Villa Ivona — Hotel in Općina Dubrovačko primorje

The perfect Villa for a group holiday to Croatia!

My Husband and I stayed at Villa Ivona with a group of friends this June and had the most idyllic week in Croatia!

We arrived at the beautiful villa in the mountains late in the evening but was left with with a warm, welcoming gift from Ivona, the villa’s lovely host, who left us with an assortment of food/drink for when we arrived and for breakfast the next day!

The pictures are a true representation of the villa, bedrooms are clean and spacious with great air conditioning, modern bathrooms (with fantastic water pressure!), modern and fully equipped kitchens, a beautiful garden and pool area with plenty of seating areas, and a fab summer kitchen.

The villa is split almost like two apartments, downstairs there is the large kitchen, bathroom and one bedroom. Upstairs is accessed by the stairs to the side of the villa which leads up to the balcony area and the front door. There is a smaller kitchen, bathroom, living room and two bedrooms. This worked fine for our group of friends.

Every morning a very quiet cleaner, who never woke us, had already cleaned the outside areas including the pool and summer kitchen to keep the garden area tidy.

The wildlife around the villa is stunning with amazing views of the mountains, swallows and other small birds nesting nearby and beautiful butterflies around the villa.

We stayed 7 nights and went on trips by car to Ston, Propratno Beach and Dubrovnik. The closest shops for groceries are a small Studenac Market about 10 minutes away or a bigger Tommy Market in Ston about 30 minutes away.

One day we visited Ficovic restaurant in Hodilje on Ivona’s recommendation and we had an amazing lunch with a beautiful view!

We also booked a boat trip through Ivona which was absolutely incredible, we were met by our Skipper in Zaton, and were taken to a few amazing islands and spots for sea swimming, we would highly recommend this as it is discounted for guests of Villa Ivona.

This truly is a wonderful location for relaxing and spending quality time...

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An absolutely stunning villa located in a peaceful and tranquil setting surrounded by the mountains. The villa was perfection, spacious rooms, numerous kitchens including an outdoor summer kitchen which was equipped with a large table, a TV, a BBQ and a football table which we used numerous times. The pool was great, which was cleaned every morning by the cleaner before we had even woken up so thank you so much to her!

Ivona the host was absolutely incredible. Fantastic communication, always answering any questions I had. She made our stay extra special by decorating the villa with for my sister’s 30th birthday, she even made a birthday cake for us. We cannot thank Ivona enough for making the trip so special and unforgettable!

The boat trip that Ivona offered was faultless and one of the best day trips I’ve ever had! Ivona organised car transfers which took us to the boat and we spent all day sailing through crystal blue waters, spent hours swimming and diving into the water, had champagne and drinks on the boat and lunch was organised by Ivona - we ate at a beautiful restaurant which overlooked the sea and the mountains which was absolutely stunning. Even the waiters at the restaurant brought up out a birthday cake and sang happy birthday!

Ivona also organised car transfers from the airport to the villa which was incredible. It fit 8 of us and all of our luggage, we were taken to and picked up from the centre in Dubrovnik where we had a few hours to have lunch and explore the beautiful city. The driver then took us to the supermarket and waited 1 hour for us to do a food shop and then took us to the villa. Thank you so much to the drivers for working around our schedule and being so reliable and helpful.

This trip was so memorable and I cannot thank Ivona enough for how special she made it for us. I would 100% love to come back and I recommend this stay to everybody!...

Amazing villa in the mountains with a warm, welcoming and helpful host, Ivona, greeting you with an assortment of locally produced goodies. Everything is just as nice as in the pictures! The bedrooms are beautifully made with great air conditioning, modern bathrooms, fully equipped kitchens, well kept garden and pool area with lots of nice details, big and warm pool and a great outdoor summer kitchen.

Compliments to the really stealthy cleaner, who when you wake up in the morning - without us ever noticing - already has been on a visit outside cleaning the pool, washing the dishes, emptying the trash etc, to make the garden ready for the next day!

We stayed two families for one week and made daily trips by car to localities like Ston, Slano and Dubrovnik, which are 20-60 minutes away, for sightseeing, restaurants, beaches and groceries.

A wonderful place for peace and quiet and to spend quality time with your...