We had a lovely stay in the villa, which was in a great part of Istria, just outside the town/village of Svetvincenat, which is a nice place to hang out and wander round. There happened to be a medieval festival during the week which we were there, which was an incredible experience.
My family of 9 needed somewhere to stay together as we came over for my brother’s wedding in Istria and the villa was a great size for us. Two roomy bathrooms were great, as was the smaller toilet and shower room outside - very practical. The garden is fabulous, with so much room for the children to run about it and play badminton and table tennis etc. The pool was great - we were so happy to have a place to cool off in and we ended up being in it for several hours a day!
The house itself had lots of bedrooms, which housed us all, and we spent a lot of time on the front veranda, which was lovely and airy. The sitting room was smaller than we expected (a sofa for 2-3 people and an armchair) so it would have been tricky to sit in there as a group, but am guessing that most people sit outside rather than watch TV inside... It certainly was not a problem for us.
We were there for the heatwave, with 37 degrees, so super hot, and we were really happy to have the air conditioning unit on the landing upstairs. Everyone sleeping upstairs ended up sleeping with their doors open to benefit from the unit as we were all roasting. It was a bit worrying that the three people sleeping in the two rooms downstairs didn’t have airconditioning. There was a mobile unit provided for downstairs, that you could move from one room to another, but it was very loud and needed the window to be open for the hot air to be fed out with a hose/tube. This meant it was a bit unsafe to be used at night with downstairs windows left open, but was fine in the day.
Klara, who organised our stay, was super responsive to emails and questions and really helpful. Kristian, who met us at the villa was also incredibly helpful and also answered questions we had. He gave us tips about the local area and made us feel very welcome.
The location was perfect for exploring Istria - just 30 minutes car drive from Rovinj, close to lovely hill towns and the coast and really central. Very easy access to the airport. We also really liked the quiet rural location of the villa which was so peaceful to come back to and relax after exploring.
We had a lovely time and were very sad to leave. We would love to go back again.