Villa Marim is not a villa with a sea view. It is a villa above the sea — built on a natural rock formation in Stara Baška, southern Krk Island. The Adriatic is below the floor of your terrace. On the first morning, the sound of the water on the rock will wake you before the alarm does.
The Location
Stara Baška, southern Krk Island. 45 minutes from Rijeka Airport by car. No ferry needed — Krk Bridge connects the island to the mainland, and it has been free since 2020. It is about 40 minutes from our other two villas in Vrbnik; the two locations couldn't be more different.
Vrbnik is wine village, cliff, olive grove. Stara Baška is rock, sea, silence. The village is genuine — not a tourist settlement shaped around its beaches, but a fishing village that existed long before tourism arrived and continues on its own terms. Even in August it is quieter than most of the island. In May it is almost empty.
The Villa
200m² of living space across two floors. 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms. Private pool. SPA area. A large terrace with unobstructed views toward the open Kvarner Bay and Cres Island on the horizon. Opened in 2022 — our first villa. Everything we have built since has come from what we learned here.
The orientation of the villa was chosen for the view: southwest across the Kvarner Bay, with Cres Island across the water and the open sea beyond. The three upstairs bedrooms all look out over the Adriatic.
The Rock
The villa sits on a natural limestone rock formation that rises out of the sea at the edge of Stara Baška. The rock is the foundation of the building — you can see it in the base of the walls, emerging from the ground floor and continuing down into the water below.
Stone steps carved into the rock lead down to a small cove at the base of the cliff. This is where guests swim in the morning. The water at the base of the rock is clear to the bottom. From the lowest step you are in water of that specific Adriatic colour that photographs cannot reproduce.
A Typical Morning
You wake up at 6:30am to the sound of the sea below — not surf, not crashing, just the persistent gentle movement of the Adriatic against the limestone. It is the sound of a large, calm body of water being itself.
Coffee on the terrace. The sun comes from behind the Krk hills to the east and reaches the terrace by 7am in midsummer. By 8am you are in the cove below, down the stone steps from the terrace. By 9am you are back on the terrace with nothing planned and the whole of the Kvarner Bay in front of you.
That is the morning. It does not require optimisation.
Who This Villa Is For
Villa Marim is for people who want to disappear. Couples, small families. If you want to walk to a wine bar at 10pm, book Villa Moana or Villa Manatis in Vrbnik. If you want to be alone with the sea — genuinely alone, not hotel-alone — this is the villa.
Comfortably: 4 guests in 2 bedrooms as primary, with the remaining 2 bedrooms available. The villa holds 8 but at 4–5 guests it has a quality of space that feels different. Everything is available, nothing is crowded.
Stara Baška Village
2 minutes from the villa on foot: Nadia at the harbour, now a bistro; ask us whether it still delivers to the villa. In Croatia you need a boat licence to drive any motorboat yourself: bring yours, or ask us about a boat with a skipper.
From the water: Zala Beach is 10 minutes by boat, a 15–20 minute walk or a few minutes by car to the small car park above it — turquoise water over white pebbles, with a small summer bar. Oprna Bay is 15–20 minutes by boat — a cove with limestone walls, beautiful early in the day and crowded by late morning in July and August. Both are worth the boat trip.
Stara Baška is genuinely quiet. The town has not been rebuilt around its tourism; the tourism found it as it was and the town absorbed it without changing.
The Sunsets
The villa faces west-southwest across the Kvarner Bay toward Cres. The sunset is directly in front of you — the sun drops toward the sea and the mountains of Cres across the water. You watch it from the terrace as it falls. The Cres mountains catch the last light and hold it, amber, long after the sun has set.
At dusk, the water between Villa Marim and Cres goes from silver-blue to copper to dark. It is a complete event. People stop talking during it.
"The rock. The sea. Nothing between you and the horizon."
— The owners, on Villa Marim's essential character
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Villa Marim have a private beach?
The villa sits on the rock above a small cove, reached by its own stone steps. By law the Croatian shore is public, but in practice you usually have it to yourselves. The water is clear to the bottom. For beaches: Zala Beach is a 15–20 minute walk, 10 minutes by boat or a few minutes by car; Oprna Bay is 15–20 minutes by boat.
How many guests does Villa Marim accommodate?
Villa Marim accommodates up to 8 guests in 4 bedrooms, all en-suite. For couples or a single family of 4–5, the villa feels spacious and private. For 8 guests it is comfortably full.
What is included in the Villa Marim rental?
Private pool, private rock terrace with sea access, welcome basket with local Žlahtina wine, linens and towels, fully equipped kitchen, parking, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and direct contact with us by WhatsApp. Experiences (private chef, boat trips, jetski, massage) arranged on request.
Is Villa Marim suitable for families with children?
Yes, with awareness. The rock terrace drops steeply to the sea — children need supervision near the cliff edge. The pool is private; please supervise children. Families with children under 6 should note the cliff access; it is manageable but requires attention. For a sandy bottom, Zala (a short walk) turns to sand a few metres out; true sand beaches are on the north-east coast (Pećine at Šilo, Sv. Marak near Risika), about 40–50 minutes by car.
