Accredited by the National Tourist
Organisation of Greece, Villas Irene & Mantis share a 1
Stremma (1000m2) garden, completely enclosed by wall and
shrubbery – for those visitors with young children, this
provides a totally safe environment to let them run free.
Two separate gates form the entrances, with
a parking space at each. The garden is full of flowers –
geraniums, agapanthus, marguantes, roses, mallow and iris.
Plants include several sub-topical species such as yukka, caana
lillies, oleander and cactus (where you may meet our resident,
emerald green tree frogs) and four types of grape vine bearing
plenty of fruit – please help yourselves, citrus and fig
trees, pampas and cypress.
We take care to avoid using pesticides and
fungicides on our land and do our best not to waste precious
water in the summer months. This may result in a bit of leaf
and fruit fall, and the gardens taking on a slightly wild look
from time to time, but we believe the island’s health to
be of greater value than a perfectly manicured lawn! Kitsos,
our gardener, keeps things from getting out of hand and the
luxurious blooms of our flowers and happy wildlife are well
worth the effort.
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PROPERTIES
ACCREDITED BY THE
NATIONAL TOURIST
ORGANISATION
OF GREECE
Villa Irene
St George – Corfu
Traditional country home with roof terrace,
dining veranda, 3 bedrooms.
Sleeps: 5 – 6 guests
Sleeps: 5 – 6 guests
Villa Mantis
St George – Corfu
Contemporary villa with large gardens,
barbecue terrace,
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Villa Kissos
St George – Corfu
Comfortable villa set in tranquil location
with lovely gardens, plunge pool and inclusive car.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
In any of the villas on this page, a full
size cot can be provided, at no extra cost – just let us
know well in advance. Likewise, we have a kiddies bag of
buckets and spades etc. – just tell us you need them and
we’d be delighted to loan them to you (all we ask is that
should something be left on a beach or lost on a rock that you
please replace it). For early/late seasonal bookings, when the
evenings are a bit chilly, we have cosy duvets on the beds and
the Villa Mantis has a fireplace that soon warms up the house.
In the villas, you will find some little
extras which we hope will help make your holiday that little
bit more comfortable: every bedroom has an anti-mosquito device
(please buy your own refills) and there is a hand-held
hairdryer and an iron in each house plus both gardens have
outdoor showers which are brilliant for washing off the sand
before going into the villas.
All bed linen is provided, as are hand and
bath towels. We can set up a television, if requested, in the
Villa Irene. There is a first aid kit in each house and we can
loan you a CD/tape player if you want to listen to music. The
kitchens are properly equipped, as they would be at home, with
sharp knives, garlic squeezers, salad bowls, spaghetti
colanders and wooden spoons, a toaster, electric kettle, proper
teapot and cafetiere coffee maker, plenty of drying up cloths
and washing lines (with pegs!)... We mention this because
villas so often provide only the barest essentials and we know
from experience what people really find useful.
On your arrival, the Louvros family will
have left you a “first day” hamper – some
milk, mineral water, tea, coffee, perhaps a bottle of local
wine or some fresh, chilled fruit. This is our way of saying
Kalos Ilthate, which means Welcome.
We look forward to hearing from you.
© Villa Owners Corfu 2006 – 2008
