We had a wonderful time.

Very nice place

It was the gorgeous pool and garden overlooking the hilly landscape that took us our breath away. Felt like real luxury to be able to chill by the pool in the late afternoon / evening or having breakfast on the covered veranda with view of Motovun. Definitely our most memorable experience in Istria.

In order to see a beautiful view it’s necessary to climb the hill.. The property is some 5 km‘s away from the nearest village with a shop or cafe.. We managed just fine in our large Vehicle, all asphalt roads apart from the last 50m. The locals all have normal cars. The property is at the end of a small hamlet of 10 or so small houses and is largely uninhabited, there is a local couple from the hamlet who care for the house and changed the sheets each week and cleaned. They are very kind and we managed via non verbal communication and a Shared love of dogs.. The property itself was clean and tidy, however it was evident that previous guests had not left cutlery and plates clean. Of course the local area is famous as the Trüffel Valley of Istria and to hunt truffles, you need Trüffel hounds, there are plenty of them in the local area to be heard, and also in the hamlet.. We found plenty of walks for our dog with magnificent views, and the property has sunrises and sunsets that will be hard to beat in other places in the world. Motovun town is 10 minutes by car, and Buzet is 20 minutes by car with a large supermarket. We travelled to Pula and it’s an hour South. The pool area is now paved all around really well done and the saltwater pool has a beautiful dark blue hue, and was a real treat for the time we were there and the temperatures were over 30*c there is also a garden shower. Air conditioning was also beneficial in the living room and both bedrooms. The cottage is functional but not super luxury, and we loved to sit out on the balcony watching the sunrise and sunset.. of course for a single teenager we had our challenges with the location, but inevitably the internet was important in this department, it was also functioning well.. Northern Istria is a developing area, it looks good for the future.