Villa Mandolina · Zadar · Croatia
Discover the quiet side of Zadar.
Two apartments in a family garden of olive trees and lavender — a fine place to come back to after a day of sun and salt.
A warm welcome
Travelling through Croatia? A holiday in Zadar? Villa Mandolina is a retreat from the bustle of everyday life, with the most picturesque corners of the country at your doorstep.
The villa holds two authentic, fully equipped apartments — air-conditioned, with private parking and fast Wi-Fi. The region around Zadar keeps an unspoiled natural beauty and a sunny southern way of life that is so often imagined, and so rarely found.
This is a place you will gladly return to — and where you will just as gladly be welcomed again.
Our apartments
Sleeps two · 30 m²
A snug hideaway for two with its own private entrance, a kitchenette and dining corner, and a balcony where mornings are allowed to take their time.
Sleeps three · 50 m²
A roomier apartment for three with a full kitchen, a sofa to sink into, and a balcony with its own barbecue for long Dalmatian evenings.
Days out
Villa Mandolina is a natural starting point for the wild side of Dalmatia. We arrange excursions to all five parks at a discounted rate — just ask.
At the villa you can also rent bicycles and electric scooters, book adventure excursions, or order a transfer to the airport, bus, ferry or train station.
Not sure which park to pick? Read our honest guide to all five
At the villa · Essentia Botanica
A hands-on afternoon showing how essential oils and hydrosols are made — friendly, unhurried, and full of Mediterranean scent.
Depending on the season: body scrubs, fragrant flower bags, bath salts, herb baskets… Read how the oils are made
Ask about the workshop
Good to know
14–22h
Please confirm your arrival time by email, phone or SMS — especially if you are running late. Arrivals after 22:00 carry a €20 late fee.
call ahead — we’ll wait up!
10h
Until 10:00 in the morning — with time enough for one last coffee on the balcony.
polako — no rush
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Payment is due on arrival, in cash — or book through any online travel agency. Tourist tax of €1.50 per person per day is not included.
gotovina, molim!
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For pre-season, post-season and extended-stay discounts, get in touch — we are happy to work something out.
worth asking!
Questions, answered
Check-in is between 14:00 and 22:00 — please confirm your arrival time by email, phone or SMS. Arrivals after 22:00 carry a €20 late fee. Check-out is until 10:00.
Payment is due on arrival, in cash — or you can book through any online travel agency. Tourist tax of €1.50 per person per day is not included in the price.
Yes — free private parking at the villa, included for both apartments.
Yes. Both apartments have free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, heating and satellite TV, each with its own private entrance.
Yes. We arrange excursions to all five nearby national parks — Plitvice Lakes, Kornati Islands, Krka Waterfalls, Zrmanja Canyon and Paklenica — at a discounted rate. You can also rent bicycles and electric scooters at the villa, or order a transfer to the airport, bus, ferry or train station.
Essentia Botanica is our on-site workshop showing how essential oils and hydrosols are made with a traditional copper still. You handle Mediterranean herbs like lavender, rosemary and sage, blend your own aromatic products with local olive oil and sea salt, and take home a small bag of what you made.
Yes — for pre-season, post-season and extended stays, get in touch and we will work something out.
Find us
Write or call — you will be talking to the family, not a front desk.
Dragi gosti — dear guests,
the lavender is out in the garden, the apartments are aired and ready, and Zadar is being its beautiful self. Write to us and we’ll keep a key aside for you.
— your hosts at Villa Mandolina
