The 22 days we've spent at the Manolis House were the best we could have imagined for our first family vacation. The house and garden are absolutely lovely and dreamy. there were figs, grapes, eggs from the chickens and some hidden strawberries to eat. just from hand to mouth. the interior was very good as well. little pieces of art everywhere and furniture that was made by Mr Manolis himself. we travelled with our 13month old baby and he loved it as well. the house has everything you need for a toddler. the baby bed (Manolis made himself) was perfect. there was so much space for the little one to be explored. a dancing floor in the garden that was very easy for him to run there and play and so was the shadowy terrace. -And we all loved the pool! it had the perfect temperature and was the best to swim there. surrounded by some trees and a beautiful view to the house and the sourroundings. Dimitris (Son of Mr Manolis) was very easy to communicate with. he filled up our olive oil whenever we needed to and gave us the best local recommendations. He was a great host and everyone we met there was just absolutely friendly (especially with the kid). There were also 2 Kittens we took care of and are hopefully still living there.
Douliana - and where the Manolis House is located, is incredibly beautiful and like a hidden juwel. There are many good places to have food and the other villages nearby are lovely and it all didn't seem very touristic to us in July. We loved it there. You can do little hikes (through little forests) and even walk to the beach from the house which is about 40 minutes. if you have a car you can do great day trips. but you don't have to. there is just so much to explore.
by the end of the vacation we were all just too sad to say goodbye to not only the beautiful Manolis House and the Area, but to all the friendly folks from the village we've met and some we've become friends with. A stay at the Manolis House we can just deeply recommend from the bottom of our hearts and we wish to be back one day.