We were well looked after by our hosts who checked we were happily installed, with everything we needed, and were available if we had any questions, but were never intrusive. The house was excellent, clean, with plenty of space. The pool was outstanding. The beach is also close by

The villa looked lovely online and even better in real life. It’s spacious with a large downstairs lounge area, with ample seating. Lots of eating areas inside and out. We loved the wrap-around feeling facilitated by all the doors leading to the various terraces. The pool is a real asset. It’s huge, looking up to agricultural fields (the farmer even gave us a home grown watermelon). The master bedroom is wonderful with its own door to the top terrace, leading round to the pool where I swam most mornings. The other bedrooms are well-appointed. When we had a few hiccups, Lolita was very responsive and made sure that everything ran smoothly for us. Sad not to meet her. Iosif the caretaker, came every day to check everything was as it should be. The villa location was very quiet as was this peninsula of Halkidiki. It is dominated by many stunning monasteries all the way down the coast (boat trip recommended). The small town of Oranoupoli is 15 mins away where you can find many organised boat rides. You can walk to the smalll town of Nea Roda on the other side of the peninsula via the back of the villa The island of Ammouliani is 15 minutes away by ferry at the bottom of the drive. Well worth a visit for sandy beaches. We had 4 days of bad weather sadly, but we had books, games and WiFi! I would recommend this special villa which maintains its rustic feel. About 1hr.40mins drive from Thessaloniki. Thank you Lolita…

This is one of the best holiday villas I’ve stayed in. The house is tastefully furnished and well-equipped. The view of the sea from the terrace is stunning. The pool is huge with a small diving board - the kids had so much fun using it. We made pizza in the pizza oven and also used the BBQ. The internet connection is a bit slow but it shouldn’t matter - read a book by the pool or on the terrace and turn off your devices! The ferry to Ammouliani is a 10 minute walk away and well worth the trip for the day; eat at Amelliti’s place if you can. We also drove to Ouranopouli, hired boats from Lampou (a great family firm) and spent a lovely day sailing around Drenia and Ammouliani islands. Nea Roda is a pretty little seaside town with lots of restaurants overlooking the sea and a relaxed vibe. Ierissos has good-sized Masoutis and Lidl supermarkets. Lolita is a very responsive host who has a strong personal connection with the property and clearly cares deeply about it. When we realised that the TV was on the blink she had a new one delivered the same day. The grounds and pool are cleaned daily. All in all a lovely and relaxing week and great value for money.

This property is in a beautiful location, with gorgeous views and a lovely big pool (though, as expected, it’s very cold water in May so bring wetsuits if you wish to swim). However, we were a large group with four 3 year olds and we found the house and grounds quite scary in parts with steep slopes, lots of external sharp stone stairways with no rails and sheer drops with no rails in places. Our 3 year old son also found a rusty scalpel blade and multiple old nails around the house and balcony. The house interior was a little dated but was very well maintained and clean, however the beds were really uncomfortable and at times the water was luke warm and on one occasion didn’t work at all. The kitchen was very minimally equipped and we had to ask for chopping boards - which were provided very quickly which was great - but we didn’t want to keep pestering for all the items that were actually needed for preparing a decent meal (such as chopping knives, baking trays, plastic glasses and plates for kids and by the pool, dust pan and brush, drying rack, a larger toaster, extra plug sockets as there’s only one, and plenty of varied utensils). We made do but it wasn’t ideal. This house is possibly best suited to a group of 20-somethings with no children who intend to eat out most nights, or older families if they upgrade the mattresses and add all the above kitchen bits. Even with all of the above, the communication with the host was fantastic and she really helped fix the serious things when they weren’t working (which was a little more often than I would have liked). All in all, we had a lovely holiday with lots of gorgeous beaches to explore in the area - however we wouldn’t go back to this house as the beds were just too uncomfortable and the environment too stressful with small kids.