Dear Wanda,

We are now back in Nantucket, and I wanted to let you know that we had a very enjoyable trip through Croatia.

All of the places where we stayed–except for Hotel Ambassador which seemed to be a convention center–were charming.
The guides were generally very good, although some were better than others–although that may have been due to the facts that the sights being visited with some of the guides were not as interesting as the places visited with others, such as in Dubrovnik and Pula. Our best guides were Sandra Bandera who, after we visited Pula and had discussed with her our interests, changed the itinerary eliminating a visit to Motovun and took us to Porec to view a 13th century cathedral, and Marina Krsticevic who guided us through Dubrovnik. Viktorija Modric was certainly our third best guide.

Some of our drivers were just OK, while others were very good and Josip Prizmic was just excellent. Also, the motor yacht charter was an excellent addition to the trip and something we would strong recommend for others.

Mirela did an excellent job with the restaurant reservations, and we were glad we didn’t need to otherwise seek her assistance with any problems. Please send her a gratuity of $xxx on our behalf, charging our credit card on file with you. However, you may want to tell Mirela to consider deleting Restaurant Bevanda in Opatija, as the wait staff was not very good and rushed our service, and Dubravkin put in Zagreb, where the food was terrible–the Concierge at the Esplanade Hotel later said that their chef had just recently left the restaurant.

In summary, we really enjoyed our trip. If you have any questions about our trip, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Richard & Patricia Belford – Nantucket, MA
June 2018