Eko-Klanac
Firstly to get access to the lodge you need to go to 106 Rakovica Rd, heading towards Jelov Klanac, where the owner lives to collect the keys. Google map will get you to her place but not iPhone maps!
The lodge was clean and tidy, and they provided a large bottle of water on arrival. They also had washing up liquid, sponges and soap in the bathroom.
You can't drink the tap water its stored rain water, the shower is hot if needed.
There is no internet which is a shock for the addicted kids but also nice to wean them off for a few days. Although all the restaurants and bars provide free wifi.
The cooking pans are not big enough for a family of 4 or 5 to cook with, so we had to cook pasta 2 servings at a time. TV provided is fine. There is no aircon, so during the day it's a bit warm. At night time it gets very cool and the design of the lodge keeps this cool air trapped during the morning.
It is located on a hilltop with 2 other lodges on an organic farm. The views are beautiful and it's very peaceful. There are some lovely walks you can do around the area and stables nearby for horse riding. They also provide a purpose built bbq cabin with wood to make a fire and large seating area. A lovely seated swing to watch the sunset on.
You do need a car for this lodge, the nearest restaurant and market is 3km away. Plitvice lakes are 20km away but easy to drive to. There are lots of activities to do in the area. Kayaking, quad biking, horse riding all easy access from this lodge.
The owner was lovely, spoke good English if you needed anything you can call her. It would however be useful to have some maps and brochures in the lodge to work out what there is to do especially when there is no internet access.

This was the perfect place to stay for a visit to Plitvice Lakes National Park. It is a very short distance to the park (about 10 minutes) and after travelling around the park amidst the crowds, it was great to return to the peacefulness of the cabin in its rural setting. The cabin itself is beautiful, with outstanding views in all directions. We made good use of the BBQ and the cook house, which was a really nice feature of the property. Ljubica was a fantastic host, and like all the Croatian people we met, she was incredibly welcoming. We even received a basket of fresh produce from her bio-farm which was very tasty. In terms of amenities nearby, there is a grocery store a few minutes away and a restaurant. There were five of us staying in the cabin, and there was plenty of space. The only thing that would be nice to have when it gets to 35 degrees Celsius is air conditioning in the upstairs bedroom – but you can open the windows and eventually it does cool off at night. Although there is no WiFi, there is a restaurant nearby which serves excellent coffee with free WiFi, so this was not an issue. As a family of runners, we really enjoyed our runs down the county road (albeit it was very hot). I should add that while the setting is rural, it is not isolated. It’s the perfect place to stay for a visit to the area!!

We had booked this self contained unit for our holiday in Croatia several months in advance directly via the website. Ljubica had been in touch via email and had been extremely helpful with road directions and instruction for the trip from Zagreb in a rental car. You can therefore imagine our shock and dismay when upon our arrival we were greeted by her teenage son with limited English who informed us that there had been an overbooking and that our appartment was taken! Instead we were told that we could stay in the family houses attic which upon inspection was a far cry from the advertised units. When we incredulously complained that that was not acceptable we were eventually offered the room for free for the first night. Because we had planned an early start to Plitvice NP the next morning, changing rooms the next day would not have worked for us. My repeated requests to speak to Ljubica herself were rebuffed by her sons who were conversing with her remotely on the phone. Ultimately we were stranded and spent the next few hours finding accommodation which in July is no easy feat. I would not recommend booking this unit.