Frequently asked questions

No, and we don't make exceptions. That way there's no pet hair or animal smell in the house, which matters if one of you has an allergy.

No. We don't let the house for parties of any kind, including hen and stag parties. We know that will disappoint some people, but it's exactly why it's quiet here even on a Saturday night.

No. In summer you swim in the River Kupa, from the small natural beach at the edge of our land, right by the house, and the woods on the land give you shade. The hot tub on the terrace works all year round.

Yes. The hot tub stands outside under the terrace roof, seats four, and you can use it all winter. The sauna is in the bathroom, behind a glass door: a Finnish sauna where you pour water on the stones, for three or four people. With underfloor heating throughout, the house is warm when you come back in from outside.

Yes. The house has Starlink Wi-Fi, satellite internet that doesn't depend on the local network, so you can take a video call on the terrace and watch a film in the evening.

Check-in is from 3pm, check-out by 10am. If you need different times, say so in your request and we'll see what we can do.

Six at most. There are two bedrooms and one bathroom in 170 m². The main bedroom has a double bed, the second bedroom two single beds, and there's a sofa bed in the living room.

Of course. When the children stay with their grandparents, the sauna goes on earlier and you stay in the hot tub longer. One or two guests pay the price in the first column of the price list, and the house and the land are still all yours.

About 50 minutes' drive. The house is in the village of Šišinec, on the River Kupa in Croatia. The exact location is on the map on the Contact page. Parking is free and private, on our land, and you don't need to book it.

About 60 km by road.

Yes. Bed linen, towels and everything else you need for your stay are provided and included in the price, and so are the tourist tax and the final cleaning. We only charge €100 if the house is left in a real mess.

Yes, both, free of charge, on request. Mention what you need in the message with your booking request and we'll have it ready before you arrive.

Yes. On the lawn in front of the house there's a wooden climbing frame with two swings, a slide and a playhouse with a ladder, and a bit further out two football goals. We have a badminton net and rackets, and board games in the house for rainy days.

In Pokupsko, about 15 km away, there's a village shop. Buy most of your food on your way to Šišinec.

The name means roughly 'Toma the Ferryman's Place'. Toma was our great-grandfather and, as far as we know, the only ferryman in the village. In the middle of the last century he took people, goods and livestock across the Kupa in his boat, from the beach beside the house. The boat stopped crossing long ago, but the name stayed with the place. The whole story

We agree the amount of the deposit when we confirm your dates on WhatsApp or by email, and you pay it by bank transfer to our IBAN. If you cancel at least five days before your arrival date, we refund the deposit. If you cancel later, the deposit isn't refunded. There's no security (damage) deposit. All of this is also in the confirmation we send you by email.

There's no agency in between, and you deal with us directly. Sending a request doesn't commit you to pay anything, and Matija will get in touch on WhatsApp or by email within 24 hours to confirm your dates.

They're short: no pets, no parties and no smoking. Only the guests named in the booking stay in the house or on the land, with no extra visitors. Quiet hours are from 11pm to 7am. The rest is common sense: leave the house the way you found it.