Hotel Villa Astra - Our Founder

Vjekoslav Martinko dipl.mech.ing.

Entrepreneur, proprietor, host.

Vjekoslav was born in Zagreb. The first ten years of his working career he spent in Croatia. After ten years with a Croatian company, he became marketing manager for a global engineering company, with over fifteen years in that position. Following his successful international job, he embarked upon an ambitious goal to repair and revive old, neglected villas in the town of Lovran, as well as developing an exclusive leisure concept linked to personal growth. His company "Lovranske Vile Ltd". was recognized in 2000. by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, as a prime example of sustainable development. Vjekoslav's ideal is to connect tourism and individual personal development through innovative and holistic approaches.