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Villa Nai 3.3
Dugi Otok, Croatia · Independent · High Luxury
Croatian architect Nikola Bašić, known for Zadar's Sea Organ, dug this eight-key hotel into a hillside olive grove on Dugi Otok so the green roof almost disappears into the trees. Conceived in 2013 and opened in 2021 near the village of Zman, the Leading Hotels of the World retreat is wound through its own olive-oil estate and houses two restaurants, Grotta 11000 and 3.3.
- 8 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Neighborhood: Žman
- Architect: Nikola Bašić
- Interiors: Giorgetti (Milan)
About Villa Nai 3.3
- Walls are built from stone excavated on site; the hotel is rated A+ energy class under a planted green roof.
- Five deluxe rooms and three suites, each with a private terrace, make up the eight keys.
- The name Nai 3.3 is the acidity reading of the estate's own olive oil, pressed from a centuries-old grove of about a thousand trees.
- Milan's Giorgetti studio did the interiors, with Agape marble baths and Frette linen.
History
Villa Nai 3.3 is an intimate concept hotel set within a centuries-old olive grove on the island of Dugi Otok, off Croatia's Dalmatian coast roughly equidistant from Dubrovnik and Venice. Designed by the renowned Croatian architect Nikola Bašić — who drew inspiration from luxury yachts — the property is built into the landscape near the village of Zman so that it blends almost invisibly into its natural surroundings.
Conceived from a 2013 collaboration with Bašić and finally realized in the summer of 2021, the 'born in nature, made in nature' retreat offers just eight accommodations — five deluxe rooms and three deluxe suites — each individually decorated with private terrace access. The hotel is intertwined with its own olive oil production (its award-winning oil has been recognized internationally) and houses the restaurants Grotta 11000 and 3.3.
Restaurants and bars
- Grotta 11000 — Restaurant
- 3.3 — Restaurant
Experiences
- Garden-to-table dining — Meals use organic vegetables grown on the property's garden; guests can arrive by boat for a meal.
- Olive Oil Days — Tastings, harvests, themed dinners, growers' gatherings, lectures and gatherings at the olive grove.
- Olive oil tasting room and mill visits — On-site olive oil production, tasting room and olive press on the 40,000 m² organic olive grove.
- Water sports — Water sports offered from the seaside jetty.
- Tennis — Tennis court on the estate.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Tennis
- Water sports
- Adults-only
Awards
- MICHELIN Three Keys (2026)
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