Villa Vanilla with Heated Pool

I stayed with my partner Chris, we loved that our apartment was part of the villa, ground floor, and that the family live on the premises, so there was always somebody around if we needed anything extra or just for advice on the locality. Everything was spotless clean, including the pools. We self catered during the day and Tommy supermarket is only a few minutes walk up the road for fresh bread and milk, with Lidl being about a 20 minute walk away too. We walked everywhere because that's our thing, but taxis are inexpensive if you use Uber (local taxi firms rip you off a bit so don't trust them). The family owns tortoises and they are so cute wandering around the garden. Wi-Fi can be sketchy but I brought my own laptop to connect to the big TV screen using the HDMI cable that's already connected in the TV box so we were able to watch my Netflix (I paid for one month VPN with NordVPN cost €25 but it meant I could watch my Netflix, Prime Video etc at night). There's really so much to do, the Old Town is fabulous and there are loads of boat trips and full day or half day trips to the national parks or other nearby historical places on many of the websites such as Getyourguide etc, you will not be bored.

There is nothing we didn't like, except some pesky mosquitoes that don't seem to bother the locals at all but took a liking to my blood (I'm Irish) and my partner's blood (he's English) so if you know you get bites at home, the first thing you should buy is mozzie repellent. Also the lovely owners can advise on that, ask for the Raid plug-in mosquito repellents for your apartment. But on saying that, we didn't let those little buggers affect our holiday!

Very clean & modern

Vesna, our host, was so welcoming and happy to spend a little time with us to show us the map and how to get about. The accommodation was very clean and comfortable, well equipped kitchen for making breakfast or a snack. The location of the property is very accessible to both the Old Town and the Beaches ⛱️

The place near from Old town of Zadar.

I have travelled for many years and have never experienced anything like this. Entering and cleaning a guest’s accommodation before checkout, while the guest is still inside, and moving personal belongings without permission is completely unacceptable. Very disappointing experience, and definitely not the level of respect or professionalism I would expect from a property or cleaning service. 😡