When I first found this house on VRBO I thought it almost looked too good to be true. How wrong I was! The apartment is exactly the way it's described and the photos must have all been taken very recently as everything looks exactly like in the pictures, except maybe the beach, which seemed even nicer than in some of the photos. I don't think any picture can adequately portray what it's like sitting on the balcony, by the pool, or right on the beach with a glass of wine and watching the waves roll in. The house is literally only a few feet away from the water and there is nothing more relaxing than hearing the calming sound of the waves first thing in the morning or late at night.
My wife and I (we're in our early fifties) stayed here for the second half of April and, except for the occasional daytime visitor checking out the beach, we had the entire cove to ourselves. If I understand it correctly, there are no private beaches in Croatia, or at least in this part of the country, but this came as close as possible to having a private bay all to ourselves.
Zeljko and his parents are wonderful hosts. We've heard a lot about Croatian hospitality but never experienced anything like this. When we arrived (around midnight) he and his father met us in the village, showed us where to park our car, and carried our luggage down the steep hill for us. In the house they had some delicious local food, homemade wine, and a bottle of local walnut brandy waiting for us, the perfect late night snack for hungry travelers. Throughout our stay they kept bringing us more red wine, which Zeljko's father made himself, and other local delicacies. He taught us how to use the small motor boat but we opted to go grocery shopping by foot with a small backpack instead.
Due to the remote location of the house, Wi-Fi runs over a cellular Internet connection, which was reliable and fast enough for video conferencing, even in the pool area, at least until we reached the data cap (25GB?), at which point Zeljko promptly purchased additional bandwidth at no charge for us. He did whatever he could to make our stay perfect.
If it weren't for the amazing sightseeing opportunities in the area we would've never left the house. Split, e.g., is close by and driving to Dubrovnik takes only a little more than three hours. There are many more places that are worth checking out but after every trip we took we were eager to get back to the house to enjoy the beautiful scenery and to simply unwind.
