Notes from the host
Relaxing & Peacefull Holiday
PERFECT FOR FAMILIES, COUPLES AND ADVENTURERS
ACCOMMODATION
If you are looking for RELAXING AND QUIET VACATION, where you can get away from dynamic city life, spend time with your loved ones and reconnect with yourself, this is the perfect place for you.
Our beautiful holiday house consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 toilets, living room and kitchen. On the ground floor, there is a bathroom with shower, kitchen/dining room and living room with SAT TV, free wi-fi and fireplace. On the first floor, there are three bedrooms and toilet.
One bedroom consists of double bed, sofa bed and has a balcony with beautiful forest view. The second bedroom consists of double bed and the third bedroom has two single beds.
The whole house is made out of wood and has a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere. House is surrounded by forest and provides you lots of place for relaxing and playing in the fresh air.
Barbeque is also provided so you can make delicious food for your loved ones while your kids play on the swing in the meadow in front of the house. We also provide you with parking space next to the house.
LOCATION
Holiday house "Jelena", a stunning vacation house is located in the mountainous region in Croatia, in the picturesque village of Lokve. This place is popularly called "THE GREEN HEART OF CROATIA" or "Croatian Switzerland". The house is ideally located to relax and explore natural beauties of Gorski kotar, such as national parks, protected landscapes, caves, rivers, lakes, and mountains. It is the perfect place for spending time peacefully in nature with your family and friends.
House is situated only 350 meters from a magnificent lake "Lokvarsko", where you can swim, sunbath and also take a touristic ride on "Čača splav", raft/boat and enjoy the beauties of the lake and stunning landscapes during the 60- minute ride.
The city center is only 2 km drive from the house and there you can find 2 minimarkets, touristic office, cafe bars and touristic attractions such as "Lokvarka cave" and "Frog museum". The closest mini-market for getting your groceries is only 1 km drive from the house.
With only 8 km drive you can get to Delnice, "the city of cleanest air", where you can also make your shopping in big supermarket, visit restaurants, relax in swimming pool and feed the wild animals. The area of Gorski kotar provides a HUGE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITIES which can make your days unique such as bike riding, horse riding, rafting, fishing, hiking, having fun at adrenalin parks while doing paintball, zip line or archery. You can also spend your day at "Golubinjak forest park" which is a wonderful place to relax in. It represents the strong bond between outstanding natural beauty and careful human intervention in it.
If you wish to explore places outside of Gorski kotar and spend the day at the seaside you can easily get there from Lokve. Only 2 km from the house there is a highway Rijeka- Zagreb which can take you on a 40 km drive and bring you straight to sunny Adriatic coast. There you can visit beautiful cities such as Rijeka, Opatija, Crikvenica, and Island of Krk. There you can experience a whole new spectrum of activities such as boat riding, water skiing, swimming and sunbathing at one of many gorgeous Croatia beaches.
NEARBY LOCATIONS:
Fuzine - 15 min drive.
Lake Lokve - 5 min walk.
Crikvenica - Adriatic Sea resort - 30 min drive.
Opatija - Adriatic Sea resort - 45 min drive.
Delnice - town - 10 min drive.
Rijeka - city - 35 min drive.
Island of Krk- 1h
Zagreb - city - 90 min drive.
Pula, Istria - city - 2hr drive.
Horse Riding, Lokve - 15 min drive.
Golubinjak Nature Forest Park, Lokve - 10 min drive.
Lokvarka Caves, Lokve - 10 min drive.
Zeleni Vir Canyon, Skrad - 15 miles (24 km).
Risnjak National Park, Crni Lug - 15 min drive.
White Water Rafting, Brod na Kupi - 20 min drive.
Platak Ski Resort - 20 min drive.
Motovun, Istria (Film Festival) - 90 min drive.
Plitvice Lakes & National Park - 1hr 45min drive.
Lipica Stud Farm, Slovenia - 1hr 40min drive.
Ucka Mountain & Nature Park - 1hr drive.
DISTANCE TO THE AIRPORTS:
Rijeka Airport- 40 km
Zagreb Airport- 135 km
Pula Airport- 151 km
Ljubljana Airport- 138 km
Trieste Airport- 156 km
