The price of renting a set of furniture accessories at the beach (two sun loungers and an umbrella) on the Montenegrin coast this sumnmer could be even cheaper than last year.
This was said in the interview for "Vijesti" by the director of Public Utility Company "Morsko dobro” Predrag Jelusic, pointing out that, except for the hotel beaches, the lounges and umbrellas after 5 p.m. will be free of charge.
"Forming the price of renting beach accessories is free and determined by the leaseholder. But what we have been following over the last four to five years is that this price growth has no progress. As we have contracts for five years now, it gives the chance to lessees to be a little more relaxed when entering into the whole story about investing and returning the money invested. That is why we expect this trend to go down. We have the situation now that renters in June, especially those who have the hostels and restaurants in the hinterland, rent the accessories free of charge. I believe that we all will find a measure of good taste so that in this price policy we will not become a destination that is not competitive to other destinations in the Mediterranean. That's our message and I believe the leaseholders will follow it," said Jelusic adding that they did not announce the increase in the price of renting the beach accessories but expect them to go down.
Recall, in cooperation with the Ministry of Sustainable Development, the new Ordinance on Decked and Built Beaches, Jelusic said that beaches are public and accessible to everyone, except hotel beaches have a certain regime that must be respected. "This year we have 12 types of beaches, it is a reflex to what the tourist demand expects from us. I believe that the categorization of beaches from pet-friendly, excursions, romantic, sport-recreational to family-friendly will bring greater comfort to those guests who want such a vacation on the beach," said Jelusic.
According to him, it is very important that the new Rulebook stipulates that after 5 p.m. on all beaches except hotels, the beach furniture can be used free of charge.
"We had the situation in the previous period that it was not right for the beach accessories to be charged after 5 p.m., at least not at full cost, in the same amount as for those guests who arrive at the beach at eight or nine in the morning. The novelty is that on the informative boards on every beach you can clearly see all the information that is needed for the guests. Every guest at the very beginning has to know what the price of the beach accessories is, what the working hours are, how to use the beach, and all this must be transparent. We believe that this will give our tenants some major obligations this year, but I'm sure we will raise and respect this standard over the next five years," Jelusic said.
Due to the bad weather during May and the first days of June, most beaches are not yet fully functioning, so the furniture is not being rented for the same prices that will be in the summer. It is now well-known that at the fully-equipped popular beach Mogren, renting a sunshade set and two deck chairs will cost 20 euros, but for others it is still unknown. Last summer the prices were approximately ten euros for a beach set at Jaz, up to 120 euros at Kraljeva plaza under Villa Milocer or a hundred euros for the hotel beach at St. Stefan. A prestigious eco-mark - Blue flag this summer will be flying on 29 Montenegrin beaches. The First Blue Flag was solemnly raised on the beach “Dolcevita” in Becici.
Text by Vuk Lajovic, on June 7th, 2019, read more at Vijesti
