Hidden Experiences

We can help you enjoy all that Stari Grad and Hvar Island have to offer. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.

Hidden Experiences

We can help you enjoy all that Stari Grad and Hvar Island have to offer. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.

Arrivals + Departures

Cocktails

Adventures

Food + wine

Arrivals + Departures

Go by boat

There’s no airport on Hvar, so getting here requires a bit of boating. The standard options are by ferry or catamaran, but if you’d rather arrive into Stari Grad by speedboat, we can arrange this from Split Port or the Airport quay.

Getting here

The details, sorted

Nothing’s worse than having to do a grocery run on the first day of your holiday. Let us do it for you. Send along a list before your trip and we’ll make sure your fridge is stocked with essentials when you arrive.

Aperitif on arrival

Long flight or drive? Just ask us and we can have Hidden House pre-batched cocktails chilled and waiting for you in your suite. Also available is local wine selected from the best wine producers on the island or further a field, or a hamper of local produce.

Aperitif on arrival

Cocktails

Cocktail masterclasses with Chris Edwardes

Chris is an award-winning bartender and can run a cocktail masterclass for you in our ground floor lounge space. You will leave with a fabulous knowledge of cocktail history, flavour profiles and how to make the classics as well as a few of Chris’s signature cocktails plus it is great fun.

Adventures

On land

Visit Stari Grad's ancient Greek Plains — a UNESCO World Heritage site, take a hike up Glavica Hill for a great sunset view, or visit nearby Jelsa and explore its coastal walk — take your swimsuit for a dip in the water! If wheels are your thing, then hire a bike and explore the coastline or take a guided ride if you're feeling more adventurous. We can help you plan your bike or hikes routes, or put you in touch with a local tour guide.

Private cultural tours

We can arrange a private tour of cultural sites, with Amanda as your guide, for either 3-hours or a full day. Just ask when booking or prior to your arrival.

By sea

The crystal clear waters of the Adriatic and the quiet coves of the island's coastline make it an excellent playground for water-lovers. For those who like a slow pace, try your hand at stand-up paddle-boarding or sea kayaking. If a faster pace is what you're after, then we'll point you in the direction of motor-boat hire or a sailing day. If you're just looking for a beautiful place to swim, we'll point you in the direction of the best beaches.

By sea

Food + Wine

Local wine tastings

If you love exploring local produce, restaurants and wineries, then Hvar has plenty to keep you occupied. We can arrange trips to excellent local wine producers where you can enjoy tasting the wines and learning about the rich and historic wine culture we have here on the island.

Grape varieties

Known for aromatic whites and rich, robust reds, the native grape varieties of Dalmatia are a world to explore. In fact, Crljenak Kaštelanski – none other than the Italian Primitivo, a.k.a. Zinfandel in California – is indigenous to the area. Here on Hvar we have the bold red Plavic Mali with its rich flavour of dark berries, cherry, pepper and spice. If white is your preferred tipple then Bogdanusa (meaning god given) and Posip varietals are both excellent.

You really must try some of these unique and wonderful wines and you can find them at our wonderful local deli Za Pod Zub, as well as other local suppliers.

Grape varieties

You really must try some of these unique and wonderful wines and you can find them at our wonderful local deli Za Pod Zub, as well as other local suppliers.

“Amanda and Chris booked us the most wonderful experiences including wine tasting and a day trip to Tiha and organised our water and road taxis; they could not do enough to help.”

Gillian, September 2019

“Amanda and Chris booked us the most wonderful experiences including wine tasting and a day trip to Tiha and organised our water and road taxis; they could not do enough to help.”

Gillian, September 2019

Olive oil tours and tastings

The Ionian Greeks started cultivating olives on the Stari Grad plain in the 4th century BC. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, they’ve been continuously grown on Hvar for 24 centuries. We have close relationships with local producers, so just ask us to arrange a day trip of learning and tasting for you.

Olive oil tours and tastings

Hampers and picnics

Hvar is ideal for boating day trips, and adventures by car or on foot. And what’s better than taking a picnic of local food and wine with you? Let us take care of the details, whether it’s a simple cooler-packed deli picnic or a fully-stocked hamper.