Sveti Stefan

Sveti Stefan
Sveti Stefan Island City
Location within Montenegro
General information
Location	Sveti Stefan Islet, Municipality of Budva, Montenegro
Coordinates	42°15′18″N 18°53′46″E / 42.25500°N 18.89611°E / 42.25500; 18.89611
Opening	December 2008
Owner	Aman Resorts
Design and construction
Developer	Adrian Zecha
Other information
Number of rooms	50
Number of suites	8
Website
Aman Sveti Stefan

Coordinates: 42°15′21.25″N 18°53′27.54″E / 42.2559028°N 18.8909833°E / 42.2559028; 18.8909833

Sveti Stefan (Montenegrin pronunciation: [sv̞ê̞ːtiː stê̞faːn], lit. "Saint Stephen"; Cyrillic: Свети Стефан, Italian: Santo Stefano) is a small islet and 5-star hotel resort on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Budva.

The resort, known commercially as Aman Sveti Stefan, includes part of the mainland, where the Villa Miločer (Montenegrin: [vîla mîlɔ̝tʃe̞r]) part of the resort is located. An Adriatic playground for the rich and famous from the 1960s to the 1980s, the hotel is now a 5-star franchise hotel of the international group of Aman Resorts, completed in 2009 and operating under a 30-year lease. Formerly an island, Sveti Stefan is now connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. The resort in total contains 50 rooms, cottages and suites on the island and 8 grand suites at the Villa Miločer.

The island has a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) coast line in the central part of Montenegro Adriatic coast line. It is situated to the south of Budva between Pržno and Sveti Stefan villages. The pink sandy beaches of Sveti Stefan, Miločer Beach and Queen’s Beach are part of the coast line. The island encompasses an area of 12,400 m² (133,000 sq ft).