Villa Nai 3.3: An Olive-Grove Hideaway on a Remote Croatian Island

Villa Nai 3.3 is one of the most extraordinary small hotels in the Mediterranean, an intimate hideaway carved into a hillside olive grove on the remote, sparsely populated island of Dugi otok, off the Dalmatian coast. A Leading Hotels of the World Sustainability Leader with only a handful of rooms, it takes its name from the 3.3 tonnes of prized olive oil pressed each year from its ancient trees.

The dining is rooted in the island. The 3.3 restaurant serves modern, sophisticated versions of local flavors enhanced by the estate's celebrated olive oil; and Grotta 11000 is a cave restaurant cooking vegetables, farm meat and Adriatic seafood over open fire, all under chef Santosh Yadav.

For a remote, design-led island escape, Villa Nai is a standout.

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