Even though this villa is in Dubrovnik, a short walk from the Old Town, your hosts offer a range of extra details to make it feel as though you’re on a traditional farmhouse retreat. You’re welcome to pick fresh fruit and vegetables from their garden and kids can take a ride on their friendly donkey. If you want to experience rustic Croatian cuisine, a private chef can be arranged for the night of your arrival or during your stay. Once you’ve stocked up on sun-ripe veg from the garden, there’s a full summer kitchen for outdoor feasts in the wood-ceilinged dining area. A huge swimming pool set in the stone terrace is the perfect spot to cool off during the day and, from here, there’s a beautiful view over fruit orchards to the rugged mountains. Inside the villa, it’s a vision of wooden ceilings and tiled floor and feels a little like a mountain chalet in some rooms. Especially the dine-in kitchen with its wood-burning stove and wood-beamed roof. The open-plan living room has picture-frame windows overlooking the greenery outside. The villa sits just outside the centre of Dubrovnik, a fifteen-minute drive from the buzzing Old Town, packed with restaurants, bars...Read more and cafés alongside the ancient churches and medieval walls. Read less

Additional fees

• Your host can help arrange a variety of extra services during your stay, including massages and beauty treatments, wine tours, laundry and dry cleaning, fridge fills, restaurant reservations, private chefs, airport transfers, and car hire

• You can also arrange to have your breakfast cooked each morning – you only need to pay for the food

• If you’re travelling with children, your host can organise babysitting services – alternatively, a live-in nanny can be arranged at a cost of £475-£670 per week

Additional fees subject to a 3.5% handling charge.