Category: Hotels and accommodation

Maskovica Han in Vrana – The curious history of the latest heritage hotel in Croatia

History of the Turkish Han in Vrana near Biograd – The Westernmost civil monument of the Turkish rule in the Balkans.

Aman Sveti Stefan

For the past few months we have been very, very busy and almost no time for blogging. Not that I don’t have to blog about! Au contraire! I have dozens and dozens of most fabulous stories! But almost no time to write  🙁 One of the highlights was definitely a fam trip to Montenegro coast…

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Best B&B in Croatia! – Trpanj, Pelješac peninsula

The beauty of my job is that I got to meet some awesome folks over the years. Not only clients but also guides, owners of small businesses… and, most recently owners of most charming B&B in Croatia located in the sleepy village of Trpanj. It all started few weeks back when the owner, Morana, sent…

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Best Restaurants in Croatia – Boskinac Restaurant and Hotel, Novalja

Boskinac in Novalja. How many times and for how many years I kept hearing about it before my first visit only this past Saturday? I know – I should be ashamed of my self. Being in this business and not paying attention to it and not sending clients there I consider now to be my…

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Villa Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik – Romance forever

As the season ended, we are already getting ready for 2011 with site inspections, guide selection and some (slight) expansion of services. One of the nicest part of that process is definitely staying at nice hotels that we recommend to our clients. Each hotel is personally inspected at least once a year and we sleep…

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Luxury villa in Orebić

Still seriously behind with blog posts planned for this summer, I simply could not resist to post some photos and details on this spectacular villa! It still not on our http://www.luxurycroatianvillas.com web site but planning to put it up as soon as I have less work. It is located near Orebic, on Peljesac peninsula, and…

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Šibenik B&B – Art apartments

One of my favorite places to stay on the entire Croatian coast is charming Šibenik B&B located in the very heart of Renaissance core of this historic city. We often recommend or book this property for our clients as it is truly one of the most authentic places to stay on the Dalmatian coast! Run…

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All hotels in Split, Croatia – www.thehotelsofsplit.com

Together with my friend Robert Aronson, we have realized that Croatia still lacks several web directories that would enable travelers easier access to relevant and updated information. So, this past summer we started developing a concept of The Croatia Travel Network with our first site being The Hotels of Split. The concept is straightforward: listing…

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Frog legs in Trilj, traditional Croatian food

Sv. Mihovil, on the left bank of Cetina river in tiny Trilj town, should be high on list of restaurants to visit while in Dalmatia! Actually, the restaurant is called “Čaporice” but everyone calls it after the hotel where the restaurant is. So, this Saturday, on our way back from Imotski, we decided to stop…

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Casa Garzotto Hotel – Rovinj

Casa Garzotto in Rovinj is probably one of the cutest hotels in all of Istria and a great example how to build a very interesting hotel and preserve the heritage. The owners, especially Mr. Dario, spent years researching and restoring antique furniture, paintings and photographs that make this hotel more of a museum! For authentic…

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Hotel San Rocco – The Gem of Istria

Last year I have discovered wonderful hotel San Rocco in Brtonigla. It looked appealing and the owners sounded fine. I had an Australian couple on their honeymoon in Croatia and they wanted to spend the part of their 14 day holiday in Istria. Since I was not familiar with all the possibilities and accommodation possible,…

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Dubrovnik – Site Inspection, February 2009

Winter is the best time for site inspections – we get to see all the hotels at a relaxed pace, we check all the services without waiting, we enjoy each destination without crowds. Especially, Dubrovnik! We scheduled our inspection for early February to see the fiesta of Sv. Vlaho – St. Blaise – the heavenly…

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