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Our hosts Ivo, his wife Sanja and their son Mario were welcoming, kind and friendly. This villa is perfect for all the family: it is spotlessly clean, has a kitchen with everything you need, fresh clean towels/bed linen and a supply of Ivo's delicious fruit and veg from his extensive garden. Our hosts' hospitality and generosity were quite simply the best we have ever experienced in our 9 years of staying in holiday villas abroad. From magnificent and delicious fruit, Sanja's homemade lemonade, fresh sunflowers, wine tasting, Croatian bbq to advice and contacts on where to go and what to do eg the superb local restaurant, Evo's boat trips to the idyllic Lopud Island and Michael's Hawaii seaside pizzeria with its breathtaking sunsets, advanced booking recommended. Then there's the pool and shaded terrace cleaned daily by Ivo. Our 3 children, now aged between 18-22, used it constantly as it was large and deep enough to have a good swim yet safe enough to play games or just relax and admire the most beautiful sea view. Ideal location would recommend to others.

Everything is just perfect :
- beautifull 400-year old house that has been upgraded to the highest standards with a superb kitchen, wooden and stone floors, state of the art airconditioning, a large living room, perfect beds, 2 bathrooms.
- a dream pool of 12.5m by 6m that is cleaned every morning by the owner together with all of the outside space
- a view to die for : from the house, the terrace, the pool you overlook the sea and the islands. You can sit here forever and just watch. Also watching the stars at night was extra special as it is completely dark outside (no light pollution).
- the best hosts we ever had : they were nice, spoke very good English, went out of their way to show us a beautiful beach that only locals go to, the supermarket, the Hawai Bar on the beach (see my other review) etc. They cooked for us several times and joined us during our meal and they were realy good company. They gave us as a lot of vegetables from their garden and the taste was super. Half way through our stay of a week, we got new towels and we got extra towels when we needed them after a visit to the beach.
- the sea near the house is unspoiled and as only locals use it there were a lot of fish in the water. It was heaven to go snorkeling here.
- the old town of Dubrovnik is only 12km away.

I cannot begin to account for all the fabulous things about this villa. I agree with all the other positive comments in previous review. BTW - Thanks for the heads up re the local restaurant. We went on the Wednesday - it was so good, we went back on the Friday. The location of the villa is fabulous. The views breath taking and although the photos are good they do not capture just how lovely it really is here. The walk to the beach takes 10 to 15 minutes. A steep climb home, which was good for burning some energy off my teenage kids! The beach is small and not busy with tourists. The sea crystal clear - just stunning. We didn't hire a car, we relied on the local bus for a one trip to Debrovnik (good but very popular/busy). The rest of the time we just wanted to relax at the Villa. Local shop supplies all your needs. The best bit about our whole stay were the hosts, Ivo, Tanja and their son Mario. Their welcome, kindness and generosity throughout our stay was second to none. Ivo would supply us with fresh fruit and veg from the garden as well as a bottle of his home made aperitif - which had a good kick to it. We all loved our stay and were very sorry to leave. One of the best holidays we have had ever.

We had a beautiful holiday, villa exceptional, with every amenity you could wish for, fantastic hosts who look after your every need and the most idyllic location. Would definitely return.

Beautiful home set back from the sea with stunning views. Owners brought us salad and bread on our first day and home made wine throughout the stay adding a real personal touch we did not expect. 12km outside Dubrovnik so would recommend a car. 10 minute walk down to the Pier (steep but worth the exercise)

We were recommended the restaurant nearby which we went to on the last day. We wish we had gone sooner! Food, service and wine was brilliant and we couldn't believe the bill at the end. So reasonable.

Overall a real gem of a find and would definately recommend staying here!

We booked this Villa for a getaway in early September - group of 6 young professionals.

In short we couldn't have asked for more. The villa is situated in the most incredible location with a view out across the bay. The facilities were fantastic and the owners went far beyond the call of duty to help us. The villa itself is excellent with a great pool, spacious rooms and great bathrooms.

Couldn't recommend more.