The villa and grounds are set into the hillside between the local road through Lozica below and the main coast road from Dubrovnik above and are accessed from the road below. Coming from a week spent on a remote island we noticed the traffic noise from the road below to start with, but soon didn't notice it at all. Hidden from view of the road, the gardens and villa are beautiful and much more conveniently laid out than I had imagined from the pictures - once you have climbed the equivalent of a couple of flights of steps from the road to the front door of the property, the ground floor of the villa leads out to the main terrace and the swimming pool beyond, all of which are at the same level, with the covered garden kitchen and barbeque just a few steps down from there.
The villa, grounds and pool are all well maintained and the equipment and furnishings both inside the villa and out are of a very high quality reminiscent of a good hotel. The air conditioning works well throughout the house and plenty of good quality towels and linen were provided. There are plenty of pool loungers as well as other seating options, with options of sun or shade throughout the day and great views of the comings and goings of the cruise ships from the garden kitchen.
We hired a small boat locally and moored it at the mooring across the road from the villa. There is swimming access and a few sun loungers down by the mooring where the facilities appear to be shared by a number of properties. We used taxis to go into Dubrovnik in the evenings, which was easy and convenient.
Dusko and his family live in the house next to the villa. Sadly Dusko was ill and in hospital during our stay but his wife and son welcomed us, showed us around and were on hand for any queries throughout our stay; and even from his hospital bed, Dusko checked that we had been given all the information that we required.
We had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Villa Nautica.