Ioannis’s place is so romantic and special. There is nothing like it really. Nothing so close to the feeling of the sea. Because of its situation on the top of a rocky cliff 50 meters above sea level you hear its enchanted sound days and nights. Because it is located on the lovely bay of Mirabelo you see the island of Pseira and the wild apparently inhabited mountains on one side and the fare away lights of Agios Nikolaos on the other side of the bay. Because the rocky cliff on which it is situated is a promontory, nobody is around you. So it offers a very private and secluded home, with its stoned private stairway going down leading you to the sea. At the same time it is very close to Ammoudara beach (5 mn walking/ 1 mn driving) and its blue flag (with 3 public showers), clear water, and lovely sand with its gentle slope slowly entering the sea. With its two lovely food bar/restaurants (one more chic than the other) which both have free beach sundecks, and its little supermarket. The safe sandy beach of Ammoudara has a lovely family atmosphere and there’s a small boat/canoeing renting business at one hand. Although the local store has anything you need on a daily basis, if you need more to buy the town of Agios Nikolaos has everything, a Lidl supermarket is just 10 mn driving away.
Ioannis’s place consists of two apartments for guests, each of them with its own personalised character (we had lovely three hand painted sea scenes above the bed) but because they are not built on top of each other the feeling of privacy stays intact.
The apartments are run by Andreas and Ioannis. Both are very helpful and friendly in a non artificial way. Ioannis leaves nearby and helps you with everything you may need and Andreas comes to the rescue when necessary and has always been keen on knowing if we were fine for the two weeks we have stayed.
Of course because of its very unique situation and characteristics Ioannis’s place is not a 5 stars hotel with swimming pools, jacuzzis and perfumes stores nearby. Of course if you want to go down the stairs to the sea you have to sometimes look where you put your feet. Of course the bathroom is not enormous. If you want to see luxury, Ioannis’s place is not for you.
But if you want to feel the real luxury of the quietness and the sound of the waves, if you want to have the real luxury of an unspoiled breathtaking view at a special authentic place, you won’t find anything better.
Ioannis’s is like a dream comes true and we’ll definitely come back if we can.