Villa Miljak

We had a wonderful time in Croatia. We self driven from the North to the South, stopping at 6 major areas. From Pula to Dubrovnik. Our favourite stay was in Podstrana at Villa Miljak. Lovely apartments, gorgeous pool and the sunsets are the best. This is a must stay.

Stayed here with our 15 year old son on a group activity week. Took the whole place over and it was brilliant for all the kids to muck about in the pool. We had the new 1 bed apartment on the ground floor - lovely space! We have been good to have air con in the bedroom though - had to sleep with the door open and the light from the door woke me up every day. Hung a towel over in the end. Would have liked to be able to recycle too... and although we had 1 set of clean towels in the week, it would have been good for sheets too and a clean of the apartment. Fantastic fridge though and the air con we did have was great!!

Absolutely loved this break away from the hustle and bustle. We were collected from Zadar by the owners and the trip took 2hrs. Split airport is closer of course. The apartment is very modern with a state of the art shower. There are not too many apartments in the Villa. The in laws are in the middle floors and language is a barrier but not the generosity of spirit . The owners are available by phone and they visited to make sure we were happy a few times when there was new arrivals. They have daytrips to offer if you are there for a longer time. We were there for 7 days. We were on the top floor with glorious views of the bay and Split to wake up to each morning. The balcony is shared but our neighbours respected eating times as we did for them, so we had it to ourselves. We practically had the pool to ourselves for the week. Bring everything you need down with you, as there are 42 steps back up to the top floor. There are many steps down to the shops (be careful of your change), restaurants and marino area but you get so much rest in by the pool, you don't mind the exercise. The beach is pebbley and you can rent beds, umbrellas and get snacks by the water edge. We went to Split for a daytrip by bus, it took some time but we got there. There is some shelter from the sun from the buildings on the cobbled streets. There is lot to see and do. Do try figs at the market and the ice cream. Watch out for the busier days when the cruise ships come in. We enjoyed the night time at the marina, lots of nice restaurants further down the beach and cocktail bars. We spent under 500 euros each and spoiled ourselves for the week. Can't recommend this place for a slow down break enough !!!!