Open Croatian borders will take you to a land of genuine hospitality and exceptional natural beauty. 'So beautiful and so close at hand…', 'Croatia is an adornment of the world', 'the Mediterranean as it used to be' are some of the slogans of the country as a world tourist destination. By its attitudes, location, culture and many other features it is both Central-European and Mediterranean…with such a particularly attractive coastline of 5.835 km and 1185 islands.

A picture or a photograph, however illustrative of the immense beauty, can never replace the live experience… of several days or a week, no matter, you will savour your stay forever. The blueness of the sea, the dark green cover of the land and the sun-shone sky from early dawn until late in the day (and what a sunset!!), rhythmically alternated with pleasantly mild nights, will make the end of your holidays come unnoticed…not realizing that you will have to wait for one whole year to enjoy the rest and the carefree holidays again.

The southernmost Dubrovnik-Neretva County is the most picturesque of Croatian regions, its capital Dubrovnik an outstanding center and the treasure of world heritage. Its renaissance and baroque harmony and the state of preservation of the entire city, nonetheless the life in it, enchant every visitor. To visit Croatia, and not to visit Dubrovnik, would be a real miss. Here is how a poet sees it ; '…if this world had several Dubrovniks, only one of them would be real - the genuine, true, only Dubrovnik created of stone and light… the palm open under the stars, offered to the world, the unique stage on which both the past and the future have one common meaning, a common creative power..'. Bernard Shaw found Dubrovnik was 'the paradise on earth'. The famous Summer Festival using the unique open-air stages, the main street so often qualified as the most beautiful street in the world, the protection of its patron saint St.Blaise that has guarded the city for over a thousand years….the historic flag inscribed LI-BER-TAS (freedom) waving atop the Orlando's statue… the Rector's Palace, several medieval monasteries, the Sponza Palace, the two Onofrio's fountains…the seven Elaphite islands right at hand…including Lopud, the most splendid among them. A horseshoe shaped cove gives to the open sea with the outlines of another beauty, the island of Mljet in the distance, while the fertile green slopes abound with rich Mediterranean vegetation of absorbing aroma and scent.

Harmoniously inserted in the landscape by the medieval Franciscan Monastery at the western end of the bay, stands a villa made of stone - The Villa Vilina, the Šimunović-Vilina family hotel opened in the summer of 2002. with three suites and fourteen rooms and with the bay and the sandy beach right at hand from a beautiful large terrace in front. Only 9.00 Nm from Dubrovnik bridged by four daily boat lines, the hotel has been refurbished with care and set to meet any demand by a most choosy tenant. The atmosphere is hardly of a classical hotel, because in Villa Vilina each client is surrounded by personal care of the members of the family. The historic building is carefully equipped with latest technologies, each room with satellite TV, air conditioning, direct telephone line, Internet access, a mini bar and a safe deposit. With Villa Vilina Lopud has got the so much needed place for the most demanding clients. Actually, not for those with just ordinary wishes - the home-made brandy using 50-year old roses is not ordinary, either. The wish is uttered, registered and fulfilled. Even the paintings in all the venues are beautiful and totally original. Should one wonder why, the hosts will explain that their younger daughter is an academic painter.

The history of the family and of the hotel offered again to one's pleasure and relaxation, is long and quite interesting.

The Vilina Family settled on Lopud in 1792 after having purchased the estate of the Sorgo family of Dubrovnik patricians. By World War I the family worked the land and made a name as the producer of high quality wine from the then reserved sandy vineyard. With the first burgeons of tourism on Lopud in early twenties of the last century, the family took to tourism using all the benefits from the fertile estate known as Vilinovo. St.John's Bread, figs, grapes, tangerines and olives from the garden are some of the blessings adorning the table of our guests. So, come over! Stay with the history, toast with a cup of the rose brandy and rekindle your own memories as well!

The old coat of arms of the family will meet you at the door.
Welcome!