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Important
Covid-19 Update
We're very sorry to inform you that
we will not be accepting any further bookings for 2020 until further
notice. We are in a vulnerable age group and our studio apartments are
not fully sealed from our own living area. Besides that, the use of
masks, gloves and other precautions including distancing mean that we
are not able to offer our guests anywhere near the level of hospitality
that they have come to expect. Travellers from other countries that have
been far more seriously affected by the virus are now being allowed to
travel to Greece without any health tests. We very much miss the company
of our guests but we are not willing to take unnecessary risks with our
own health, nor with that of our guests, in order to offer our guests
levels of support and service that will be far below what we aim for.
Regrettably we are convinced that our temporary closure is in
everyone’s best interests. We will regularly review our situation,
initially once the virus effects of opening up the country can be
established, possibly by early to mid-August. We will honour all
bookings made to date if guests are able to travel and if they are
willing to accept the risks of so doing but only after we have presented
them with as clear a picture as we can of the situation they will face
during their stay with us.
Our
Home
Welcome
to Villa Verde, our ecologically friendly seaside home near Athens.
We hope you’ll like what you see here and that you’ll want
visit Nea Makri to spend some time with us.
We have a "3 Key" quality certificate issued by the Greek
National Tourist Organisation, permit number 0208K123K0300001.
If you’re planning a
relaxing holiday or short break based on the coast near Athens, we hope
you’ll find what your looking for here at Villa Verde.
You might have in mind an Athens city break.
Why not consider basing yourselves an hour’s comfortable coach
ride away in the green and pleasant seaside town that’s Nea Makri?
We call it “Athens with a breath of fresh air”.
On
these pages you’ll find information about our town, our home, and us.
The Local Attractions page includes many links to sites with additional
information.
We
designed and built Villa Verde in 2008-09, with some help from local
architects and builders. The
house is built to very high environmental standards.
Geothermal energy provides most of our heating and cooling needs.
Those needs are relatively small because the house is extremely
well insulated. Very large
solar panels provide hot water for personal use with geothermal back up
if there’s no sun. Water
from a well is used for the garden.
We
live upstairs whilst on the ground floor we have four self-contained
guest studios. Two of those
can be linked for family use.
Last
year, for the second time, we were judged by Travel & Hospitality Awards of the UK as
winner of the "Affordable apartments of the year for
Attica", that's Athens as well as its surroundings.
Early
this year Booking.com increased our rating yet again, from 9.4 the previous year.
A few
years back we
were also very proud to receive this TripAdvisor certificate. Please see our Guests' Comments page for more details.
Where
are we?
Who
Are We?
Silvia
is from the Ukraine and Chris from England.
We came to Greece for work and business reasons in 1996.
When we decided to stop work we moved a short distance
away from the hustle and bustle of the Athens metropolis to live just
200 metres walk from the beach.
We
have travelled quite extensively around Greece, with and without friends
and family, so we’ve got to know the country well.
We are both very good with the Greek language.
We very much look forward to welcoming guests to share our ecologically
friendly villa and its garden.
One thing we must
mention is our cats. We have rescued more
abandoned cats and kittens than we had intended. They are not
allowed inside the guest studios and most of them will usually keep away from guests who don't want them close. If you love cats then it will be a big bonus for you. If you dislike cats
then, regrettably, you might prefer to stay somewhere
else. That said, cats are pretty much everywhere in Greece and
none of them are cleaner or better cared for than ours. We've
added a page to this site explaining more about our cat family.
What
Can We Offer You?
We offer:
 | High quality self-catering accommodation with hotel style service including thorough cleaning every day (extra cleaning on request). |
| Transfers to and from Athens International Airport, Rafina port, or Pallini metro and railway station, included in our rates, and help with your luggage. |
| A friendly base for a seaside holiday or a short break, with easy access to the city of Athens,
to other famous archaeological sites, to the islands of the Aegean Sea, and to Athens international airport. |
| A chance to relax without worrying about your carbon footprint by enjoying the comfortable room temperatures and hot water that are provided by our eco friendly renewable energy systems. |
| Continental breakfast (at extra cost), served on your private patio or in your
studio. |
| Use of a local mobile phone (at extra cost). |
| Help in dealing with the locals for things like car and bicycle hire, ferry tickets, tours, or shopping. |
| Simple interpretation and translation between the Greek, English, Russian and Ukrainian languages. |
| Ideas on where else to go in Greece to best satisfy your own personal objectives, and advice on how to get there and back. |
| Help in putting together a detailed itinerary to make the most of your visit, for example trips to famous and fascinating ancient sites or time on the islands. Chris can usually arrange to accompany our guests on some trips
and to do the driving. |
| Out of the peak season when the weather is pretty much guaranteed, we share local weather forecasts to help our guests plan their time. |
| So that you don't waste journeys, we make phone calls to confirm opening times of archaeological sites and museums and to make sure that they are unaffected by manpower shortages or strikes. |
