Though the garden is well kept (managed by a 3rd party) the villa was rather tired/worn given the premium price paid in high season.
Communication with the owner/renter was 'ok'. Usually, a quick response although often brief. No guest information at the property.
The internet connection was dreadful from day one - with the router resetting connection sometimes as much as 20-30 times an hour when in use. We reported the issue early, but engineer visits yielded no benefit. I suspect this problem (probably a line fault) has been present for a very long time and may never be fixed.
Even when up, the connection speed was only around 12-14mbps, so use of multiple devices and content streaming are unlikely to function well.
Given how far the villa was from restaurants and shops, the Internet was to be our main form of entertainment of an evening, but it was instead, extremely frustrating.
Decor and furniture were tired, eclectic and worn throughout.
Air conditioning was only present in the living room and main bedroom, meaning that the 2/3 of the sleeping accommodation was uncomfortably hot overnight.
Fans were retrospectively provided by the owner, but the ad should highlight this and always make large fans available.
The location shown on Vrbo is inaccurate, the property is nearly 2KM's to the West and not really walkable in warm weather to Nora or Pula. No nearby restaurants or shops.
The local beach is at least 250M away (not 100M as stated) and the sea views from the upstairs bedroom are barely visible.
The local beach was quite nice, but the litter present amongst bushes and overturned bins was saddening.
Upon arrival even the Satellite TV and PlayStation weren't working (Satellite HDMI cable plugged in & loose connection on dish cable, and the power cable was completely disconnected from the PS3), so basic checks not made prior to new tenants arriving.
No kettle, no toaster, chipped plates, poor bedding, scratched glasses, mains breaker kept tripping... I could go on, but you get the idea...
Oh and if offered a cheap car rental by the owner... I would give it a miss.
The car we had, a white Fiat Punto (though made available to us at the airport and picked-up on departure) had done in excess of 200K miles, had dents on most panels, had at least one damaged/borderline legal tire and the air conditioning so poor we had to drive with all the windows open. Even for the low rental price, I think I could have bought it outright.
