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Hotel Bastion in Zadar (our choice) was disappointing. 'Superior rooms' had minimal hanging space, breakfast poor and staff seemed in need of training. The three taxi pick-ups were excellent.
Transfers were great, flight very good, Kylie was really good at keeping us up to date and also very informative. Just for your information the hotel we chose was a 5 star, but I really feel it should be a 4 star. The room we had was dated and scruffy and the windows along the first part of the hall were in need of replacing as the glass had blown and they leaked when we had some storms. My friend had stayed in a different part of this hotel and said her room was lovely, so some update is definitely needed. Staff were very helpful and friendly and reception desk efficient. But we did have a great holiday.
It would’ve been good to have been advised that one can’t check in online for Dubrovnik airport.
The accommodation was excellent and easy access to wherever we wanted to go. The transport system was very good.. The whole experience was amazing and I would definitely recommend it to any one of my colleagues or friends. Thank you so much for a fantastic holiday.
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Pleasant stay. Stunning views of ocean from lobby and rooms. Spa suite three of us stayed in was a fabulous room - highly recommended. Lovely internal pool used for swimming lengths and sea swimming area fun to swim in. Boat cruise to caves and another to see sunset recommended. See Dubrovnik city at night - way cooler and more vibrant. Buffet food v good options for our fussy family. Staff at bars, spa, gym, outdoors and evening buffet were professional, available and helpful.
The Dubrovnik plan by Christian was excellent and the hotel selected was outstanding. There is the hotel and residence. We were in residence 8 and we would recommend that it is essential to have a sea view as the courtyards are rather unkept. Once again your planning and assistance was superb.
Great holiday. The hotel was fine but they have now put a discotheque between the hotel and the sea which keeps going till 1 o'clock in the morning and makes everything, to put it mildly, very noisy given the fact it's meant to be a five-star hotel. Also a very small pool and you cannot easily access the sea. Good location with plenty of restaurants
Comfortable flights with EasyJet. Quick check in. Great hotel Sun Gardens in Croatia. Great apartment. Thanks Ben
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Kieran was amazing - he put together a perfect package with a car. Hotels were lovely, with good food and friendly staff
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Nicholas Brew was great throughout. We had a few problems our end (my son lost his passport and we had to change some of the names in the group) but all was OK.
Please don’t use the car ferry again from Split to Hvar! It was dirty, dangerous and took 2 hours. Two lots of friends took the smaller ferry which only took one hour and they ran more frequently, hence their journey time was shortened considerably.
Croatia is increasingly popular for British travellers, and we decided to jump on the bandwagon. But rather than head for the Dalmatian coast islands, we opted for the intriguing peninsula in the far north, known as Istria.
There are regular flights from the UK to the region's capital, Pula, where you quickly pick up the Italianate feel, thanks to its well-preserved Roman amphitheatre, Italian menus and elegant architecture left behind by 450 years of Venetian occupation.
Venice is less than three hours away on a high-speed ferry these days but Istria very much has its own identity.We stayed close to the town of Sveti Lovrec, a 40-minute drive north of Pula. It's a beautifully preserved example of a medieval fortified town. Within its walls, the cobbled streets are deserted and silent but for the tolling of the church bell, while a couple of mini supermarkets, bars and an excellent pizzeria lie outside the ramparts.
Don't be fooled, though - Sveti Lovrec erupts into life in early August when the town holds its annual Beerfest - a bit like a huge, unruly wedding.
The peninsula's rugged coastline means that the beaches tend to be small, pebbly affairs. If you're looking for golden sands, head to Dalmatia and the islands. But the geology here throws up far more interesting features. Take the Limski Kanal, for example: a spectacular six-mile, fjord-like estuary that cuts inland a few miles south of Sveti Lovrec. You'd think such an enormous channel would be hard to miss, but on our first attempt by car we overshot the turning and ended up in the port of Vrsar, with my partner Nick squinting into a map on his iPhone.
While negotiating a three-point turn, we were struck by the number of naked families in front of us and it became clear that we had driven into Koversada, a huge nudist colony.
We quickly returned to Vrsar to get on a boat instead; trips run all day every day from the harbour and will take you on a cruise along the Kanal and also to the beautiful town of Rovinj. The town juts out into the sea, a stunning cluster of Venetian houses clinging to a rocky isthmus, crowned with the spire of St Euphemia's Basilica at the top.
We disembarked and ascended the picturesque cobbled streets, enjoying wonderful sea views from outside the Basilica and the cooler air within it. We also discovered the joy of cevapcici (sausage-shaped 'burgers' served with raw onion and pepper sauce) outside a bistro halfway up the hill.
Later, the boat dropped us off to inspect a pirate's cave allegedly used by Captain Morgan and now conveniently housing a bar. From here we enjoyed views of the calm waters and densely wooded banks of the Kanal, and also views of naked pensioners in speedboats: it seems enthusiasm for naturism is everywhere.
Along the northern bank, restaurants serve up beautifully fresh seafood and it isn't ridiculously expensive. The same goes for most of Istria's restaurants; high quality, low prices. There are treats for the meat-eaters, too: with suckling pigs roast on spits at roadside grills. Another great boat excursion is to the Brijuni islands. This little archipelago, a couple of miles off the coast, has a long and fascinating history.
The Venetians quarried the stone here to build their own city; then, in the late 19th Century, an Austrian entrepreneur turned the islands into an exclusive beach resort, which, after the Second World War, became General Tito's private summer residence.
On Brijuni he entertained everyone from Fidel Castro to Elizabeth Taylor. A little museum houses a terrific exhibition of photos of Tito with his glamorous guests. Tito's parakeet Koki is still alive too and available for a chat in his aviary.
It's once you leave the coast and drive inland that you realise why Istria is often dubbed 'the new Tuscany'. We headed north to hook up with some of Nick's friends, and were stunned by the endless sublime vistas.
One such town, Groznan, is reached only by a winding dirt track and is a haven for artists and musicians. The sound of a cello echoed through the empty streets as we went to meet Mike and Marijana, and sat on a hillside terrace sipping prosecco and gazing at the preposterously beautiful town of Motovun a few miles away.
Later we visited a wonderful restaurant, Konoba Mondo, in Motovun, and had a terrific evening enjoying Istrian produce that inspires its comparisons with Tuscany - first-rate olive oil, world-class wine and truffles galore. As we devoured plates of pasta, we could actually hear the truffle-hunting dogs in the valley below.
Istria is hospitable, charming, a bit off the beaten track and very much on the way up. Tuscany had better watch out…
First published in the Daily Mail - April 2016
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