes on 1 June, and not gently: Adult at the park ticket office: $17* from 1 January to 31 May, $28* from 1 June to 30 September, $17* from 1 October to 31 December. Child from 8 to 18: $5.60*, then $9*, then $5.60*. Student: $9*, $16*, $9*. Free for under-7s. Members of a hiking association pay $12*, $17* then $12*. An extra return boat trip to the islet of St Mary costs $5.60*. The tariff was set on 30 October 2025 for the year 2026: it should be checked again before you travel, but the gap between the seasons is structural.
• Montokuc, and the only duration we serve: Bill, who gives 5 out of 5, offers the most concrete tip in our four reviews: « Hike to the summit of Montokuc (yes, you can't make up names like that) to get great views of the lakes, the forest, and the Adriatic ». And he puts a figure on it: « Count on a good hour of vigorous walking in the heat, but it is worth it ». The lookout is 2.79 kilometres from this page's marker, and the ticket includes access to the trail. It is the only walking time served on this page, because a route calculator returns car minutes on tracks here, which does not describe a climb.
• The lakes, not the beaches: Our members give warning, and it is useful before booking: what the park offers is two saltwater lakes, not sand. Tsubasa, who gives 4 out of 5, writes that « around the two lakes, there are lovely hikes to do in the Mediterranean forest, accompanied by the sound of cicadas », and reassures at once: « there are plenty of places to go for a swim along the banks of the lakes ». Bill adds a precise swimming spot, the old stone bridge at the estuary, which he recommends with a snorkel. And Jimmy40 describes what stays with him: « splendid lakes, a small fishing village, and an old monastery that seems to appear out of nowhere on a tiny islet ».
• The island has two ends, and the boat chooses for you: From Sobra, the only port where cars come ashore, to Pomena, there are 28.7 kilometres and 33 minutes of road for 21.51 kilometres as the crow flies: the single road follows every bay. The catamarans, for their part, put foot passengers ashore at Pomena and at Polače, which is 1.02 and 1.76 kilometres from the park's reference point, and 4.3 kilometres separate those two villages. So if you arrive by car, allow half an hour of road after the ferry; if you arrive on foot, you are already there.