We had an amazing weeks staying at Villa Thalassini at the end of October. The villa is exactly as it appears in the marketing photographs... Its spotlessly clean and the views are breathtaking!!! There is a lovely little pebble beach down the bottom of the hill where the sea is crystal clear and perfect for snorkeling along the rocky coastline. Agia Efimia is a beautiful little village with a supermarket, butcher, baker, harbour and some lovely little tavernas... We found quite a few had closed as it was end of season but the ones that remained open were all very welcoming. The villa has a well equipped BBQ area among beautiful flora so we really enjoyed sitting out there and feasting on local meats, salads and wine in the evening. Panos and Amalia are wonderful hosts... always on hand with helpful tips about the island and places to visit or eat... They offered to change our bed linen mid week... and when we got a puncture on our rental car Panos was so helpful calling local garages for us... He even brought us a home made cake! We were really sad to leave Villa Thalassini and will definitely return.

A beautiful Villa set on a hillside with great views across the bay and harbour. The pool was a good size with spacious sunbathing areas. It’s in a great location so close to the port where there is a great choice of restaurants.

We have just returned from our holiday in this most amazing villa. We went for my 50th birthday with the family and I couldn’t have asked for a better place stay. The villa was beautiful, with the most amazing views, wonderful pool and so many amazing areas to chill and enjoy some good family time together. The hosts couldn’t have been anymore helpful, even picking fruit from the beautiful garden and giving it to us. We had a car hire, which I would recommend if you want to travel to some of the most scenic beaches and gorgeous villages. Nothing was to much trouble from the hosts, which made our stay even more wonderful. I would recommend a stay in this beautiful villa to anyone for a perfect holiday

Such a lovely place. Family holiday to celebrate 2 x 30th b'days, a 60th b'day and 40th wedding anniversary. Better than the photos; it really is a special place to stay. The Villa was immaculate, tastefully decorated, very comfortable, very spacious. Amazing views both out to sea and countryside, beautifully kept garden with fragrant roses, pretty flowers, lovely olive trees, a lemon tree, super swimming pool with a very efficient filter and no chlorine making it very pleasant to swim, kept beautifully clean; comfortable loungers, sun all day, fab bbq area with outdoor kitchen type area and seating. Also, just a 5 minute walk into the lovely town with restaurants, supermarket, meat market, bakery,shops.. .It is slightly uphill on the way back up but we raced up it. A slow walk would make it feel less so. Amalia was lovely too...she welcomed us with a homemade creme caramel, which was delicious, home made olive oil (wish I could have taken that home), beers in the fridge, bread, cheese and ham... Amalia genuinely wanted us to enjoy our stay and made us so welcome. There were 6 of us for most of the stay and 7 for a couple of days which Amalia accommodated at late notice, going to the trouble of setting up a sofa bed on the landing area. In the kitchen there were sundries and condiments, such as salt and pepper, tea and coffee and bits and bobs which you need but dont really want to buy for the little you do need. I really can't think of one negative. We would definitely go back there and hope to at some stage. We all agreed Agia Efimia was one of the best places we could have chosen on the island. I researched pretty thoroughly but you never really know til you get there. We hired two cars and did see a fair amount of the island. The beaches are stoney in the North but are really beautiful and clean. Scenery everywhere was stunning. It was relatively quiet , but everywhere was open and the restaurants all had people dining so you didn't feel it was too much out of season, just not bustling which we loved. Added bonus, we were lucky with the weather, very slight cloud with sun every day but one , which was overcast but still warm and we travelled around that day. Greek weather information said the sea is not warm enough to swim at this time of year but we all swam in the sea at each beach we visited. We were all very sad to leave . 7 days was not enough. Fiskardo, Assos, Myrtos beach, Sami and Antisamos beach all a must xx