Apartments Ivana

I thought I’d write a review as no one has for a while! The apartments are about one hour drive from Split. The owner met us at the bus stop to guide us a short walk to the apartments, he was very friendly and helpful though out our stay. The apartments are up a fairly steep hill (have done worse though), it was a hard walk up twice a day in the heat but if you’ve got good mobility and healthy it should be fine. The studio room itself was basic but nice and had everything we needed. There was a bedroom with two single beds pushed together, and living area with a single bed and table and chairs. Our daughter used that as her room effectively. Good storage with two large double wardrobes. Shower was good. Great views from the balcony of the sea. The air con unit was above the single bed in the living area, so the cool air wasn’t great spreading to the bedroom. Rooms were cleaned every 3 days or so. In the kitchen was a kettle, toastie maker, hob and oven. The town of Baska Voda itself is lovely, short walk down but as mentioned up hill coming back, not as big as other Croatian towns but a large enough strip to walk down with restaurants, bars and shops. Beach is lovely (pebbles) Easy to travel to other places like Split, Dubrovnik, Makarska with the bus stop just at the top of the road. Overall it was a nice budget holiday that we booked with jet2. Thank you 😊

Poor location with a lot of traffic noise from the road right next door. Terrible bad/little view from the balcony. Poor beds where you know the spring system rodent. Nice hosts.

Having visited further down the coast a few times, I was a bit unsure of what to expect from Baska Voda (and Ivana apartments). All ever required from me in a holiday apartment is a clean place and all the basics there. A nice touch was being met from the transfer bus by Andreja, the lady who was in contact with us throughout the holiday. She kindly told us about local amenities and walked us to the room, even leaving us a large beer and water in the fridge (nice touch). We had the one bedroom apartment, which was right on the corner of the small block at the very top. Although it was 6 flights of stairs, the views were fantastic of the Adriatic, mountains and islands and sitting with a cup of tea or cold beer in the evening watching the sun go down made every step worth it! Sink, fridge (small freezer compartment) kettle, sandwich toaster and coffee jug thingy, cooker and all the utensils was all we needed. Bedroom with a balcony joined to it, and table and chairs inside main room and on balcony. Little sofa and decent shower and loo and you have everything you need. Andreja was always on hand to message (regarding any questions we had) and was always helpful. Towels got renewed every few days and as I said, all in all it had everything we needed. Only thing we didn't have was a toaster, but to be honest you could make it in the sandwich toaster if you wanted. Free wifi was good too. Sea view was absolutely class but I think the mountain view from the back would have been nice too ( sea view balcony gave you the sun, almost all day though, not sure how much sun the back got?). Three minutes walk was 2 bus stops taking you to various local towns and some really nice places to visit. Now the only downside is....... the apartments are at the top of a longish steep hill. Now, we knew this when we booked it and it didn't bother us at all. It's 10 mins walk up the hill and it's pretty steep but as I said any reasonable level of fitness can do it easily (saw people of all ages going up, just some quicker than others). You're pretty hot by time you get back to your apartment, but the excellent air conditioning soon sorts it out). All in all, can't fault it. Excellent hosts, apartments and really really enjoyed Baska Voda. Definitely want to return, and we would pick Ivana every time. Thanks again Andreja!