Family of five (3 children aged 7,7,5), visiting 24th April to 1st May, 2010.
The apartment was fantastic – a home from home. It is well equipped, spacious and comfortable and we quickly felt at home. We all slept comfortably (5yo slept well in the cot). The kids enjoyed the spacious living room and balcony, and we all loved the beautiful view. Being able to walk down to the pebbled beach was also great.
Weather was wonderful throughout. Warm during the day (22 degrees C), though the kids got a little cold outside in the evening (14 degrees C) but OK with fleeces and trousers. Sea was still too cold to have fun swimming (circa 17 degrees C).
We all had a great time. For outings, we enjoyed spending a few hours in/at:
- Beach (pebbles) 200m away from apartment
- Pula old town for (Roman Forum and enjoying a meal / ice cream there, & Roman amphitheatre)
- Motovun, spent a few hours there, enjoyed the late afternoon views, as well as dinner.
- Hired a small boat (just us, no driver) and travelled around the coast from Pjescana Uvala to Premantura / Medulin via the Porer lighthouse (circa 1200 Kuna for a full day). It was very relaxing. It would have been absolutely fantastic to drop anchor around a few different places and dive in but the water was still a little too cold.
- Walked around Kamenjak peninsula. Kamenjak is a nature reserve. Next time, we’ll take the bikes with us, but you can also drive slowly down the tracks to the various beaches.
- Enjoyed meals out
We would recommend this apartment for:
- an active vacation where the base has to be comfortable e.g. for visiting old towns in Istria, cycling, walking around area or Kamenjak
- very relaxed idle time, e.g. enjoying the view, reading on the balcony, sunbathing
Dave was great. Met us on time etc, gave us an intro to the area/appt & an excellent tip for a restaurant.
Thanks for the apartment Josie.