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