Frane was born and raised on Hvar. He left to study in Zagreb for a while, but the island pulled him home, and he has been here ever since. He knows the town, the coast and the quiet corners the way only a local can, and he brings that first-hand knowledge to every guest who stays.
Over the years he has travelled widely, and that same openness shapes how he hosts people from all over the world. He speaks English, Croatian and Italian fluently, so wherever you are coming from, you deal with your host directly and in your own words.
Frane has been welcoming guests as an Airbnb Superhost for 13 years, holding a 4.95-star rating across 108 stays. Book direct and you deal with him personally, not a platform or an agency.
This is the exact property and host you see on Airbnb, Frane himself. Booking direct simply removes the platform's guest service fee, so you pay less for the same stay. See the Airbnb listing.
You agree the dates and rate with Frane, pay a deposit to secure the booking, then settle the balance before or on arrival.
Frane lives beside the villa and is genuinely always reachable, by WhatsApp, email or phone. Quick to reply and happy to help, before, during and after your stay.
Frane doesn't run a concierge service and won't arrange things on your behalf. What he will do, because he grew up here and knows the island and the right people, is point you to exactly the right place, boat or person so you sort it yourself without the guesswork.
Frane grew up on Hvar and, like a lot of young islanders, left for the mainland to study in Zagreb. The city has plenty going for it, but the island has a way of pulling its people back. Before long he missed home, and he came back for good.
He wanted to build his life at home rather than away, so he started working in tourism, and opening the villa to guests grew naturally out of that.
As an islander himself, he has always been drawn to other islands, and over the years he has made it to the Maldives, the Seychelles and Mauritius. The two trips that stayed with him most were Australia, so different from anything he had seen in Croatia, and the Maldives, where he went snorkelling and came face to face with a sea turtle the size of a fridge.
But as he will happily tell you, there is no island like home. These days he spends his summers welcoming people to Hvar, and there's nowhere he'd rather be.