Name: Palaeopoli Villas
Address: Palaeopoli, Kithira, Kithira, Kithira, 80100, Greece
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Ticket assistance

Express check-in/check-out

Garden

Terrace

Outdoor furniture

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Bridal suite

Non-smoking rooms

Soundproof rooms

Room service

Family room

Rooms

Laundry

Safe-deposit box

Luggage storage

Services and amenities

Breakfast

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Car rental

Transfer

English

Italian

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Bike rental

Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

Picnic area

Barbeque

Sun Deck

Recreation

Parking

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Event facilities

Fax and copy machine

Business

Yoga

Sports

Children's playground

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets allowed

Pets

Temperature control for staff

Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Temperature control for guests

Personal protection equipment for guests

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the cottage

Kythira Airport

Palaeopoli Villas

Kithira

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

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4-beds

40-beds

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9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

A lovely location delightfully groomed an
Enchanting garden : privacy , silence and Gregoria a warmhearted host 🙏beaches and tavernas nearby.. a perfect location from
Which to discover best kept secret : Kythera where the northern part also has magical beaches and landscapes

An enchanting stay

Perfect !  for a family or a group 
Our traditional stone cottage had 2 beds upstairs with air conditioning 
Downstairs a gorgeous comfortable bed with high wood ceilings
A complete kitchenette 
Lovely balcony with its own water spout to wash our feet after the beach
We enjoyed the daily 12 min walk to the scenic beach made us feel relaxed and healthy.   
We ate many meals on our balcony and also enjoyed the local taverns 
The owners are a welcoming , hospitable family who have a sense of the Greek timeless style that  I have known since 1968 

Hospitality and Style

This one is tough to review.  On the one hand communication was less than ideal with a number of follow-ups required before receiving responses.  However when contact was finally made Grigoria was very helpful by providing photos of rooms.  Also on the down side is the absence of a useful website.  Paleaopoli appears to rely on Facebook, which while having its place does not substitute for an informative website with prices and further information.  However on the up side when we explained the considerable cost to send a bank transfer from Canada Grigoria quickly agreed to receipt of credit card details to hold the reservation, which we very much appreciated.  

Palaeopoli Villas are a few kms from the beautiful seaside village of Avlemonas, where you have to go for any supplies.  Our room was outstanding with beautiful stone work, a fireplace, a kitchenette and two terraces, one with a great view to the sea.  Another down side was that Grigoria was not there to meet us.  Rather we were met by staff on site who were very friendly and tried to communicate but unfortunately spoke virtually no English.  Their smiles went a long way, and in fact one of the girls was so nice to bring us bread and cheese drizzled with honey in the morning.  The Villas are elevated on a hillside with the benefit being the views to the sea.  However the location also meant considerable wind blowing quite hard at times.

The entire property is very nicely landscaped with colourful flowers throughout.

There are many aspects of Palaeopoli Villas we really enjoyed including the character and size of our lodging (with separate bedroom, two terraces and a kitchenette) and the well landscaped property.  But on the other hand there were a few things leaving us feeling just not quite as positive as we wanted to feel, in particular the interactions when booking and the absence of Grigoria while we were there.  Even finding someone to pay had its issues.   Also disappointing was the fact we were not advised the ferry from Gythio, which we planned to take was not operating, forcing us to stay a night in Elea and short our visit to Kythera.  This would have been a significant problem had we not uncovered this on our own when we tried to book the ferry in advance of departing.  

Therefore overall our experience fell short of what it could have been.  With a good website and better communication this could have been a review with an 'excellent' rating.

Lots to like and we want to rate Palaeopoli Villas higher but just too many shortcomings

We had a fine stay at paleopoli villas. The location is convenient - close to the port, and close to Kaladi beach which is one of the best beaches on the island.  Also very close to Avlemonas which is a quiet small town with a few cafes, good restaurants and a nice little protected beach. The villas are beautiful with lush vegetation, however the layout of the property is suboptimal with tight parking. Also the villas have small windows, and most of them don't have a mosquito net, therefore if you are relying on the breeze to cool down the room (vs. the AC) unlikely to happen. Esp. the attic gets very hot because there is very limited air circulation. Unfortunately no breakfast which is atypical for such a place. Lastly late checkout was not an option even though our villa was not expecting new guests, "because the cleaning lady leaves early". Wish I could give the property a higher rating but our experience wasn't top notch.

Good location, nice villas, tight parking and iffy service

Our host, Grigoria is wonderful - warm, welcoming and very helpful. Our villa, number 5 (Scandia) is very comfortable. Bedroom is spacious, living/dining room has two chairs and nice wooden table, wall mounted flat screen TV. Kitchen is well equipped, there is small oven/stove, half fridge, kettle, coffee maker and "toast" maker. Free WiFi has good speed. There are steps right up to loft where there are two twin beds -- very cosy. Bathroom is clean, villa has modern design and shower has good pressure. Great, fluffy towels! In the bedroom, there is small safe, wardrobe with quite a few hangers, dresser with big mirror, a chair and two night tables. Bed was comfortable for us - firm and not too hard. There is a fan, as well as air conditioning. Most of the windows have mosquito screen, so can keep windows open for lovely cross breeze, especially in the living/kitchen. We didn't use the AC on some evenings. 

The entire villa is beautifully decorated -- built of stone with high ceilings (warm, contemporary design). 

View from front, covered patio is gorgeous -- sea view. It's covered patio and gets morning sun. In the back, there is bistro table on small patio to have breakfast, as it is in the shade in the morning. All well thought out. Garden is gorgeous - pomegranate shrubs, pear and palm trees, rhododendron shrubs, fliwers, figs. 

Thank you for the fragrant pears and welcome offering of honey on rusk, water and fatourada (tsipouro with clove and cinnamon). All delicious.

Villa is 17 minutes drive to Potamos, 6 minutes to Avlemonas, 3 minutes-to Paleopoli beach,and 5-minutes walk to Scandia restaurant. Everyone at villa is really friendly - Giulietta who does a great cleaning job is so happy and always upbeat. Garbage is collected daily. 
 
Highly recommended and next time, we will stay longer than 7 days! - perhaps even register for new venture of hosting yoga retreats. Thanks Grigoria for your warm hospitality.

Beautiful grounds and stone maisonette with genuinely warm and helpful host.

We spent three wonderful weeks in this secluded beautiful place. It overlooks the bay of Avlemonas. The rooms are clean and the owner Grigoria was very helpful in planning trips around the Island. Our two Kids (8, 4) loved it. Kythera is a wonderful place off the beaten path.

Relax

The houses are either single units or double units.  We had a single unit suite, consisting of a bedroom with high ceiling, a sitting room, an equipped kitchen, and an upper level with two single beds that we didn’t use, and a large veranda overlooking landscape and a bit of sea.  The walls are built entirely of heavy stone; the roofs are made of rough-hewn beams, wooden planks and ceramic tile.  The floors are ceramic tile.  The pictures on the internet make the rooms look bigger than they are, but the units are spacious nonetheless.  (These are impressive structures!)  There was an air-conditioning unit in the sitting room, which we used a couple of times, but the cool air did not very effectively reach the bedroom.  The entire property is covered with a myriad of trees and shrubs:  olives, palms, hibiscus, oleander, beauganvillea, grape vines, and more.  The rooms were cleaned every day.  Linens and towels were changed every three days.  Grigoria lives on site and provided helpful information about restaurants, beaches and hikes.  There is one good restaurant nearby, but one needs to drive some distance to get to others.  The wifi occasionally went out, but when it worked, the download speed was good.  The price was very good.  Highly recommended.

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