Hello Cynthia and Heinz,
We spent a very successful easter vacation at your villa in Artemida. We attended the easter celebration at the church down the road and took part in the Good Friday candlelight procession. We ate traditional bbq easter lamb at the taverna by the harbor – the live music and dancing were great fun. We visited Athens, hired a car and followed your suggestions visiting Mycenae, Corinth, Cape Sounion and Epidavros. We took a day trip on the hovercraft to the islands of Tinos and Mykonos. Of course, we spent as much time at the beach as possible! A good time was had by all!
I can truthfully say that yours is one of the best equipped vacation houses that our family has ever stayed in. 10 days was not enough! We would like to thank you for answering all our questions and for all you help in making our easter vacation one to remember. Best regards, Tobi and family. Thank you Tobi and family. We are pleased you and your family had a good easter in Artemida. Easter is a very special time in Greece. Thank you also for your compliments about our house. We are very proud of our "Villa Artemis" and spend our own vacations there. We also like to be as comfortable as possible, so make sure that everything is as it should be! There is a lot to see in the area so we always try to make sightseeing suggestions. All the best to you and your family, Cynthia and heinz - 03.05.2012 -

Cynthia and Heinz. Hi
I was with my friends at your house at the end of March. We had a terrific stay in Artemida - Athens. Spend lots of time at the beach and it was wonderful – all sand with bars and cafes with sunbeds but also with quiet stretches, and even an area round the bay for surfers and a surf school where you can hire equipment. Our trip to Athens with the bus and metro was much easier than we expected. The Acropolis was very impressive and we did lots of souvenir shopping at Plaka market. We spent a day in Corinth and Loutraki and found a romantic little fishing village where we had lunch at one of the Tavernas. We ate out at several of the beach Tavernas in Artemida and nearby Rafina and all were delicious with excellent prices. The food was fantastic. We are already making plans for an another visit! There are so many nearby places to visit we need more time! I would recommend your home to everybody of all ages who want a relaxing vacation, but also with things to do and see. Thanks for all you help, Sylvie Hello Sylvie, Thank you for your response. We are pleased you enjoyed your holiday with us. Greece is a great place to visit with lots to see and do and very helpful friendly people. Please recommend Villa Artemis to your friends and family. Hope to see you again sometime at the villa. Best wishes, Cynthia and Heinz - 24.04.2012 -

Hello Cynthia and Heinz,
We had a wonderful week at the end of March at your very comfortable home in Artemida, Athens. The villa certainly is more of a home than a vacation villa with absolutely everything that we needed. The beach, shops and cafes are so near we were able to go everywhere by foot. The weather was kind to us and we spent a lot of time just relaxing on the sands and even swimming in the sea – quite something for the beginning of April. We used public transport to travel into Athens which was very easy. We visited the Acropolis and new museum and Plaka market for souvenirs. Nothing was over expensive and everybody was very friendly and helpful wherever we went. My friends and I had a lovely relaxing, completely stress free weeks holiday that did us all the world of good – just how a holiday should be. A BIG THANKYOU TO YOU BOTH for all the information and help you gave us while planning our trip to Greece. We shall definitely return to your home! There is still so much we would like to see – a week is not enough! Margaret. Thank you so much for taking the time to write. We are very pleased you enjoyed your vacation at Villa Artemis. Hope to see you again sometime in the future. All the best, Cynthia and Heinz - 24.04.2012 -

Thank you Cynthia and Heinz.We had a lovely comfortable vacation at your "Villa Artemis". We really enjoyed everything about the house and the area. The small town and beach were really great for our children to run around safely and we were impressed with Athens and all the sites we visited. We will definately recommend you to all our friends and family. Thanks again, Sing and Michaela Thank you so much for telling us about your vacation at Villa Artemis. We are always very pleased to get some positive feedback. Gives us a real boost. All the best, Cynthia and Heinz - 18.02.2012 -

We had a lovely time over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday in Villa Artemis. Lots of room for our family group of 7 with a very large lounge/dining room/kitchen area in the same style as North American “great rooms” which allowed all of us to spend time together with room to spare. We can imagine how nice the numerous balconies would be in warmer weather – even though it was “winter”, we used them quite frequently to star-gaze and to watch local fireworks on New Year’s Eve. We totally enjoyed living in a Greek community – much more fun than being in a touristy resort. The town was very easy to get to know – we were frequently at the Eurospar grocery store (everything you might want) as well as mini-markets that sold any quick essentials, also local pharmacies, and we rented DVD movies in English from a local video outlet. We did very little cooking as it was our holiday – just breakfast and snacks mainly – but really enjoyed every single one of the local restaurants/cafes. We cannot reproduce some of the restaurant names as they were in Greek, but we had great meals all around – one favourite was a Greek taverna BESIDE the Eyes Café – we were there so often that the owner was bringing us complimentary wine and beer towards the end of our stay. Also Hotel Medusa had good food. Our younger family members loved Zio Peppe Pizza and Crazy Chicken (both eat-in and take-out). The Villa is convenient to everything – we found it extremely convenient to the airport which turned out to be very helpful in chasing down our lost luggage – we had a rented car so having parking at the villa for that vehicle was important to us. We had no problems accessing the metro system and made several trips into Athens that way. We also easily accessed many historic sites using Villa Artemis as our base – Delphi, Temple of Poseidon, Temple of Artemis, Corinth, Mycenae, Marathon, Rafina and more – we did have a GPS system which was a big help as it was challenging at times to figure out road signs when they are sometimes written just in the Greek alphabet. We also found our way to the gigantic Athens Mall a couple of times – shopping, cinemas and many more restaurants including North American chains. We would like to return during the spring/summer/fall season as that would be a different experience too with warm weather at the beaches – which are situated very close to the Villa by the way – and even though it was December, we saw a few hardy Greeks bathing in the Aegean Sea!

Dear Cynthia

Just writing to say how much we enjoyed our holiday at Villa Artemis. The house was perfect for us - very comfortable and well-equipped and all your careful directions and instructions were so helpful. We went into Athens on bus and metro two days and then were out in the car going over to Argolis for about 4 trips and up to sites to the north of Athens a couple of times - there was so much to see that it was impossible even to dent the list, but we certainly fitted in as much as we could while having some "down time" on the beach as well.

We loved the different terraces at the house and places to sit and eat or chill out, and eating supper under hanging grapes was an experience I won't forget in a hurry. How perfect!

With limited ability to communicate, we managed to get the local shop owners on our side and they were very helpful. And as for the beachside tavernas - wonderful!

We thought Loutsa was a lovely place to stay - everywhere was family orientated and quiet. I really appreciated the fact that I felt my daughter in particular was completely safe on the beach as everyone seemed to be on holiday as family groups.

I would certanly recommend both Loutsa and Villa Artemis to any of my friends who were looking for a holiday in Greece and may well be in touch for a return visit ourselves!

The flying bit was less ghastly than I had anticipated - terminal 5 gave me a lot of confidence as it was so well run and organised, and the new airport at Athens (since my last visit) was also a pleasant place to arrive and depart. That is always a major factor in whether I feel relatively positive about things or not!

Thank you again for your many kindnesses over the past few months.

Eleanor