Thanks again for the replies. I definitely apprecaite the collective wisdom on these boards and am grateful for the regular posters on this forum. I know it must get tiring answering the same questions (or at least similar ones) over and over again yet you do so without grumbling. If you ever decide to visit the Dalmatian coast of Croatia hopefully I can return the favor. I'll have more questions later on if I can't find the answers by doing a search but for now I need to rethink my itinerary and look at hotel availablity online as well as some of the places you mentioned.