Private accomodation: the tourist hunters

Whether you arrive by bus, train or ferry to the Croatian coast- Split, Hvar Island, Dubrovnik, those busy hotspots for sun- and beachlovers - the situation is always the same. A bunch of local people, mainly older women, is waiting for you. And your money. The tourist hunters, struggling for the catch of the day. Pushing each other to be the first, you hardly get out of the door, they scream 'rooms, rooms' and wave their multilingual panels. 'Good room, cheap room, not far', and this might be the last english words you hear. You ask for the price, one, two or three different people, and here we go together, ready for the room, which is just 'seven minutes' away. Seven minutes by car, certainly. But there is no car, and you will walk with your big rucksack in the heat and the old woman as well will nearly collapse on her way climbing up the stairs...