Villa Nai 3.3

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“A luxury boutique hotel boasting an outstanding coastal location on the island of Dugi Otok. Rooms and suites are craftily built into the hillside. Interiors are cool, contemporary, and very luxurious. With fine dining, a spa, and two pools — this is the very chicest of seaside escapes.”

Hotel review

Set in olive groves producing award-winning olive oil, Villa Nai is carved into a hillside to merge seamlessly with the surrounding landscape. Designed by architect Nikola Bašić, it's built of in-situ concrete and natural stone, excavated from site. With interiors of polished limestone and slick Italian furnishing by Giorgetti, the eight rooms each have a secluded stone terrace giving onto a dreamy garden, planted with rosemary and lavender.

Choose between fine dining at Restoran 3.3 (serving a sumptuous a la carte breakfast), or authentic Dalmatian fare cooked over an open fire at rustic Grotta 11000. All ingredients are locally-sourced –  fruit and vegetables from the owners' garden, fish (wild, not farmed) from the island's fishermen, and the owners' olive oil.

There's an infinity pool, tennis court, and spa doing customised olive-based beauty treatments. Dugi Otok is served by ferry from Zadar.

Jane Foster

Recommended for

  • Foodies

    • Grotta 11000, headed by a chef who has worked in Michelin starred restaurants, serves innovative dishes using local produce

  • Hideaway

    • Set within an olive grove overlooking the sea next to Kornati National Park, this is the perfect hideaway destination

  • Romantic Break

    • With romantic dinners, secluded and luxurious suites, and a private beach — this is made for couples

  • Spa

    • Balinese masseurs offer face and body treatments using olive-based formulas

  • Sailing

    • Private skippered sailing trips can be arranged

  • Fishing

    • The hotel offers big-game fishing expeditions

  • Kayaking

    • The area is a popular spot with kayakers

  • Restrictions on children

    • Children 12 and older are welcomed

  • Romantic

  • Secluded setting

  • Remote

  • Gourmet

  • Quiet

  • Sit-out Terrace

  • Intimate

  • Luxury

  • Air conditioning

  • Contemporary

  • On an island

  • Gym

  • Chic

  • Boutique

  • Sea Views

  • On the beach

  • Restaurant

  • Tennis Court

Facilities

  • Rooms

    8 rooms in this hotel

  • Spa

    Balinese masseurs offer face and body treatments using olive-based formulas

  • Restrictions on children

    Children 12 and older are welcomed

  • Swimming Pool

    Indoor and outdoor sea-water pools

  • Hot Tub

    Outdoor and built into the rocks

  • Parking

  • Bar

  • Fireplace

  • Sauna/Steam

  • Sit-out Terrace

  • Adult Only

  • Gym

  • Tennis Court

  • Restaurant

  • Garden

  • Wifi

  • Room service

  • Concierge

  • Air conditioning

Activities

  • Sailing

    • Private skippered sailing trips can be arranged

  • Fishing

    • The hotel offers big-game fishing expeditions

  • Kayaking

    • The area is a popular spot with kayakers

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Other reviews

Villa Nai 3.3

An ancient family olive grove is the setting for this secluded Adriatic bolthole

Originally published by CNTraveller

Villa Nai 3.3

Set amid olive groves, on a hillside above the sea near Kornati National Park, this luxury eco-conscious adults-only (12+) island retreat has eight rooms, two gourmet restaurants, a spa and infinity pool. It offers unspoilt nature and pine-scented sea air. It's also a member of Leading Hotels of the World.

Originally published by The Telegraph

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