A great little apartment in a great location with a perfect host.
The excellent bits…
The apartment is close to the centre of town and a short walk from the lake, tourist shops, restaurants, supermarket, the Wednesday street market, and several beaches.
There is a partial view of the lake from the balcony and just a few steps from the front door you are at the top of the cliff over the lake with a great view both day and night.
Some of the best restaurants are very close. There are dozens within a few minutes’ walk, with Greek tavernas, fine dining and meze places to choose from.
Kate is an excellent host and will help with any advice and is on call to help with any issues. She also very kindly leaves little gifts.
The apartment is impeccably clean and there are lots of clean towels and covers for the bed.
The large balcony is more of a terrace, with chairs, clothes drier, plants, sun shade, etc.
Ag Nic is touristy but you’ll find as many locals and other Greeks as foreign tourists around town. It doesn’t have big hotels, loads of nightclubs, drunken youngsters in the streets, nor loud music. Instead there’s a great café/bar vibe, with all ages eating, drinking and promenading until late.
There are three or four smaller beaches within a short walk of the apartment. These are all clean with lots of sun shades but they are fairly busy in summer. Generally they are pebble beaches but there are some sandy ones a little further away. The sea is a crystal-clear turquoise and excellent for snorkelling.
Things to know before booking…
The apartment is at the top of a hill. No matter where you head there will be a least a steep slope and/or some precipitous steps. The apartment is on the 2nd floor and so there are several flights of stairs to get to the room. This could be a challenge for some people and will mean exercise for everyone.
The apartment is fairly small, with everything but the bathroom in the one room. Think of a hotel room with a built-in kitchenette. I wouldn’t recommend trying to squeeze in more than two and even then you will have to like each other’s company.
There are no sunbeds on the balcony. If you are serious about your tan then you’ll need to either lie on the floor or drag a chair into the sunshine.
The bed is a standard double and if, like us, you are used to something a bit bigger then you are going to find it small.
We didn’t get useable wifi all the time we were there. I told Kate about this and after a couple of days the signal strength was improved but the speed remained too low to be of use. We used 4G instead and had to top up our data.