Gracisce villas

We had a wonderful week in Marica's villa. The whole property is finished and furnished to an incredibly high standard. The rooms are large and airy, beds are extremely comfortable and there is so much storage! The bathrooms are so luxurious, it feels like living in a top end hotel! The kitchen is beautiful and comes equipped with everything you need to cook for yourself. The gardens are huge and the pool is stunning, super clean and was a great size for our kids. Although the villa is open plan there are plenty of separate areas to relax and chill out. It's a short drive to lots of lovely beaches and towns (we loved Rovinj in particular), but the highlight for us was the villa's proximity to Svetvincenat, which is a ten minute walk up the road. The town is beautiful, like stepping back in time. It has some lovely restaurants and bars and the castle is fantastic - our two boys age 10 and 13 loved the virtual reality installations and the medieval show on Weds evenings was extraordinary! Marica and her family were so friendly and welcoming and went out of their way to help and offer advice, we had a wonderful week and hope to come back one day!

We spent two weeks here and enjoyed the surrounding area and extensive outside space, including the different furniture areas and beautifully clean pool. The house was spotless and has retained many of its original features. Alenka was a very attentive host and always available to respond to any queries we had. We visited many places including Porec, Rovinj, Pula, Opatija, Brsec and Labin. The local pizza restaurant in Zminj is fantastic - very reasonably priced. Also worth a visit is Beram and it’s fantastic restaurant at the top of the hill! A fabulous area to explore, great roads for driving and many courteous local drivers! Very handy to have a little shop so close for bread etc. Thank you, Alenka, for making us so welcome!

A fabulous villa with everything you need for a comfortable stay - home from home. Fully spoilt by the outdoor area, great to cook in, chill and enjoy the pool area. Plenty of shade and sunny spots to suit everyone. Games room and hot tub are a bonus and were enjoyed by all. I would definitely recommend this villa, the location is great enabling us to visit Pula, Fazenda, Rovinj, Porec and Meriden - all fabulous resorts in their own right. I would definitely recommend the hire if a car to make these trips easier. The villa owner was very helpful and easily contactable if needed. We had an an amazing holiday at this villa.

Lovely house with plenty of space for the kids to play outside. Great base for exploring with lots to do all within half an hour drive, and a great restaurant practically next door...

We enjoyed our stay in this property. The neighbourhood is really quiet and beautiful. It was really perfect. The bedrooms were really pretty too perfect for five people and we loved to cook in the nice kitchen.

What an amazing place to explore Istria, central location within 30 minutes drive of all you could want and straight on to the train line if you prefer ( which we did to Pula for a day trip). All attractions easy to book online with lots to do, including the fort owned by the family of the property which also hosts a medievil dinner on thursday nights all involving the family and locals which is a must for a great night of food and entertainment. The house is well kept and fully stocked with all utensils and items you could want for your stay including towels, tea towels and adequate seating. As a party of 10 with age ranges from 9 to 67 we found lots to do from playing pool, table tennis and even chess to going down the slide in the pool which was a great hit with the young ones and a few of the older ones :). Igor as the manager was great very quick to answer questions via this site and with a few of our group who arrived early by plane taking them out for a drink and sorting them out a take away for the first night as we were delayed driving across Europe. The family who own the property take care of the cleaning and general running of the villa and were so good on the morning of our check out, when loading my car for the 1300 mile drive home i had a flat tyre and within 45 minutes he had come taken my tyre away and returned with it fixed. All i can add is what a great time we had at this villa and the area of Istria Croatia and how lovely all the people are that we met. thank you for a great holiday

Our visit at villa ivka was amazing! We were welcomed warmly by Alan, and greeted with homemade wine and grappa! He made us feel totally welcome and at home. The villa itself is beautiful and bright. Its location is perfect. We didn't have the best of weather but pula has a lot to offer for those rainy days, which meant not a single day was wasted. I would highly recommend this holiday, and can't wait to go back again next year. The whole experience was perfect!

We spent a week here at the end of July 2018. The villa is beautifully kept, the pool is clean, and everything we needed in terms of kitchen utensils etc was there - but as the review title indicates, the best thing about this property is the peace. You drive up a small lane, and the property sits at the top of it, looking out over a few farm buildings and then the trees, hills and mountains beyond. There were a few thunderstorms when we were there, but it didn't matter, as we just sat on the terrace and watched the rain sweeping in and out of the mountains. We visited Rabac and Labin, went on the Zip wire over the gorge, went around churches and castles, but the joy for me was returning to the villa at the end of the day. My eleven year old daughter loved the garden, and spent hours looking for unusual Croatian bugs, butterflies and lizards, and my fourteen year old son would have happily spent the whole week, sitting in the shade of the parasols, and then swimming in the pool when he felt hot. There were five of us in total, and we fitted in just fine - having the air conditioning definitely helped in term of our comfort. The owner was really helpful and obliging, turning up in the middle of the night to welcome us, after our flight was delayed - and giving us excellent advice about which beaches to try and which to avoid! This was a lovely place to stay - I would recommend this villa to anyone who wants a real holiday away from it all!