Customer Feedback:

"We were very happy at the Villa Mansion in Hydra. The location was excellent, only a minute or two from the harbour but very quiet. The little patio garden was a lovely place for breakfast, the air conditioned bedrooms spacious, the kitchen was basic but we generally ate out so that didn’t matter. Although there was only one (large) bathroom, there were two other (alfresco) showers and two separate loos. The loggia has fantastic views over some of the town. There was also a sitting room, so no shortage of places to relax. We will definitely return to Hydra and to the villa – our teenagers loved it as much as we adults did."

Carnegie-Brown’s, U.K.

Es hat uns extrem gut in der Villa Penelope gefallen. Der Standort der Villa ist genial gelegen (schön nahe zu den Tavernen und doch kein „rambazamba“ in der Nacht).

Die Einrichtung des Hauses war perfekt mit allem was das Herz begehrt, die Betreuung von Beate vor Ort hat hervorragend geklappt und war sehr zuvorkommend.

Bei unserer Ankunft am Sonntag haben wir einen vollen Kühlschrank mit Milch, Orangensaft, Toast, Käse, Schinken, Oliven, Früchte und eine Flasche Wein vorgefunden. So etwas haben wir noch nie erlebt!

Fazit: Sehr gut gelegener Standort der Villa, schön und praktisch eingerichtet, sauber gehalten mit Gärtner, Poolreinigung und Hausreinigung 1x die Woche.
Wir können diese Villa wärmstens weiterempfehlen.

Familie Graven-Koller aus der Schweiz

A Greek Jewel….

We have just returned from a wonderful week in Greece organised by Carsten and his company Greek Luxury Villas. This was perhaps our tenth visit to Greece however the 1st in what was definitely our most memorable holiday.

We booked Villa Octavius directly with Carsten and had the most professional feed back and answers to all our questions. Carsten took care of our car hire waiting for us at the airport, Villa in Lefkas and in Mykonos. We could not ask for a better start… as we did not need to organise anything apart from our plane tickets.

The accommodation; owned and run by Steve, Villa Octavius is a high class, well thought out luxury villa placed in the most wonderful position on the Island of Lefkas.

The property has been build on the crest of a hill with an incredible 360 degree view of the mountains at the back of the villa and the sea in front with various islands beyond the port of Nidri.
The property is immaculately clean, the pool and open air Jacuzzi was serviced on a daily basis and the equipment all new and high quality. Wonderful linen, towels and very comfortable beds.

Steve has placed a massive table for dinning out doors and large comfortable chairs overlooking the olive groves and out into the open sea where we enjoyed a glass of local wine every night with the garden lit up by candles.

If all got too warm during the day – well he has built a hammock tower where the breeze is constant and furnished with hammocks made to relax and fall asleep in! A must to try.
Steve is always around although you do not see him…. He is happy to provide all the local information of where to eat, go and which beaches to visit. Eating out is very cheap comparing to other places in Europe and all places suggested were authentic and great.

If you are into marine biology or astronomy – well here again Steve will not disappoint you as he is an expert in both and we enjoyed a night out on one of his boat tours star spotting and listening to his famous stories and the day after – a whole morning out in small boats learning about the life of octopus.

We travel extensively throughout the world and if you want to visit Greece, this beautiful property cannot be beaten for value and quality. Everything you have read and will read about Steve and Villa Octavius and the organisation of Carsten from Greek Luxury Villas is absolutely and positively true. You will have a wonderful time - I am boring my friends telling them I cannot believe you can still find places like this for the money!! We will be going back for more….

If there is one negative point about the villa and organisation, it was hard to see more of the beautiful island as we did not want to loose out during the day by leaving the property and all its wonderful comforts…. I look forward contacting Carsten in the near future for more of his jewel properties in Greece.

Nico & Family from Italy

The luxury villa with pool on the island of Alonissos is the perfect holiday villa - tasteful architecture blending into the natural surroundings, well-furnished and equipped, spotlessly clean and carefully maintained, with a good-size pool and immediate access to a small, clean, unspoilt beach, in a beautiful, quiet location, and with an owner, Ioanna, whose care, hospitality and attention to detail were exemplary.

Carsten's service also left nothing to be desired - prompt, helpful, informative and completely reliable.

Tim & Family from England

Frau Ida Wettstein, 8132 Hinteregg, Schweiz, ist rundum begeistert von Carsten Schmidt's Immobilien-Vermittlung.

Ihre anfänglichen Bedenken, viel Urlaubsgeld an eine unbekannte "Internetfirma" - dazu noch im Ausland - im Voraus (und ohne Besichtigung!) zu überweisen, wurden nicht nur vollumfänglich zerstreut, sondern Herr Schmidt, wie auch sein sehr sympathischer und hilfreicher "Mann vor Ort", waren in jeder Beziehung jeden Euro wert!

Herrn Schmidt durften wir als absolut zuverlässig und integer kennenlernen. Wirklich: Ein Mann, ein Wort.

Zudem viele Details, die weit über eine normale Vermietertätigkeit hinausgehen: z.B. kostenloser Gang zur Bank und Reservation der Fährtickets - Hinweise, welche Inselspezialitäten als Mitbringsel im Heimatland sehr geschätzt werden - sehr kulantes und grosszügiges Handling bezüglich der hinterlegten Kaution, etc., etc..

Kurzum, eine wirklich in jeder Beziehung seriöse und empfehlenswerte Firma, der wir weiterhin viel Glück und derart zufriedene Kunden wünschen, wie wir es waren.

Ida Wettstein
Neuwiesenweg
CH-8132 Hinteregg
Schweiz

Dear Mr Schmidt
Overall, we were very satisfied with the house and the way it has been restored. My wife and her sister have relatives in the hora who visited and admired the restoration work. The quality of the cleaning work and the cooking was excellent. Two points which could be improved - the provision of a full length mirror and the provision of a seat for the older visitors in one of the shower rooms. We would be happy to recommend the villa to other visitors to Skyros.

Thank you for your arrangements.
Ellis Blackmore