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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Aghios Nicolaos in Peloponnese

From £500 per week

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover Sunday

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, air conditioning, balcony/terrace, car not necessary, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

This lovely old house is renovated to a high standard rarely found in Greek self-catered properties. Handmade terracotta or marble floors inside and hammered marble underfoot outside. This place is perfect for a couple who enjoy having a good amount of space in their accommodation.
The master Bedroom is huge and covers almost the whole of the first floor area with good-sized ensuite bathroom; it faces east towards the mountains and west, towards the sea.
The small garden is accessed directly from the Main Bedroom and Kitchen/Dining Room and faces west. A large sun umbrella shades the outside table and there are both sunny and shady spots in the garden for lazy afternoons. Airconditioning is now included for the summer (or use the overhead fan) and full central heating for the winter months. On the ground floor a good sized twin-bedded room with separate shower room.
In winter the divans in this room provide extra seating.
Steps both from the street and at the rear of the property may make it unsuitable for the infirm or elderly.
This area is not for those looking for nightlife. Walking, Reading, Swimming, Painting and Eating are the main activities for you here. There are several Restaurants (in winter, fewer but still at least two), coffee houses and a few shops. You do not need to cook at all from Breakfast to Dinner - it is all here. The main Medical Centre for the area is also on the outskirts of the village.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The CD player also accepts MP3.
All the doors and windows have integrated flyscreens.
The main bed has a ceiling fan over it in case of a heatwave but there is full airconditioning if you prefer it.
The bedroom also has its own access to the upper terrace where there are both shady and sunny spots to sit.

Further details outdoors:
Parking is available within a minute's walk.
The west-facing garden has areas of shade as well as sun and a large table for eating al fresco with an umbrella for shade and a small barbecue.
Bicycle hire is available in the village a few minutes walk from the house.

Further details

On the ground floor the house has a sitting room, shower room with WC and a large kitchen dining room leading into the private garden.
The Bedroom takes up almost the whole of the first floor. The queen-sized double bed has 100% cotton bedlinen and with a quilted cotton bed cover and duvet for cooler nights. The huge overhead fan will keep you cool should you experience a heatwave during your stay. Air conditioning is also available upon request.
Both the en suite Bathroom and Shower room are fully fitted with beautiful marble walls and floors. Upstairs the en suite provides a luxurious bathing area with a separate double-size shower, bath and two wash hand basins whilst the shower room downstairs has a separate WC room.
A sound system for both CDs and MP3s will allow you to drift off to your favourite music or listen whilst sipping your gin & tonic on the private terrace. Double doors lead directly to this terrace with both open and shady areas for relaxing or, maybe, taking your breakfast.
The sitting room has two comfortable divans with Greek cotton-filled mattresses. This room can be closed off from the rest of the accommodation, making it completely private.
Full central heating with an on-demand system is included in the rental prices during the winter months.

Conditions

Rental includes all electricity, water (metered), heating, bedlinen. towels and cleaning.

£200 is held against breakages/damage to the property in addition to the full rental money. Deposits are returned at the end of your stay once the property has been checked over.

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Pantazi Beach 10 minutes walk away

 

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Aghios Nikolaos Harbour

 

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The Peloponnese region

This part of the Peloponnes is a hidden gem. The huge Taigetos mountains behind and clear, turquoise seas below. The sea is extremely clean and clear and swimming is safe and Pantazi Beach is a 10 minute flat walk (or cycle ride). This is a wonderful place for relaxing, painting, reading, walking, on waymarked paths alone or with a leader, and bird watching. Winters are mild with plenty of bright sunny days but chilly nights. Summer is much longer than the tourist companies would suggest with beautiful, clear days right through December and January. Wild flowers cover the landscape from late September onwards and right through until mid-May.
Swimming in the village it is via a ladder into deep water at the old harbour and from the rocks. Pantazi Beach Pantazi is shaded by Tamarisk trees and in summer offers sun loungers/umbrellas/changing facilities/taverna/beach bar/WC.
The busy little resort of Stoupa is just a 25 minute walk away. Here you may hire a boat, pedalloe or try one of the tens of tavernas and then return to sleepy Aghios Nikolaos where the delightful tavernas with home-cooked food, overlook the pretty harbour.

The Aghios Nicolaos area

Day trips can easily be arranged to many historical sites - Olympia, Ancient Messene, Mystras & Monemvasia to name but three. In Kardamili (mentioned in Homer's The Iliad) there are numerous tavernas and good tourist shops as well as the site of Ancient Kardimili with a fascinating little museum.
This a very popular area for walking. There are good waymarked paths all over the Taigetos mountains if you are confident to walk without a guide. There is also a small company in nearby Kardamili who can arrange walks, or trips to many the ancient sites in the area.
There is bicycle hire in Aghios and the immediate area is flat and safe. They organise a daylong picnic cycle ride during the main season.
A Yoga centre just a few miles away in the hills runs open sessions twice a week.
If you need to keep in touch there is an Internet cafe and nearby coffee houses with free internet access.

How to get there

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Direct flights to Kalamata (KLX) flights run from May through October from Gatwick and Manchester. Flight days are Sundays from London. The Taxi charge from Kalamata to the house is 60 Euros. If you want to take time off in Athens, it can be cheaper to take a flight into Athens and either hire a car or we can contact a good and reliable taxi driver who will take you to the door. The beautiful drive from Athens to Aghios Nikolaos takes approximately 3.5 hours. We would recommend that you do spend a night (at least) in Athens to see the sights, at one end of your break. We can suggest good, reasonably priced, central but quiet hotels that where they can also help you to arrange trips. Car hire companies will deliver/collect from any Athens hotel. Hertz, Avis and Europcar are all there. On a general map you may find Aghios Nicolaos, which is 7km south of Kardamili.

Activities near Aghios Nicolaos

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01 Jan 2012

“Very Restful” We got some lovely weather and made good use of the beach and enjoyed the swimming! The house was really lovely, we enjoyed staying there and the location is perfect - we thought the village was... more

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Winter	7 Dec 11	1 Apr 12	500£ 500	0-	125125	3 Nights
Spring	1 Apr 12	29 Apr 12	550£ 550	0-	130130	3 Nights
Early Summer	29 Apr 12	1 Jun 12	650£ 650	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer	1 Jun 12	1 Jul 12	800£ 800	0-	0-	1 Week
High Summer	1 Jul 12	2 Sep 12	900£ 900	0-	0-	1 Week
Late Summer	2 Sep 12	30 Sep 12	800£ 800	0-	0-	1 Week
Indian Summer	30 Sep 12	1 Nov 12	630£ 630	0-	130130	3 Nights
Winter	1 Nov 12	31 Mar 13	550£ 550	0-	130130	3 Nights

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Spring	1 Apr 12	29 Apr 12	650£ 650	0-	130130	3 Nights
Early Summer	29 Apr 12	1 Jun 12	750£ 750	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer	1 Jun 12	1 Jul 12	900£ 900	0-	0-	1 Week
High Summer	1 Jul 12	2 Sep 12	990£ 990	0-	0-	1 Week
Late Summer	2 Sep 12	30 Sep 12	900£ 900	0-	0-	1 Week
Indian Summer	30 Sep 12	1 Nov 12	730£ 730	0-	140140	3 Nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Rates are inclusive of made-up beds, electricity, airconditioning, central heating and towels.

Payment can only be accepted in Pounds Sterling direct into our UK Bank.

A cautionary deposit of £200 is payable in addition to the rent against damage or major breakages. The cautionary deposit is repaid electronically within two or three days of vacating the cottage.

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4 years listed You are contacting Susie Warwick Landline +44 01438 829147 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This cottage has received 1 review from previous guests.

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