We have just come back from a really enjoyable week at Villa Aurora. It is a really charming and comfortable house in a lovely part of Croatia. The owners, Borana and Marko, have done a great job of renovating the place so that it still feels like an old stone house, but it has all the modern fittings you need and loads of stylish touches that make it a real pleasure to stay in. The kitchen/diner is very well equipped, but we cooked on the huge built-in barbecue and ate in the outside dining area every night.

It would be a great house for two or even three families with children to stay in together, as four of the bedrooms are arranged in pairs where parents could be close to children, and the pool is right outside the kitchen/sitting area. We actually went as three couples, which meant that everyone got their own private space away from the others.

The beach and the nearest town are about ten minutes drive away. The area around the villa is also quite scenic - so long as you have a bit of a head for heights, you have to do the stone steps walk around Grižane-Belgrad - hard work but really interesting and great views over the area and to the coast. We even managed a day out to the fantastic Plitvice Lakes National Park - quite a long drive but well worth it.

Borana and Marko were really friendly and helpful too. Although nothing went wrong in the house, I’m sure they would have been straight round to sort it out as they live a few minutes away in the next village.

Highly recommended - for big or small groups.