Residence · Up to 6 (4 adults + 2 children) · the morning
Infinity
The bay below, the morning held still.
- 90 m² indoor · 110 m² terrace
- infinity pool, family
From €2,146 / nightStep inside Infinity
Palmižana · Pakleni Islands
Hvar luxury villas, kept quiet.
Four houses, one bay.
Four private villas on a single cove at Palmižana, ten minutes by boat from Hvar town. One party in each, and the sea a few steps off the terrace.
Whole villas from €1,225 / night
Hvar luxury villas, in the Zori sense, are four private houses on a single cove at Palmižana, the largest of the Pakleni islands off Hvar town. Each has its own pool and terrace, and only one party stays at a time, so the whole bay is shared by four households at most. You get there in ten minutes by boat from Hvar town. After that there are no cars, just the walk up through the pine from the jetty. There has been a restaurant on this bay since 1947, and the season runs from May into October.
Zori, in brief
- Est. 1947A restaurant on this bay
- Four villasOne party in each
- Ten minutesBy boat from Hvar town
- No carsPine, stone and the sea
The bay, and what it asks of you
Vinogradišće is a single cove on Palmižana, the largest island in the Pakleni chain off Hvar. There are no cars here. From the jetty you walk up through the pine, and the sea stays in view the whole way.
Sveti Klement is a quiet island, and the bay is quieter still. Four houses sit above the water, with the bay and the far islands beyond. What the place asks of you is small: that you slow down to its pace, which most guests manage by the second morning.
This is not somewhere you arrive at and then go looking for the next thing. The afternoon is long. That is rather the point of it.
Four houses, each with its own pool
There are four residences on the bay: Infinity, Cloud, Eternity and Horizon. One party stays in each, so at most four households share the cove at a time.
Each house has its own pool and terrace, with the sea a few steps below. Infinity sleeps up to six; Cloud, Eternity and Horizon each take two. Together the four hold up to around sixteen guests, which is the whole estate if you would rather share it with no one.
You will not meet the other parties. That is not an oversight. It is the amenity.
Getting here, and why the cars stay behind
Fly into Split, the nearest airport, and road and catamaran bring you to Hvar town in about ninety minutes. From the harbour, the boat across to Palmižana takes ten.
There are no cars on the island, so the journey ends at the jetty and continues on foot through the pine. We arrange the crossing with you before you arrive, so there is nothing to organise on the day.
ACI Marina Palmižana is a few minutes' walk through the trees, for those who come by their own keel.
The restaurant on the water
At the edge of the bay there is a restaurant, a short walk from any of the houses. It has been here since 1947, and there is no printed menu.
Chef Siniša Jevrosimov writes the card each morning from whatever the boats have brought in. Lunch runs from noon, dinner from half past six. Most guests spend between €70 and €110 a head à la carte, with a tasting menu from €120.
You eat what the sea gave up that day, a few steps from where it was landed. There is little more to add.
When to come, and the sea
The season runs from May into October. The bay is at its calmest at the edges of it, and at its warmest in the middle.
The sea is about twenty-three degrees in June, closer to twenty-six in August, and still near twenty-four come September. The maestral comes up around noon and the bonaca settles the water at first light.
Whole residences start from €1,225 a night, with exclusive use of the estate on request. When the dates are yours, the bay is here.
Before you write
Most often asked.
What makes the Zori villas on Hvar private?
Each of the four villas takes one party at a time, with its own pool and terrace. At most four households share the cove, and you can take the estate whole if you would rather share it with no one. You will not meet the other guests, which is rather the point.
How do you reach the villas?
Fly to Split, then road and catamaran bring you to Hvar town in about ninety minutes. From the harbour the boat across to Palmižana takes ten. There are no cars on the island, so you walk up from the jetty through the pine. We sort the crossing with you before you arrive.
When is the season, and how warm is the sea?
The season runs May through October. The sea is about 23 °C in June, closer to 26 °C in August, and still near 24 °C come September.
Is there somewhere to eat in the bay?
Yes. The restaurant is at the water's edge, a short walk from any of the villas. There is no printed menu. The chef, Siniša Jevrosimov, writes the card each morning from whatever the boats have brought in.
Can a yacht reach the bay?
Easily. ACI Marina Palmižana is a few minutes through the pine, and the cove takes a sensible number of tenders. Anything larger, and you will have made a statement we are too polite to comment on.
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Others have written about the bay. A few of the pages.
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