A small village house with three bedrooms, a closed garden, a hot tub in the front yard, and a summer kitchen built for long evenings.
Downstairs: a living room with a wood stove, a fully-equipped kitchen with a dining table for six, a bathroom, and a separate toilet. Upstairs: three bedrooms (sleeps five) opening onto a long balcony with views toward the Biokovo ridge. Outside: a hot tub, an outdoor lounge under a vine-covered porch, and the summer kitchen with its big open fireplace. Beyond the southern wall, Ivan's parents grow vegetables and herbs in raised wooden beds — guests are welcome to pick whatever they like.
The downstairs runs as one open Mediterranean room — exposed brick, wooden floors, a green vintage hutch beside a rust-orange velvet sofa. A wood stove for cooler evenings, a wide dining table where Dalmatian dinners get long, and a kitchen that has everything you actually use: gas stove with oven, microwave, dishwasher, espresso machine, kettle, toaster.
The yard is closed on all sides — kids and dogs can run free without a thought. Under the vine-covered porch: a long table and rattan armchairs for breakfast or sundown wine. A few steps away, the hot tub. A few more, the summer kitchen — a small outbuilding with a serious BBQ fireplace and a dining table built for slow lunches. Past the gate to the south, the vegetable garden lined with wooden beds — tomatoes, peppers, herbs, whatever is in season.
Gas stove with oven, microwave, dishwasher, espresso machine, toaster, kettle, full set of pans and dishes for six. Olive oil, salt, basics waiting on the counter.
Two air conditioners — one downstairs, one upstairs. Wood stove for cooler evenings. The house is small and warms or cools in minutes.
Full bathroom plus a second toilet downstairs. Washing machine. Drying ropes on the upstairs balcony. Fresh linens and towels on arrival.
Air-jet jacuzzi in the front yard. Open year-round, weather permitting. Skimmer with chlorine tablets, filtered overnight. Towel rack steps away.
A small outbuilding with a wide BBQ fireplace. Charcoal and wood provided. Built for the kind of dinners that run until midnight.
Smart TV with ~300 channels (A1 Xplore + IPTV Smarters), and a Bluetooth soundbar you can carry into the garden for music outside.
Wooden climbing frame with slide, swings, and a hammock — fenced inside the yard. Some "alpinistic" bits (ropes, heights) — parents, peek before kids climb.
Raised wooden beds below the southern wall. Tomatoes, peppers, herbs, whatever's in season. Pick freely — that's the point.
On-site parking for several cars. Arriving with an electric car? You can charge from the house — small per-hour fee for the electricity, just let us know.
Madrino is a real family home — Ivan, Maja and Ivan's parents look after it themselves. None of the rules below are strict; they're just the small kindnesses that keep the place working for the family that came before you and the one that comes after. Thank you in advance.
Standard arrival from 3 PM, departure by 10 AM. If your flight times don't fit those windows, message Maja in advance — she'll almost always find a way to make it work.
From 10 PM to 8 AM, please keep the music and gatherings to a gentle hum — Kreševo is a small village with neighbours, not a resort. Inside the closed yard you're welcome to enjoy your evening; just no speakers across the fence.
The yard is fully fenced; kids and dogs can run free. Mention pets when you book so Maja can have things ready, and please tidy up after them around the garden — same rules as at home.
Inside the house is non-smoking. There's an ashtray on the porch and another by the summer kitchen — both lovely places to sit for a cigarette anyway.
Rinse your feet (a towel sits right by the steps), and please skip suncream before you step in — the pump clogs easily. Cover the tub at night and leave the circulation pump on overnight; that's how the water stays clean for the rest of your stay. A chlorine tablet lasts about a week — for longer stays, just ask Maja for another.
The wooden climbing frame has a few "alpinistic" features — ropes, ladders, a slide with some height. Worth a parent's eye before the little ones get going. The garden has small steps at the entrance; same idea.
When you leave the house for the day, please unplug what you're not using and turn the air conditioning off — the house cools or warms back up in minutes when you return. Big chef's knives, by the way, dislike the dishwasher.
Fresh on arrival, replaced for longer stays on request. Please don't wash them yourself — let Maja know and she'll bring you a new set.
Tomatoes, peppers, herbs, whatever is in season in the raised beds behind the southern wall — they're yours to use. Ivan's parents would rather you ate them than watched them go to seed.
The house sleeps five. If you'd like to invite a friend or two over for dinner — wonderful. If you're planning a larger gathering, please give Maja a heads-up first so she can help arrange it well.
You're welcome to charge an electric car at the house. Because the electricity adds up, there's a small per-hour fee — just mention it on arrival.
Tell Maja. There's no damage deposit — we trust you to be honest and we'll sort it out the normal way, between people.
"We don't want to bother you with damage deposits and all that stuff." — Maja's own words.
"The complete outside yard is closed and safe — so your kids and pets are safe and sound."
— from Maja's welcome note
House Madrino is owned by Ivan and Maja. Ivan works as a sailor, so Maja handles guests day-to-day — with help from Ivan's parents, who keep the garden and the kitchen alive.