Une ancienne maison en pierre à 4 mètres de la mer et à quelques pas de Kotor.

Thanks for your lovely review. Always a pleasure to welcome returning guests, especially on such a big day. Very much hope you come back again! Nick

Thanks so much Frances. Glad you all enjoyed staying at the house and I hope you do indeed come back. You'd be very welcome. Nick

Sarah, I'm so glad you had a good time. And thank you for this lovely review - which reflects how I feel about the house and Montenegro. It's a beautiful place to just be. I really do hope you return. Best - Nick Ps Brave you swam in April. I stayed the fortnight before and I was too much of a wimp. Respect.

Thank you so much, Andrea. I know it was a birthday celebration so I really wanted your holiday in the house to be special. I''m so happy you enjoyed it and very much hope you and do come back. It was a pleasure to have you stay. Nick

Thanks Pamella. So glad you liked the house and your review is much appreciated. The dust is from the walls, which absorb water in winter from the battering of storms and sea. From spring it evaporates but sheds salt and grit with it. Short of rendering the walls - which would hide the stones which give the old houses their character - there is, as you suggest, nothing to be done. Again thanks, Pamella. Nick

Hi Gabriel. Thanks for your kind words - and for being such lovely guests. By the sounds of it, you like the same things we do - swimming, eating and drinking, and just relaxing - so I like to think the house was caters well for that. Again thank you - Nick

Thanks for the review, Dale, and I’m glad you had a good time. I’m also glad of the opportunity to state what may not be obvious from the images; the house is four hundred years old, was earthquake damaged in 1979 and restored to maintain its ancient character. There are more than ten lamps on the ground floor. Some illuminate old alcoves we excavated (along with the musket ports upstairs), most are in metal clasps holding handmade ceramic tiles. Low lighting is meant to enhance the atmosphere. The garden furniture was bought from an old manor house in cornwall and shipped for the same reason. Because the internal structure is built on timber beams there is movement. Doors stick as a result. We are building a third bathroom on the second floor this winder but this too will be in keeping. I rescued a limestone sink from a Venitian palace being converted to a hotel. It may not be as practical as new but again; this is a 400-year-old house in a UNESCO world heritage site and whilst not perfect by modern standards, the aim is sympathetic restoration. Lastly, I agree, the house should (and did) have a dustpan and brush. We’ll get a new one.

Hi Julie. You were a pleasure to accomodate and I'm so happy you liked the view, the house - and the restaurant suggestions. We would be delighted if you were to visit again. All the best - Nick

Panna used instant booking to rent the house. She asked only about restaurants, water taxis and if there was a hair dryer? Families including elderly or disabled members had always asked about the suitability of the house before booking it. I always answered with images illustrating difficulties - such as the steep stairs to the mezzanine Panna mentions. It was only when storm Boris broke during Panna’s stay, covering the stair well in an inch of water, that she mentioned mobility. A repair man was sent to mop up the water, I apologised to Panna for the flood, though it was out of my control, and refunded her money. That refund is something she also fails to mention. To prevent guests booking the house with no thought to its suitability in future, I have removed the instant booking facility. I want guests to enjoy their stay but it is for them satisfy themselves the house is appropriate to their needs as well as their aspirations. I can only help if asked the appropriate questions.

Thanks so much for staying, Hilary, and for your lovely review. We also never tire of that view. Life seems to make sense when you first see the water. Hope very much that you do you come back. Nick Nick

Dear Stuart Thanks for a great review. I’m really glad you had such a good time in Montenegro and liked the house. Over winter we will do more work on the outside space, back and front. There is in fact a space in front that belongs to the house but we need to define it with paving, plant pots and perhaps a breakfast table, so keeping traffic at bay. We also intend to add an additional shower and toilet to the utility room. All the very best and thanks you for being lovely and appreciative guests - Nick

Thank you ever so much, Rene. It's really gratifying to hear you had such a good time. Nick

Dear Arhmet I appreciate your review; I know from earlier correspondence that you liked the house, its location, history, enjoyed your stay and were struck by the beauty of the bay. For all that, there have been issues with maintenance this year and I apologise. Because of Covid restrictions, I didn't visit in April when normally problems that have arisen over winter would be dealt with. In addation, when late bookings did come they took me - and the house - a little by surprise. Again, I am grateful for your kind review, genuinely sorry for the inconvenience, but pleased you had a good holiday inspite iof it. Nick