Ampelos Estate – The Villa (4 bedroom villa)

We had one of the most amazing vacations at Ampelos. The property looks exactly like on the pictures. From the highway you take narrow and winding road up and up and up the mountain. Suggest renting a small car and hopefully you are familiar driving a stick shift. We rented the place for 6 of us as we met our friends flying from Germany. We had plenty of space. The house was clean and ready for us. The first time we stepped outside to the deck the view of the Gulf of Corinth and snow capped mountains on the other side was breathtaking. I couldn’t get enough of this place so checked every piece of the property and found that we had lemons and oranges growing in the back yard. So, fresh lemonade for the entire stay was a must. We shopped in Akrata just down the mountain for fresh bread, heavenly tasting tomatoes, feta, home made wine and other items. We cocked and grilled and spend our time enjoying the view. A few times we went out to local restaurants and the food was always fantastic and honestly very inexpensive. The house offers everything you need in your daily life. We did day trips: Athens and Naphlio. We explored the local mountain and searched for waterfalls, we stopped at ancient Corinthian and to see the Corinth canal and did an evening trip to Patra. Few times we drove down to the beach in Akrata by the camping park and had the beach practically to ourselves. The temperature end of May was 75-80 F. Tip, make sure you have water shoes for beaches with rocks and sunscreen when you visit Acropolis. Roula was a great host and was always very responsive to any message we sent. We hope to return to this home soon.

Ampelos Estate was a peaceful place with wonderful wiews to the mountains and over the sea. The garden was fantastic. In the house there was plenty of room for our family and friends.

Sehr großes, vollausgestattetes Haus, sehr schön und stilecht renoviert und für bis zu 8 Personen geeignet, auch für eine Gruppe. Das Haus hat 2 Ebenen, einen großen Innenhof mit toller Terrasse mit Blick auf den Golf von Korinth. Man muss sich daran gewöhnen, dass 5 Katzen und 1 Hund dabeisind, die sehr zutraulich sind. Ansonsten gibt es noch ein Studio (im Nebengebäude) auf dem Hof, das für Paare geeignet ist. Insgesamt ein sehr lohnender Aufenthalt, zum Entspannen in ruhiger Umgebung. Die Strände sind hier Steinstrände, entsprechende Strandschuhe zu empfehlen.

This is a hilltop villa, fully enclosed, with an expansive view. Roula, our hostess, was always accessible and very helpful. She even helped us get some documents notarized and faxed! When we asked about some things in the kitchen, she went out and got us a pannini grill... above and beyond the call of duty!! The local countryside is lovely and we had lots of time to explore during our two week stay. The oranges on the trees were more delicious than any weve ever had! It was wonderful having a daily roaring fire in the large living room with Windows all around! I cant say enough about the view!! It is stunning! It is close to town and accessible to all things needed such as grocery stores, gas, department stores, etcetera. The beach here is really beautiful. The landscaping of the property was well planned and extremely attractive. There was a wonderful inner Courtyard with a balcony and table that was nice to lounge at and be warmed by the sun, when the outer Courtyard was too cool or windy. We stayed here during November into December and encountered a couple big winter storms which covered the mountain tops with snow. They were stunning!