Kimkim Trip Reviews for Croatia

This hotel was very nice but was very far from Old Town (walled city) of Dubrovnik. It was not walkable to any place of interest. If you are looking for a "resort" hang out, it was nice, but far from popping in and out during a day of touring. After staying in apartment style places at other locations during our trip, this was basic hotel rooms and was disappointing. The place is slightly run down.

The apartment was amazing and beautiful.

This is a family property with multiple units. It was centrally located on Hvar and fit our needs. If you are staying there, just be aware that if you are moving your luggage, it is a bit of a walk on cobblestone. But once you are there, great location for walking and near a market etc.

The hotel was right in the core of the "Old City" and our host at the property was great. First rate experience.

Our guide, Marco, was great and a nice person. This excursion is hard to rate because it is very dependent on the weather for your experience. The weather was fine when we left but changed while we were out and made for a hard outing with paddling. Our guide felt bad but it wasn't his fault.

This was a nice walking tour but there was nothing special that we couldn't have read in a tour book. Nikola highly recommended this as we were not sure it was worth it and we stayed with it based on his recommendation. We are not sure why he pushed so hard for this. Ivana, the guide was fine but nothing special.

DO THIS EXCURSION with John. Super fun and he has a great tour dialed in.

Beautiful hotel with very comfortable rooms. We did not have a view but it was in a perfect location in the middle of the old town for walking everywhere. They did help us with luggage when we arrived at the pier and when we were leaving. Cars are not allowed inside town so we had to walk a short, flat distance to meet our ride to the airport. Breakfast was good.

The rooms are a little small but the hotel was a heritage hotel so we expected that. There was no view from our room but we were not in our room much anyway. The rooms were well kept and had everything we needed. The breakfast was delicious. The staff were very kind and helpful. AND they are strong from lugging luggage for old people up all the steps!! We were very grateful!

A beautiful boutique hotel with gorgeous views, kind staff, and a wonderful restaurant with a view. I wish we had more time in Dubrovnik to relax at one of the pool areas- so quiet and inviting!

Our driver was wonderful. We walked on our own through this park - it was crowded but still a must see!! Then he took us to a wonderful place for lunch for excellent grilled food. There were cherry trees too-a bonus :)

Another excellent and knowledgeable guide! She offered a thorough intro into the history of the castle and a nice walking tour throughout the castle walls. We also toured the synagogue which is still in use today. I loved learning about how all the religions are welcomed in Croatia even though it is majority Catholic. Beautiful

Another amazing day! The blue caves were worth the bumpy ride and the additional stop for lunch along the way in a quiet town was great too! Our guide, Tonko, was awesome! He is an excellent skipper-he did the best he could to avoid the trip being too bumpy considering the windy weather. We had a beautiful day!

Marco provided a beautiful hike through the hills through old villages and beautiful terrain. He had so much knowledge of everything growing around us - we couldn’t believe the diversity of herbs and trees. We ate at a restaurant in one of the old villages and had a traditional Peka meal - outstanding! We were so thankful for all of his knowledge and for the walking sticks he provided!! The hike was not hard but it was nice to have that extra reassurance in the few parts with gravel going a little uphill or down :) Younger people or experienced hikers would do just fine without them.

One of the best experiences of our trip! Our guide, Ivo, was outstanding. On the drive to Ston, he offered so much information on the history of Croatia. Then we made a short stop in town before heading over to the oyster farm for our private boat to the farm and oyster tasting. The oyster fisherman explained the whole process and then we ate oysters right out of the sea-I’ve never had anything so fresh and delicious! Then to an amazing meal where you pick your own fish and everything was prepared to perfection at Bota Restorani. Then on to Milo’s winery where we had excellent wines - what a day!

Our guide was excellent- I think her name is Ina but I’m not sure. She was very knowledgeable about the history of Croatia and Dubrovnik and was able to answer all of our questions. We were also interested in learning about Dubrovnik’s Jewish population annd history in Dubrovnik and she knew a lot about that as well - very interesting! Thank you!

Great location; nice rooms ; great pools and proximity to beach

Modern; clean; great views

Nice room; great location!

Great views; not paved path and lots of rocks

Fun experience; great tour of Hvar

Beautiful park; plenty of time; self led

Great room, outstanding location and design

Great staff. Comfortable but limited luggage space

Convenient to bus for old city. Spacious. Great breakfast

Guide was fantastic. Gave history and insights. Very accommodating. Superb lunch recommendation

Knowledgeable guide. Perfect length of time. Informative

Wow. Phenomenal setting. Wonderful food. Hosts like family

Very knowledgeable guide. Good variety of food

This is hard to judge. Our tour guide Isabel was a last minute substitution. She did a great job on the fly. The food was not what we expected after the tour in Dunbronik. Some of the restaurants did not seemed ready for us.

This was challenging for our guide as it was pouring down rain. She did a great job giving the history of the area. Wish it was a sunny day.

Matt was probably our best tour guide. What I appreciated from him was one of our travelers had some physical limitations and he worked with him on the tour. Very knowledgeable guide. Brought us to a great local restaurant for lunch. He was just super.

Enga did a fabulous job giving us the history of Split and showing us around the old town.

This was cancelled so cannot review.

This was my favorite experience. Mario and Hatla are amazing. It was wonderful to see their house and property and what they have built. Mario is a great chef. They invited us back for olive picking. Think they enjoy opening their home to visitors.

Gabby was great. Communication was really good, she reach out to me the day before to tell me what she would be wearing when we met at the ferry. The two wine vendors were really wonderful. A beautiful region.

Dazen was great! We enjoyed this tour. Food was great.

Very nice hotel and staff. Very good breakfasts. Good location but know that its 1.3 miles from the old town. But also a good location for less touristy restaurants.

A sterile apartment. It was fine as a launching place to explore Mljet, but no charm.

The room was nice, the breakfasts were good, but the staff was inept. They couldn't find our reservation, and service at breakfast was dodgy. But the location was great.

We opted out of the Elaphite islands and went to Lokrum (closer island) instead. We loved Lokrum - it is a great way to spend half-day hiking and swimming. Simon our skipper was wonderful.

Tour guide Jenna tried hard to give us an overview of the old town and its history.

Wonderful activity. Our guide, Josip (spelling?) was knowledgeable and fun. The hike was easy and mostly downhill...perhaps too easy for those of us who want a bit more exercise before lunch. He knew everything about local plants, history, and life on the island. Highly recommended. And the lunch was one of the highlights of our trip. They prepared Octopus in a Peka that slow cooks the food for 2 hours. It was the best octopus I've ever had and the restaurant was in a delightful, charming setting. The family that owned the restaurant were wonderful.

Interesting tour of three islands

Very interesting and informative

Beautiful countryside and fun to find edible plants along the way. The Peka dinner was uniquely prepared and delicious

Our instructor was great. I learned so much preparing fish. The pairing of local wines added to the experience

Delicious and sooo much food. Come hungry!

This was really fun in spite of the fact that the weather wasnt very cooperative. We visited 3 of the outlying islands with their interesting little towns. Our boat captain and guide was so cheerful and informative that it almost made the clouds disappear.

Our guide knew her history and as we toured through the city, she brought it more to life. Although we had walked thru the Old City the previous day, we learned so much and gained more appreciation for it.

Joseph is a very kind patient person. We were afraid we were going to have to walk up the hills behind the harbor, but he drove us waay up to a beautiful view spot. Most of the hike was downhill and beautiful. I felt we had earned the amazing food that had been cooking and waiting for us. Another brief hike to our ride back down to our hotel. Weather was perfect and the hike was tuned to our abilities

The instructor is fun, informative and patient. We had a tour through the markets to get the food we would be preparing. the school where we prepared our food was wonderful to work in. I learned to skin a fish, chop swiss chard and knead bread with confidence. This was a very fun and educational activity

Iva was very informative guide through the old city. Delicious traditional food. Definitely go on an empty stomach 'cuz you'll get a lot to eat.

we got an upgrade and had the MOST FANTASTIC ocean view, with a private balcony, this was one of my top 5 favorite views from a hotel and we have been all over the world. The buffet was the best one of all of them on this trip. It was a taxi ride from Old Town but the taxi is only 8E so worth it for the amazing view, multiple swimming pools and decadent room. Love, love love!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this hotel! Right in the middle of everything, throw open the windows and look down on the cafe and gelato shops in the plaza! There is no parking allowed in this pedestrian area so you do have to park in a designated spot a 5-10 min walk away, the staff meets you there, but it is SO WORTH IT because the location is amazing! We are not city people but we loved walking around here at night, finding a restaurant, gelato, stores, etc. can walk to ferry. The buffet in the morning is great too.

love the location of this, we walked to so many things! loved to walk by the water and see the sea organ. we did not have much time here but would have liked to see sunset on the ocean (we arrived too late) with the sundial only thing my husband did not love was parallel parking into the small parking spot they gave us- but parking is tight in Croatia we realized!

close to walk to everything, they bring your breakfast to your room which was nice!

Interesting culture! Learned a lot.

I loved this so much, the family was so kind and we LOVE Stanka she was so good with our 10 year old!

So beautiful! Loved Grgo so much!!!

Interesting fortress, best sandwich entire trip was at food stand in Trogir.

Interesting! Don’t miss Kryka national park it is a must see with a million waterfalls

Don’t skip this! It is breathtaking and photos don’t do it justice, guide was so kind to our son!

Tour guide was amazing

Fabulous!!!

upgraded, large room.. however nightly concerts were noisy and unavoidable.

The Manda was our home base in Zargreb and we love being there. Also, had two toilets; very useful!

Hotel Ideja was a wonderful surprise. The hotel hosts exuded warmth , welcome, extra care for some of our needs, a great breakfast, and -- yes -- heated bathroom floors! It was our favorite, where we felt cared about and at home by the staff.

The highlight of our visit to Zadar was the Sea Organ, and the sunset over the Sea Organ and amazing astrological Sun & planets installation.

The walking tour and our complete 3-days experience in Banja Luka was a highlight of our trip. The area has many interesting archeological sights of interest and to explore on our own, and a charming Christmas Market. We loved the Ideaja Hotel & staff.

IVANNA was an excellent guide that explained in detail the Game of Thrones experience.

See more about this in the review of the Day that took us to Klis fortress and culinary experienc

I have already shared many details about our first da getting to know Split, Diocletian's palace, and especially the tour of Klis fortresss and subsequent banquet. This day was one of the greatest highlights of our Trip, i which our guide Yanna made all the difference.

We had a wonderful tour and a fantastic tour guide in Želko. There is no way to put into meaningful words the beauty and majesty of the park and its rock formations, spectacular water falls, a thoroughly informative and enjoyable 3-hour hike.

We were privileged to visit a real working winery, despite the fact that wineries were al close for the Winter. This was an authentic winery experience for which we are most grateful and that met one of the primary objectives of our Trip Plan. Thank you!

GRGO was an engaging and very informative guide, who provided a detailed overview of HVAR. We were privileged to see his winery operation; we especially enjoyed his crna vino and enjoyed meeting his wife . We were fed a delicious home-cooked veal cutlet dinner. This was a uniquely arranged experience that meant a lot to us.

Our guide Josipa 's enthusiasm and love for her city opened our eyes, and -- because of her -- we also feel in love with Zabrgreb. We want to return!