A perfect place to relax.
Review Submitted: July 30, 2008
Date of Stay: July 2008
We spent a week at villa Serenity (July 2008). It was a perfect place for our family (parents & 2 teenage daughters).
The villa is very quiet, as well as the surroundings. It's a bit far fom the centre of the village, the beach and all the restaurants - about 15 minute walk - but it was ok for us. Instead, you get maximum privacy and can enjoy the nice views of the sea and mountains sitting on the terrace and not being disturbed by anything.
The house is very well equipped with everything you need. Apart from all the things listed in the description, it was nice to find in the kitchen some teabags, coffee, juice, milk and bisquits prepared for us. Also some dishwasher tablets, washing powder etc. were provided. These little things are not guarranted in the contract, but just make life easier for the guests upon arrival.
There are plenty of towels (even beach towels) and they are changed once a week, on the "cleaning day".
The British couple, Jen and Rod, are looking after the house and they are very nice and helpful.
Stoupa is a beautiful, small village with quite a few tavernas and cafes (but no discos and night clubs), along the nice beach with clear and warm water, great for swimming.
I recommend to rent a car and explore the Mani peninsula. It's really fascinating. But you have to be an experienced driver, as most of the roads leads through the (beautiful)mountains. The views are breathtaking. We went to Monemvasia (about 150 km), which is really worth seeing. We also went to Kalamata (40 km), a busy city, not very beautiful, but with nice athmosphere,nice people,shops and cafes.
We mainly ate at home, (there are two supermarkets close by), but we tried couple of restaurants near the beach and they were fine.
I would recommend Serenity villa to everybody who wants to get to know Mani - one of the most beautiful regions in Greece. It's a perfect base for it.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
Owner's Response: Thank you for making Villa Serenity the base for your week in Stoupa, we’re glad that you've really enjoyed yourselves and hope you’ll return again in the coming years, your very welcome!
Visitors have noted how Kalamata is not a typical Greek city, especially when compared to Stoupa and other villages only a short distance away, the reason for this is down to a major earthquake in 1986, the city was devastated by the quake and following its regeneration Kalamata is now a fairly modern city. I have to say however that many of the cafe’s sell fantastic fresh donuts!
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