After 8 weeks at Villa Pap, the word that sums it up is “amazing”. When you book to stay somewhere for 8 weeks, you really hope it’s as good as the reviews suggest. And we were NOT disappointed! It’s every bit as charming as it looks in the pictures. (Or even more so!)
There is no better location or better villa in Fragokastello. Beautiful villa. Stunning sea view. Relaxing veranda with complete privacy.
A huge part of what made our stay amazing was our host, Ioannis. It’s nice to deal with the property owner directly and not through a management company.
Ioannis makes it feel like you’re at home. Very friendly and very quick with responding and resolving the few queries we had through the Airbnb app.
Our holiday was more than a holiday. Ioannis made it an “experience”. He invited us to visit the bees he keeps in the foothills of the mountains behind Fragokastello. We even watched him wrangle a sheep and sheer it. Such an amazing experience for us parents, let alone our 3 and 1 year old daughters.
Ioannis also supplied us with jars of Papadosifos honey (honestly the best honey I’ve ever tasted) and we even experienced it straight from the honeycomb.
We’ve been going to Fragokastello for years and always stayed in studios as a couple. Now with a young family we sought a villa. We made the right choice! Villa Papadosifos is perfect for families. Our daughters, 1 and 3, loved it. Decent travel cot and high chair, etc.
Beach in front has small area of sand going into the sea, but it’s just a few mins to walk to “Beach Bar beach” in front of Babis & Popi, or to the beautiful beach in front of Oasis and Vrachos.
Villa Papadosifos has a really well-stocked kitchen, plus filtered cold water and ice from the fridge. We ate out at wonderful nearby tavernas a lot but also ate as a family of four at the villa regularly. We didn’t get around to using the deep fat fryer or toastie makers, but they give an indication of how well-stocked the kitchen is.
The smart TV has YouTube and other apps, which allowed us to put some shows on for our eldest on the odd occasion. But once our daughters were asleep, the only entertainment we needed was the blanket of stars visible from the veranda. Anyone who’s been to Fragokastello before will know there is very little light pollution, and nowhere is that more true than at Villa Papadosifos. You can see the Milky Way so clearly.
We loved our stay and we’ll definitely be back. Highly recommended!