We had a wonderful time on our trip - with all our requirements being met. The Splendida Palace Hotel in Split was perfect, the room and balcony were ideal and the manager, Marija, was exceptionally helpful providing 5 star breakfasts. This was the best hotel of the three. Unfortunately, our catamaran transfer to Bol was cancelled due to high winds which we did not know about until we arrived at the port. We then had to find an alternative ferry which ran from the far side of the port, so had to carry heavy bags to the booking office and berth 23 - then carry them up to an upper deck (we are in our 70's). The ferry ran to Supetar and we then had to catch a taxi to Bol. Not ideal but not really a problem as we met some interesting people and shared a taxi. Hotel Bol was excellent and the location was fine despite a hill back up from the seafront and some very wet weather. The catamaran was running to Hvar and we were met on the quayside with our bags taken up to Heritage Hotel Dea. The staff at the hotel were very helpful and polite and the location was excellent. The only negative we had was that our room had a slightly "worn" feel - eg. the bedside rug had curled edges (trip hazard), the insect screen to the balcony was torn, the shower fitting holding the removable shower head was broken and the balcony furniture and plant were at the end of their lives! The balcony cushions were saturated when we arrived (presumably from the heavy rain we had a couple of days previously) and we had to lay them out to dry them. It wasn't any real problem but we would expect rather better for the high price paid. Having said that we really enjoyed our stay there. Overall we were very satisfied with our trip, would use Balkan Escape again and are happy to recommend to others. Many thanks.