Rent our Apartment in Split!
We might have the most unusual apartment in Split.
Part of the terms of a temporary stay in Croatia was finding an apartment and signing a lease.
It took us 3 weeks to find an apartment. Since then we’ve been fixing it up to our tastes. Part of the process was shipping our furniture from Montreal including many of the things picked up on our travels (which for now we just don’t have the stomach to get rid of). We have cabinets and a library from India, drums and paintings from Africa, a Thai bench, Javanese desks…it’s why I say we may have the most unusual apartment in Split.
Our apartment and some descriptions.
Living Room / 2nd bedroom
A large couch, a double sized bed, a working desk, a dining room table…and our Canadian TV (which works here. We just had to get a converter) with Cable .
Bedroom
The bedroom has a king sized bed, another couch, another working table and lots of closet space. We also have direct access to the balcony from the bedroom.
The Balcony
The balcony (or maybe terrace is the better term) is the reason we fell in love with the apartment. We spend a lot of time out here. It’s very private, the views from neighboring buildings blocked by trees (there’s a palm tree, a fig tree, and a whole bunch of other trees that blossom at different times of the year). And because Split has quite a temperate climate we can use it all year long.
The Hallway
Like all the other parts of the apartment, the hallway is large and airy with very high ceilings.
The Kitchen
The kitchen is basic but functional. We also have our washing machine here.
The Bathroom
Like the kitchen, basic but functional. We’d love to have one of those Japanese toilets with the warm toilet seat and the spray action. Unfortunately we’re limited by what we can find in Croatia.
Exterior
The Neighborhood
We love the neighborhood. It is full of old, low-rise buildings with gardens and large trees. It is the most sought after neighbourhood in Split. Within 2 minutes are two very popular beaches:
The Old Town
Split’s Old Town is 10 to 15 minutes away from the apartment.
Related: Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 1
Related: Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 2
Related: The 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist
Hello ,
My name is Elena, I’m a 24 years old student from Lithuania and I’m doing my erasmus next course (2018-2019 winter semester) in Split and i’m looking for an accomodation in a house/room/apartment also it can be shared accommodation to start living in 2017 9 28. I am a kind, funny and very organized person. I am currently studying training systems (Master’s Degree) in Lithuanian Sports University. This is my second year of the degree and I hope to get a good experience of living in split!
Sorry Elena, we’re not renting the apartment out anymore 🙁
Who do I contact about finding a flat like you have in split
Hi John. I can’t think of anything similar. But we’ve been back to Split several times since and the only one we would recommend would be this one. We stayed there a month. Not sure if she’s renting these days but I would check with Linda.
I realize I came across this post a little late but was an interesting read just the same.
Photos are really magnificent. Great work.
Cheers Penny…
Thank you Penny!
We’ll have another apartment one day. Maybe we’ll rent that as well 🙂
Nice place there in Croatia. I have never been to Split before but I know Croatia since I go to the summer vacation there. I also invite you in Slovenia which is a neighbour country. We have beautiful nature where you can relax your body and soul. Welcome.
Hi, “Happy Christmas”, we’ve just seen your post about your apartment in Split, we’re friends with “Paul and Carol love to travel”. We are just putting together our plans for a trip round Croatia and Italy during September and October next year. Is your apartment available for the week commencing Saturday 15th September ? and if so what would the cost be ? Cheers, Croz.
Hi John! Thanks for your email…I will write back to you personally, just have to check with Vedran (he’ll be taking care of the apartment while we’re away) and doublecheck everything for Sept/Oct. Do you know how many nights you’d like to stay?
Frank
We will be in Split February through May!
We are looking for a Apartment.
Your place looks lovely. Where in CA are you?
Sandi
Thanks for your comment Sandi. I’ve written you personally. It would be a pleasure to host you!
We’re no longer in Canada (although we lived in Montreal 25+ years). Where are you from?
Anyway, you should have received an email from me. You can let me know your details there 😉
Frank
Hi Frank and Lissette,
Can’t add more than so many already mentioned…..beautiful. Wish we had it when we were there, but then we wouldn’t have met you which was so nice. I still need to send you a couple of our photos together, but we are super busy with moving from a big house to a rental. Wish we could follow your footsteps and hop on to a rental there. Anyway, great touches on the apartment….enjoy! , great to be familiar now with the sites you posted, we should get back there to catch up with a couple of the side trips we had no time for. But, next May planning to hit Spain and possibly Germany. Be ready, Likely to bother you again because I know you where there.
The best to all, Sara Y.
Hi Sara! Thank you for the nice comments. Hope you make it to Croatia again one day.
Spain is great, as you know we loved Sevilla and would like to see more of the region. And Germany has always been one of our favorite countries even though we haven’t explored it that much..
You bother us anytime you like Sara 🙂
Hi Frank and Lissette
Beautiful place and great touches with your furnishings. I’m sure you are very happy to have a home base and Montreal is behind you. Paul and I are back in CA now until the Spring 2018 but will be returning to Europe to do the 90 day EU hop for another year or so. Split is on the list and we’d love to meet you in person.
Congrats
Paula and Paul
Thank you so much Paula! Glad to hear you’ll be back in Europe next year. If you make it in Split, I recommend coming before June…that’s when it starts getting busy and by July and August it is quite crowded.
Of course we’d love to meet you too 🙂
Someone has the gift of welcome! Your apartment looks sunny, inviting and oh-so-comfortable! Perfect for any traveler. We’ll be heading over your way one of these days so will definitely keep your apartment in mind. The only downside is – we want to meet you and Lissette too! Anita
I’m sure we can figure out something because we’d like to meet you to Anita. Maybe we’d manage a night in Vedran’s place to have a bit of overlap 🙂
Iceland Google would not leave my home page and other than FB, nothing else would load. Totally frustrating.
Wales is fantastic! More castles than time, all within a short distance. I made a video of 5 Castles plus Tintern Abbey, posted now. Been waiting for better weather to hike Brecon Beacon. Hopefully I’ll get a day to do that, but plenty of short hikes to keep busy with.
Wales sounds great Paula! And I imagine not too many tourists? I will have look at your video (I guess I can find through your blog?)
I think one of these days we’ll be going to the UK although costs have kind of scared me off…
At the castles just a handful of other people or none. Cardiff hasn’t been too busy either. Thankfully I’m staying with a friend, so I’m not sure on cost of accommodations etc, food is cheaper than USA, especially eating out. But sites runs about £8 per person per site unless you purchase a membership card. After 4 places you’ve covered your cost pretty much. I have another 2 weeks here, 6 total, and I’m already planning things to do next time.
Sounds good Paula, always helps having friends somewhere. Maybe we need to do a house trade with someone!
Enjoy Wales.
You and Lissette have done a really great job on the apart , Frank ! Nice to see your personal effects happily settled into their new abode … It really looks nice and cosy with that touch of the near-tropics. Just a little “technical’ note … Split has very much a Mediterranean climate , not a Temperate climate – although it may be ‘temperate’ – if you know what I mean. Coastal BC, Ireland, the UK , Northern half of France through the Nederlands etc have the “real” Temperate climate, which has rain throughout the year, and where rather severe frosts can be frequent during the winter months.
(Scandanavia, northern Germany, MId-West US etc – and (of course…) Eastern Canada all hv the impossible Continental climate zones ! The Mediterranean climate is very special , made so by a): a rainy season uniquely concentrated through the cool autumn and winter months (not the summer , b) has a dry, hot summer season (not at all temperate… !) and c) where frost is largely unknown or pretty rare and light – thus the bouganvilleas, strelitzias,mimosas etc , The Med climate is probably the most conducive and best suited to Man and his activities – almost all our (western) ancient civilizations emerged in Med climate areas, from the Ancient Egyptians onwards… Whatever, have a really great stay in the apart and Split . Are you still planning to do some travels before this coming winter ?
Thanks Tony! I wasn’t actually using ‘temperate’ in technical term, all I meant was that it never really gets cold and we can make use of that balcony throughout the year. But thanks for the precision, it is definitely the best suited to man in my opinion.
Thanks, Tony for detailing this. Since reading Frank’s blogs, I have been trying to research the internet to compare the Dalmatian coastal area to what I know. It sounds like Southern California or maybe the coast of Peru in a way? I live in Florida and of course look for any opportunity to not travel in a humid climate for the summer months if possible (I guess Asia being an exception). As I type I am finalizing a one month trip through Europe and am now trying to add a portion through the former Yugoslavia that will include Split (in late July but even though it might be hot and crowded it is not Florida humid I guess).
Regards,
Eddie
Hi Eddie – Thanks for your note. Yes, the closest comparison climatically is Southern California which is classified as having a Mediterranean climate. And the Med climate everywhere is notorious for its microclimates where altitude, distance from the sea etc affect local conditions. Generally the North African Med coasts are a few degrees warmer than the northern Med Sea coasts in Europe – but at times they are cooler. Inland Spain is semi desertic and more extreme as its has no moderating inlfuence from the Med sea., so alhtough it gets its (low) rainfall in winter it is not technically a Med climate as its too extreme, just like the inland deserts in California. Other aeas like the Cote d’Azur have a slightly warmer climate than say the Adriatic Coast in Italy because of the mountins (Alps) coming down to the sea , because they face south and accordingly protect and form a barrier from the colder climate and winds north of the Alps. Generally humidity in summer is low throughout the Med basin and not too much of a factor. Its a dry heat. But winters are humid and cool – temperatues in the low to mid teens, with overnight lows in the single digits (Celsius) – but again several days in winter months like January or february can get into the low 20s ! Gorgeous ! But you can have very hot days in summer (the cicadas start to sing at 27 to 28C) often into the high 30s in many places. Florida’s summer weather is oppressive simply because of the humidity, not the tempratures, The same temps in Med climates are more supportable and are even invigorating – as I mentioned the best climate for Man (unless one wants to put up with tougher winters further north … ) Good Luck with your plans !
Tony,
Thanks. I just spent some time online trying to piece together the best areas to visit that have a Mediterranean climate. I have not been to anywhere either on the Adriatic sea or on the Southern Coast of Italy (Amalfi Coast). I will for sure book some time in Kotor, Dubrovnik and Split for this upcoming summer trip. I was in the Cinque Terre two summers ago, and I thought I remember it being a bit hotter and maybe even humid but that was probably because we were doing all of those famous hiking trails in that area. I think in a perfect world (read: once my last kid moves out in about three years) I will downsize the house and live October – March in Florida and then travel April – September in various places. Tony – where do you call your home or home base now and also if money was not really an object (within reason of course) would you split time your travel time up in?
Hi again Eddie –
From what I ustand, you are aiming to be a snowbird in reverse … and thats really great . We are all looking for the same thing I guess – a decent, no, capitivating, place with a good, comfortable climate, where we are very saitsfied and happy living or basing ourselves , with a great lifestyle, lots of different attractions, things to do etc. I was very fortunate that my career allowed me to visit, see and to get to know very well a huge hunk of the world , centred on northern Europe, Mediterranean Europe (Portugal, Spain, Southern France, Italy , North Africa, as well as many places in Latin America. It did not take long to know that the Med climate is by far the best to be in.
Some facts in short : I grew up and lived in S Africa till after university when I bummed around Europe for a couple of years, to feed my travel bug – and which is still as aliv e as ever ! . Needless to say S Africa has over most of its territory one of the best and finest climates in the world.
– Fell into my career which led me to Canada (which has one of the worst climates in the world ) and where I am still based for roughly half the year but very little of it in winter ! (The time there will decline now that the Cdn Govt has eased up its residency requirements) . In my case, quite early on I had decided to have an important base in southern France. Having v good French and pretty passable Spanish I had concentrated my ‘search’ in those 2 countries. Close on 20 years ago after a lot of searching we built a house in S France about 30 minutes from a good airport (Nice) – an always important factor – and since hv been spending a total of approx 4 months to a year there. We seldom spend summer in France – partly because we hv to be in Canda for a sepcified period each year and besides, sumnmers are the only time that Canada is liveable ! We rent out the house in France for the summer high-tourist season too, which fits in perfectly. Summers are invariably ‘based’ in Canada where of course, I hv a lot of links, friends etc. Summers in Montreal are probably amongst the most vibrant anywhere , but one still get quite a bit of humidty and humid heat there in summer too. Having family and a lot of old pals in S Africa we are there for a total couple of months a year too, with one or two visits.
All this leaves about 6 – 8 weeks a year which we invariably use for travelling to somehwere ‘exotic’ – a new destination we would like to visit, (Argentina, Chile , Peru, Bolivia , Oz, NZ , Ecuador , Tahiti etc ) and which is generally a lot warmer than the Canadian winter !
Living with 3 bases (France, Canada & S Africa) suits our lifestyle perfectly . All of them are places we love and where we want to be, where we hv good friends and which we can be totally comfortable in. Take a flight to Vienna for a concert and a few days, visit or to Munich for Oktoberfest ? An exhibition in London or Paris – no problem ! .. I hv a distinct aversion to Ex-Pat living and lifestyles . From S France we can and do a lot of travelling throughout Europe usually by air (low cost airlines here are really low cost…) but often by train too – 300 kph trains hv to be the order of the day. Likewise we travel to various N American places too – but none that are humid ! After all these years theres still a lot of the fantastic Canadian and US national parks and sites to discover .and wonderful cities to revisit – SF Portland, San Diego etc . Ditto for S Africa .
Its hard being on the road and travelling continually for even 6 months a year, Its not for us anyway . But by having and using different bases it solves things for us, and we hv found it t always be exciting and fun. I can well ustand that its not for everyone though – and as you alluded to, its takes a certain degee of financial independence . I hope this rather long and wandering text helps respond to your questions ? Good Luck Eddie . Don’t hesitate to contact me again if theres anything further you would like to know about. Cheers for now – Tony
Tony,
Thanks for the fantastic insight. After reading your post several times, I am pretty sure we will work towards a two house/locations base (compared to your three location base) and then travel. I have not given the Mediterranean near the travel time it sounds like it deserves. That will change NEXT year as this year’s plans seem already booked.
Once again thanks for the inspiration!
Eddie
Wow, you’ve really made it into a lovely home, good job! Love your taste in furnishings, travel clearly is never too far away from your thoughts (we have a drum collection too!). Will keep it in mind should anyone we know think of heading your way (and us too, one day hopefully), what a beautiful part of the world. Hope you’re really happy there!
We always prefer to rent to someone we know and trust Heather. So if you’re ever thinking of coming to this area let us know 🙂
It’s incredible how it looks like the extreme South (Mediterranean shores) of France. I just bought a little village “casita” there for my old days (my wife signs up tomorrow), but nowhere as nice as yours (and no terrace). Incredible deal though (70 000 €), with not much work to be done .
You’re right Lionel, I have a friend who lives a bit inland from Nice and he always tells me the same thing.
Congratulations on the house buy!
Hey. I was considering spending some time in south italy maybe next year. But will keep Split in mind….
Thanks Jeanette. Overall cheaper in Croatia than Italy, except high season (June – Sept) where prices go through the roof. You can actually take the ferry between Ancona (Italy) and Split, it’s an overnight ferry ride.