A weekend for two with a hot tub, in the countryside

A weekend for two with a hot tub usually means a hotel room. The hot tub is in the room, often right next to the bed, and on the other side of the wall is someone who came for exactly the same weekend.

Here there's nobody on the other side of the wall. The closest anyone is likely to come is a roe deer at the edge of the meadow.

The whole house, even for two

We don't let rooms. You rent the whole house with its land, even when there are only two of you.

One or two guests pay the price in the first column of the price list. For that you get a house of 170 m² and 10,000 m² of land with nobody on it but you.

There are no other buildings on the land, and no neighbours next door.

What you actually get

• A house of 170 m², with two bedrooms and a bathroom
• About 10,000 m² of land around the house, with a small natural beach on the River Kupa and a stretch of woodland
• A sauna in the bathroom
• A hot tub outside on the covered terrace, which works all year round
• A built-in barbecue on the terrace, with a long table beside it
• Starlink Wi-Fi, satellite internet that doesn't depend on the local network

And for two people: nobody walks past while you're sitting in the hot tub.

When to come

Our favourite time for a weekend like this is October to March, when the air is cold and the water in the hot tub is warm. It's dark by five, the sauna goes on earlier, and the floor is warm wherever you stand.

Summer is different, and just as good: the river, the shade of the woods and dinner on the terrace that runs late because it stays light until nine.

Winter or summer, the same applies: the minimum stay is two nights, check-in is from 3pm and check-out is by 10am.

What you won't find here

Better you hear it from us than find out when you arrive.

There's no reception, no room service and no breakfast on a tray. You cook for yourselves, in a kitchen with an island, an oven and a dishwasher, and since the nearest shop is in Pokupsko, about 15 km away, buy your food on the way.

There's no spa with a pool and treatments either. We have a sauna, a hot tub and a river, and nobody knocks on the door to tell you your slot is over.

And there are no parties. We don't let the house for parties of any kind, including hen and stag parties, so it's quiet when you're here too.

How far it is

About 50 minutes' drive from Zagreb, and about 60 km by road from Zagreb Airport. Šišinec is a village on a bend of the River Kupa, in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia.

It's close enough that the drive is over before the evening starts, and far enough that you won't hear any traffic on Saturday morning.

Questions people ask

Do you take just two guests?

Yes. The house is always let as a whole, even when there are two of you. One or two guests pay the price in the first column of the price list.

Is the house romantic, or more for families?

It's set up and run as a family house, but the privacy, the sauna and the hot tub work just as well for two. It's not a place for parties.

Where do we sleep if there are two of us?

In the main bedroom, in the double bed. The second bedroom with its two single beds and the sofa bed stay empty.

Can we come for one night?

No, the minimum stay is two nights.

How much does a weekend for two cost?

You'll see the price for your dates straight away on the Prices & availability page, before you send anything. You book directly with us, with no agency in between.

Are there restaurants nearby?

Yes, the nearest are about 13 to 15 km away. Still, expect to cook for yourselves most of the time, or to use the barbecue on the terrace.