Hi,
After our holiday I thought I would give you some feedback. Despite a day and a half of tremendous thunderstorms and a minor issue we had a great time and really enjoyed our stay both at the villa and in Croatia. Although we had reservations about the suitability of the villa for us given we had a small child of one and a half, it turned out to be absolutely fine. Initially finding a scary pathway to the patio that leads to the sea we shortly later found a secure and safe passage so that all in the family including the little baby could enjoy being in the sea.
Overall we found the villa to work very well for us given the number of people we were. The rooms were comfortable, the ac worked well as did the wi-fi (though it is very slow in Croatia). The access to the sea as I mentioned was also great. Now I would never imagine singling out the "maid" Bea, as a real highlight. But she really was and made a big difference in making our stay more comfortable and enjoyable. Please do let your Croatian counterparts know that we really appreciated her input. She was very friendly, professional, helpful and quite intelligent and sophisticated for someone whose responsibility is mainly to look after the house. She showed my wife the market where locals buy fresh local food, helped us manage some errands, had helpful ideas, and was a useful and reliable conduit to communicate with the owners if necessary.
The boat trip to Elaphiti was great and you were absolutely right to suggest it over going to the national park. We thought of going another day to the park but Bea also told us that it did not make sense to do that given the one week duration of our stay and I think she was right having spoken to some others.
The kayaking trip as you know started with us waiting around for a while but turned out to be a very nice outing and the people who took us out were very relaxed about how much time we spent rather than sticking to a tight schedule. We also found out that taxi drivers have a hard time finding the house! Even the driver for the boat trip ended up at the wrong property although we provided some pretty clear landmarks that should have made it easy to recognise our house. For that reason being able to be in contact by mobile with the people organising the events is very useful.
So all in all a great holiday--our second good one with your agency this year (out of two) and many thanks to you and your team for finding a great last minute solution for us.
Best regards
Kaveh
