Villa Gloria 2
A quiet countryside base with its own pool
About this hotel
Villa Gloria 2 sits in the small village of Kukci, offering air-conditioned rooms with private bathrooms and either garden or pool views, each with a balcony, terrace, work desk and free toiletries. The seasonal outdoor pool, sun terrace and lush garden give guests a genuinely quiet countryside setting well removed from the coastal towns' summer crowds. A bar and pool bar cover the practical side of a day spent alternating between the pool and the surrounding olive-grove landscape. For a family or couple who want Istralandia handled as a single excursion into a broader, slower Istria countryside stay, Villa Gloria's rural setting delivers that pace deliberately. Guests without a car will find the village setting more limiting than a coastal base, so a rental remains close to essential for reaching either the beach or the water park comfortably.
- Countryside village setting
- Seasonal outdoor pool
- Free private parking
Our take
This suits travelers wanting a genuinely quiet countryside base with a pool of their own, treating the water park as one dramatic day trip rather than a daily habit. It suits fewer families needing a full resort programme or immediate beach access, since the setting here is rural rather than coastal. Rent a car for this stay regardless of season, since Kukci's village setting sits outside walking distance of any town centre or beach.
- ✓Rent a car for this stay, since Kukci's village setting sits well outside walking distance of any town centre.
- ✓Book the pool-view room if a quiet countryside outlook matters more than a garden view to your stay.
- ✓Plan grocery runs ahead of arrival, since the village itself has fewer shops than the larger coastal towns.
Why we love it
- Genuinely quiet countryside setting
- Private balconies with pool or garden views
- Free private parking on site
- Lush garden and sun terrace
Why guests love itWe split our week between one full day at Istralandia and several slower afternoons by Villa Gloria 2's own pool, and the contrast between the two could not have been more different in the best way. Kukci is genuinely quiet, olive groves rather than crowds, and the pool-view room gave us exactly the wind-down space we wanted after the park's noise and queues. It is not a place with much beyond the pool and the garden, and for that particular week, that was the appeal.