Villa Branko Istria on 7000sqm of enclosed land with pool, great for kids!

We, 4 adults/ 3 children/ 1 dog, stayed at Villa Branko in August 2024 and had a very nice holiday. The communication with the landlady (Klara) was always very fast, caring and helpful. We had 2 special requests which she solved without any problems The house is located in the centre of the country. The beautiful beaches and the beautiful town of Rovinj are easily accessible within 20-25 minutes. Pula can be reached in about 35 minutes. The national park is about 1 hour's drive away. In the nearby village of Sventvincenat (2 minutes by car) there are good restaurants and a small supermarket that is open until 9 pm. The house was renovated 2 years ago. The renovation work was carried out to a very high standard by a local craftsman...the rooms are beautiful. The house is characterised by its very large plot. At the back is a beautiful pool (salt water system...no chlorine!) and a badminton court. At the front of the house is the outdoor area for sitting and eating. Due to this separation and the size of the property, children can play loudly in the rear area while you can sit quietly and undisturbed in the front area. There are also goals for football and table tennis. We can highly recommend the accommodation. If we travel to Istria again next year, we will certainly book Villa Branko again!

We just got home from our long waited family vacation from there.the villa was very nicely renovated with beautiful materials and a lot of attention to detail and you can see the personal touch and how much Klara cares about the villa and avout her guests!Everything was very clean,all ages can find something to do,whether they want to play badminton by the pool or talk at the big family table.the location is very convenient to supermarkets, restaurants and bigger towns.we recommend it from all our hearts!thank you Klara for everything!

The Villa was perfect for our group, 8 people and 3 dogs. The sleepingrooms were very nice, the bathrooms even better. And ofcourse, everything was with airco. The garden, or better the estate, with swimmingpool was verey with enough shadow if you want that. And it is incredible for the dogs. THe estate is surrounded by walls so they can run arround within any problem. So they had also the time of there life. The house itself is situated is a nice area and perfect for visits to towns like Pula and Porec. Visiting this house is recommended. And when you stay there, you have to visit the restaurant Vorichi in Baran, about 10 minutes drive. A small restaurant situated in a vineyard. Wonderfull. But again, the house is really perfect for both people and dogs. Peter Krol

We had a great and very relaxing vacation in the Villa Branko. This was basically because the lovely owner provided us with everything we needed and beyond. The Villa is set in a quiet area of Istria within reach of all the main sights. The property comprises a huge and very well-kept garden, a relaxing pool and a nice court and many more things. After a week only we felt deeply relaxed. Thank you, dear Klara!

We had an amazibg stay at the villa. The House was just renovated and everything was in top condition. The host Klara was easy to talk to and the instructions to find the house was easy Trine and Søren

Lovely villa in a quiet location. Friendy owner who showed use over the villa and gave us information about the area and attractions to visit. The owner came to see us midweek and brought a bottle of wine for us. Thank you x

This villa has absolutley everything a family needs for a week away. As a family of 8 we were not disappointed. The villa was spotless when we arrived. Kristian made check in very easy. He gave us details of local places to go and see. The villa was perfect for us with the amount of space it has and things to do. The pool area is lovely and the small people loved the playarea and grass area to play on. The pictures do not so the space justice (It's huge) Klara came and visited mid week and she was lovely and also gave us ideas on where to eat (Klara Rovinj was lovely for dinner thank you) if you need a holiday villa to cater for large families I can not recommend this enough it was lovely. Will definitley be back.

8 people (three families) had a good time at a nice place. We' ve enjoyed: - the huge veranda outside - the clean pool - table tennis inside the garage (cool place) - the huge and nice property - the near to Svetvincenat, a lovely place (centrally of Istria) Thank you, not our last visit of these country. Niels and family

Very nice Villa that has been upgrated during the years. The yard is perfect with small children or youngsters, because there are much to do (pool, badminton, football, tabletennis). The teracce is large enough for two families with children. The Villa is not new, so expect it be one. The owner is super-helpful and nice. The surrounding is nice and quiet and still close to several things to do. (July 2018 the neighbour was building a house or something, so it might bring some sounds to the Villa too.) Value for the price is 5/5.

We had a lovely stay in the villa, which was in a great part of Istria, just outside the town/village of Svetvincenat, which is a nice place to hang out and wander round. There happened to be a medieval festival during the week which we were there, which was an incredible experience. My family of 9 needed somewhere to stay together as we came over for my brother’s wedding in Istria and the villa was a great size for us. Two roomy bathrooms were great, as was the smaller toilet and shower room outside - very practical. The garden is fabulous, with so much room for the children to run about it and play badminton and table tennis etc. The pool was great - we were so happy to have a place to cool off in and we ended up being in it for several hours a day! The house itself had lots of bedrooms, which housed us all, and we spent a lot of time on the front veranda, which was lovely and airy. The sitting room was smaller than we expected (a sofa for 2-3 people and an armchair) so it would have been tricky to sit in there as a group, but am guessing that most people sit outside rather than watch TV inside... It certainly was not a problem for us. We were there for the heatwave, with 37 degrees, so super hot, and we were really happy to have the air conditioning unit on the landing upstairs. Everyone sleeping upstairs ended up sleeping with their doors open to benefit from the unit as we were all roasting. It was a bit worrying that the three people sleeping in the two rooms downstairs didn’t have airconditioning. There was a mobile unit provided for downstairs, that you could move from one room to another, but it was very loud and needed the window to be open for the hot air to be fed out with a hose/tube. This meant it was a bit unsafe to be used at night with downstairs windows left open, but was fine in the day. Klara, who organised our stay, was super responsive to emails and questions and really helpful. Kristian, who met us at the villa was also incredibly helpful and also answered questions we had. He gave us tips about the local area and made us feel very welcome. The location was perfect for exploring Istria - just 30 minutes car drive from Rovinj, close to lovely hill towns and the coast and really central. Very easy access to the airport. We also really liked the quiet rural location of the villa which was so peaceful to come back to and relax after exploring. We had a lovely time and were very sad to leave. We would love to go back again.