Villa Caroline - Studio apartment

The apartment was clean and well equipped with the necessities.for a.self.catering.holiday. The hosts are.charming and very helpful A lovely stay for a complete chill out holiday. Local shops and restaurants are within walking distance.

We are a middle aged family, we went on a two week vacation in Villa Caroline with our two children (16 and 18 years old). Our primary decision factor when choosing the apartment were reviews from other guests. It was our first trip to Croatia, and we have fallen in love with friendly local people, climate, very clean sea, sunshine and bright blue skies. Caroline and her family are very warm and friendly hosts, they helped us in every possible way they could. Although they are very busy, they found time for us, and advised us what places and restaurants to visit. Apartment was very comfortable, clean, and the atmosphere was delightful. Although it is equipped with air condition, we have only used it a couple of times during the day, because the temperature was pleasant. During our stay, we took a couple of days to relax and recharge our batteries, so we got to know the local area better. After that we visited surrounding area, beautiful roman island-city Trogir which is over 2000 years old. In Trogir we have visited Kamerlengo fortress, city hall, St. Lawrence cathedral (Radovan's portal is a must see!), etc. We sat for a cup of coffee on the main square in front of the cathedral, it was beautiful. About 30 kilometers from the apartment is beautiful city Split with world famous Roman emperor Diocletian's palace. On our children's recommendations we have visited Klis fortress, just north of Split, where part of Game of Thrones TV series was filmed, the view from the fortress is absolutely stunning! During our stay, we had dinner in a couple of restaurants famous for dalmatian specialties – grilled sea fish, scampi and pasticada with gnocchi, delicious dalmatian specialty. Food was excellent and the prices were affordable. We have also grilled fish in a large barbecue in courtyard of the apartment (available for guests from the apartments). We were pleasantly surprised with dinner made by the hosts for all guests from the apartments. The atmosphere was perfect, along with home-made wine and dalmatian fish specialties. Mrs. Penga made all sorts of different meals, from grilled fish, octopus salad, traditional pies and scampi buzzara, the food was delicious. There were guests from other countries on the dinner, after couple of glasses of wine everyone started singing songs, from rock ballades to traditional songs from their countries, we all felt like at home. Long story short, it was a great vacation, and we will definitely come back!

The property as a whole was every clean and tidy, the studio apartment myself and husband stayed in was very cosy and clean!!! We also had our 3 Springer Spaniels with us, they loved it, as Caroline and husband and even their son was very welcoming of them, and they were allowed to go in all gardens, I think my cheeky Troy even went to say hello to them in their private dwelling!!! But they really didn't mind!!! I fell in love with Croatia, we stayed for a week, and couldn't fit everything in, we caught the boat to Trogir several times, that side is beautiful with it's many resturants in little courtyards through the rabbit warren of little cobbled streets. We also took the boat to Split again it was beautiful and lots to see!!! We also went to Sibernik this is also a must see!!!! From the apartment you take a 5 minute walk down the hill and your at the beach!! I will warn the hills are steep!! But well worth the effort of walking them!!! I would happily go back here, the owners where very helpful and very easy to talk with!! I would defiantly be recommending this property to my friends/family, and I am seriously thinking about going back next year!!!!

We spent a week for a second time in this cozy and tidy apartment. Perfect place for relaxing holiday with long walks and canoeing around the beautiful island enjoying the sun and the sea. Caroline and Ivo are most helpful hosts, thank you! We warmly recommend.