We stayed for two weeks as a family of 11, including my 85 year old father, 2 teenagers and a toddler. Montenegro Living staff were brilliant. All the communications were great and Inna met us at the villa with some groceries to get us going. The villa was perfect for us; very comfortable and well equipped and the view is utterly stunning. My father spent many happy afternoons on his balcony, or on the terrace. The rest of us enjoyed the jetty, sunbathing and swimming – the water is crystal clear. There are about 100 steps down to the jetty, so not for anyone with walking difficulties. At mealtimes we all sat round the terrace table and enjoyed the view across to Herceg Novi.
The bedrooms were all comfortable, each with electric fans to keep us cool at night. Bathrooms too were all fine and worked well for our large party. The kitchen was small but functional – an oven would have been useful but we managed fine with the hob and microwave. The fridge is a little small for such a large party, but there is a much larger fridge freezer in the outbuilding. The barbeque was great and got a lot of use. The Wi-fi worked like a dream throughout the stay.
The parking for 2 cars is great, as the road through the village is narrow. The local friendly shop is a 1 min walk away, providing all the basics you need, and the attached restaurant is great too; we ate there 3 times during the stay. The nearest supermarket is about a 5 min drive – you can get everything there.
The villa is very close to the smaller Croatian border at Konfin. This is much quieter than the one at Debeli Brijeg (where I’m told you can wait for hours). So if you’re flying, you could choose Dubrovnik airport, although most of our party chose Tivat, which was fine. Tip: We drove to Dubrovnik at 6am, got there by 7.30 and had breakfast in the old town before the cruise ship tourists arrived – it was cool, quiet and beautiful.
We did driving tours to Herceg Novi, Kotor, Dubrovnik and Njegos Mausoleum – all recommended. We also hired a boat and skipper for a daytrip to Kotor; that was a great day! We also did kayaking from Herceg Novi, and river rafting in the Tara Canyon – great fun!
We had a couple of very minor problems with the villa during the stay and both were promptly sorted by Inna and the team, and on departure Inna was there to see us off.
The only slight drawback is the party noise from Igalo across the bay at night, though we managed to ignore it most of the time.
