Olympos Archipelagos

The views from the balcony (Poseidon Villa) The comfy setup The hosting by Manos

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Amazing views, original and well presented apartment with tasteful and unique furnishings. Smashing place overall, highly recommend.

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Great house in an amazing place. The view is surreal. The place has all the comforts and has tried to blend the traditional with the functional.

The road leading to the place is challenging for a driver not familiar with the terrain. I would suggest to park at the primary entry of the village and walk through the town. It isn't that far. Just the end part is downhill... don't bring everything and have comfortable shoes.However, the atmosphere from the house is one of a kind. Don't let this dissuade you.

The view. Quality of construction and furnishings. Welcome details (local cookies and bread).

Access to the location is via a dirt road, which gets worse as you leave the main road, up to a point where it gets quite rocky and uphill. This is not a problem if you have a very high car, a 4x4 or a car you don´t care about. But, if you are using a regular, rented car, it´s a different story, specially when rental agreements in Karpathos island specify that you will only drive on asphalt (and I guess they make you sign that for a reason). Should you face any problem, it can cost you a good few hundreds of euros, if not more. The property should be crystal clear about the type of motor access, not just a "rent a good car because roads are not easy" (when 85% of the places can be accessed with a normal car). Same thing, clarity, should apply in regards to the access by foot to the village or the alternative parking (that we used the following days after arrival): if you have small kids, or someone of age or anyone with some kind of knee or similar injury, you may not be able to access the center of the village (which can leave you stranded in the property). Upon check out, the host kindly took our luggage with her 4x4 to the alternative parking area above in the village. Neither of the 2 bathrooms had a shower curtain or screen, which made the floors a total mess.