Villa Dalmatino

Brela in mid May is a very very quiet beautiful village with many 'soft' pebble beaches along which there are attractive paths set along the coast amongst the pine trees. In the summer season we were told it is a great deal busier. Villa Dalmatino is a little way up the hillside near the centre of the village just a short walk to the harbour. We booked the top floor 'comfort' apartment which is somewhat larger than any of the other apartments and has two large balconies with stunning views. It was very clean and well equipped with a large comfortable double bed [and two convertible sofas which we did not use], a kitchen alcove with a large fridge, four electric hotplates, coffee maker and sink unit. Plenty of cutlery, crockery etc but no electric kettle, oven or microwave. The bathroom has a very powerful electric shower with 'massage' sprays from the side as well as the normal overhead sprays. It did take quite a long time for hot water to appear but this could have been because we were on the top floor and also the only guests staying at the property at this time. Towels were provided but not dish cloths or any cooking consumables [Salt, cooking oil, washing up liquid etc.] WiFi was available but the signal was somewhat erratic. A small supermarket and a chemist are just outside the villa and two more supermarkets, post office and bakery with a handful of other shops further down by the beach. There are a number of small restaurants by the pretty harbour - Konobo Feral was recommended by the helpful owner and we agreed with his advice. Weather was perfect for our stay but imagine it would be much hotter in the season and then the noise from the air conditioning units belonging to a nearby hotel might be a nuisance if one was on one of the lower floors. Our only annoyance was a bulldozer re-arranging the pebbles on the beach for a couple of days! It was well worth paying a little extra for the top floor apartment for the extra space and for the amazing views from the balcony. The downside is the number of stairs to climb to the third floor. Also be aware that there is a choice of a very steep or a slightly longer and less steep walk down to the beach [and back up again!] so anyone with mobility difficulties might have problems. We loved this apartment and would recommend it to anyone who wants a relaxing 'do little' holiday on a very pretty part of this coast. One might find other cheaper places nearby - but for us, this was perfect.