Gialos

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Gialos is perfectly located on the Vlicho Bay, the place is very quiet and if you want to escape the bustling Nidri this is the place to relax. You can have a romantic dinner right over the water in the tavern that belongs to the hosts. Kostas is very nice and friendly and he was very informative on all our questions. He was also very quick in fixing a minor nuisance we had with the air-conditioning,
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Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location was very good.Very quite and relaxing.Beautiful sea view from the balcony of the bay with the mountains in the background.Very good atmosphere in the restaurant below the rooms, with food being served on a terrace right on top of the water.Closest beach for swimming, is Desimi Beach, which is half an hour away on foot or 5 minutes with a car and you can do water sports or rent a boat to explore the smaller islands next to Lefkada.Nydri is less than 10 minutes away with a car where there are shops, bars, tavernas, cruise ships, super markets, etcIf you have a car you can visit some beautiful, breathtaking beaches in the eastern side of the island and they're all, more or less, within less than an hour drive from the room!The owners and the staff were extremely polite and helpful, the place is full with stunning green lemon and orange trees, which are used in the restaurant among with other vegetables that are grown in the garden behind the property.The most important thing, especially now because of Covid-19, the place was immaculate and spotless! They even did our dishes a few times, believe it or not, the balcony was cleaned from the sand and the bin bags were emptied daily. That by itself allowed us to relax even more and enjoy our holiday.Very calming stay, definitely recommend it if someone is looking to catch up on sleep and recharge their batteries.
  : Everything was almost perfect so saying that we didn't like something would do the property injustice in my opinion.Maybe the pillows and the mattress were a wee bit uncomfortable at the beginning but we got used to them as time passed and there was no problem at all.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : This was our 2nd stay in the Gialos apartments. We holidayed there in 2022 also. Kostas & his mum Aristea make you feel very welcome & are so friendly. We had apartment 2 again, which is on the 1st floor just up a short flight of stairs. The views are sensational over the inlet, & as far as we're concerned it had everything we needed. I would suggest a car etc would be most helpful, as it is a good 10-15 minute drive around the bay to get to the nearest town of Nydri, although there are some stores along the main coast road for provisions if required, which are maybe a 5-10 minute drive. A covered car parking port is provided for approx 6 cars, which is a nice touch to keep the car cool.
  : All good thank you.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The apartment was clean, quiet and comfortable. The hosts were very kind and helpful. The food in the tavern was excellent. We were very satisfied.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The views are really nice, above the taberna which is also really nice in the evenings. Is quite and comfortable.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : - beautiful view on seaside- friendly and nice owners- delicious homemade food in their tavern
  : - we missed some more stuff in kitchen, like wine glasses, or wooden desk to cutting food

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Kostas was at downstairs at his lovely Taverna when we arrived to hand over the keys to apartment 2 ..... not before a refreshing Mythos beer :-). He & his family, Aristea (mum), Tilemahos (dad) & relative Klea (pronounced Claire) really looked after us well. Informative, super friendly & always helpful but never intrusive. The apartment was kept very clean, & the bedding & towels were kept nice & fresh. Our apartment overlooked the stunning bay of the Geni peninsular. What a joy it was to sit out on the balcony on a morning with a coffee & gaze out at the many boats moored up in this beautiful 'lagoon'. A couple of times we went downstairs to the Taverna to sit on the deck & have scrumptious Omelettes for breakfast. Then after a 'hard' day sunbathing or swimming ;-) from the balcony, watching the sun set over the mountains above Nydri with a glass of something cool before venturing out for the evening. It's approx a 10 minute drive from Gialos into Nydri town centre, but far enough away to have total relaxation. We hired a car and explored the island, which is easy enough to get around (nothing further than an hours drive). All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our week in Lefkada at the Gialos apartments & Taverna, & we'd like to pass on our appreciation to Kostas & his wonderful family for their 1st class hospitality.
  : The temperature was unseasonably hot whilst we were there in late June, & we stayed in apartment 2, which has a double bed in the bedroom & a single bed in the living room / kitchen / diner. Air con is only available in the bedroom (which was much needed & kept that room lovely & cool). However, it would've been nice to also have it in the other room, as it was simply too hot to sleep in there. We tried leaving the adjoining doors open once, but it didn't really work that far throughout the apartment. I wouldn't know the logistical problem of providing separate air con units in each room where there is a bed, so it maybe unrealistic. Anyhow, not a criticism, just an observation.