Reviews of Property: Lonely Planet/Rough Guide choice. Stunning views on 4 levels 10x6m private pool.

This villa really gave us the holiday we wanted. It is in a beautiful and unspoilt location with plenty of lovely walks to do and you don't need a car. The house provided everything we needed and the pool was perfect. John is registered blind which can make some holidays a bit difficult, but we can really say that we encountered no particular difficulties and the proximity of Annie and Rob was reassuring.

Having Bournemouth airport so handy enabled us to fly to Rhodes. We had to spend more time in Rhodes than we would have liked but the ferry journeys were an enjoyable part of the holiday.

One unexpected plus from our stay at Eden Villas was meeting Annie and Rob - we feel we have made some new friends!

Tilos in September is wonderful.
Tilos in September staying at Rob and Annie's is superb.
As one person said "I you cant chill here, you cant chill"
For the money and location, i think you would be very hard pushed to find anything better anywhere.
And September is just one month out of a year.

We stayed at Eden Villas for two weeks in August 2007. What a joy. Having travelled around Greece every summer for 20 years, this was the best. The island is delightful - great food, drink, swimming, people, goats. This is the only property of its type available to let on the island - believe me, I've looked - and could hardly be better. Accommodation excellent, pool a massive plus, and a very short walk to a great village with everything you could want. Rob and Annie are the perfect hosts. The ultimate in Greek chill. We're going back in August 2010 - yay!

Fantastic villa, fantastic location. As parents with 3 kids, our priority was the villa and pool and the weather and we got all 3! Swimming in the pool, you are not only are you flanked by gorgeous mountains but you can also take in a glorious view of the sea.

Villa: spacious with everything you need. Good quality beds too.The roof terrace at night just wonderful - shooting star heaven. Note: we've had problems with previous Greek locations with dogs barking at night. This villa's location only suffered sporadically from this and the owner's were aware. It didn't spoil our holiday and didn't keep us awake. Insects were few and far between - no mozis at all.

Pool: perfect. We based a couple of home days around it.

Tilos: it gets under your skin. We stayed for 2 weeks and that wasn't long enough. Our itinerary was not overly ambitious. Recommend the beautiful walk down to Nikolas Bay which you can do from the villa - you can swim there but the walk is better. Do stop and talk to the goat man and he may reward your interest with water melon and herbs. Also good is walk up to the Castle, also from the villa, great panoramic views. Do the buses, they're great fun.

Beaches: predominantly pebble-based with some patches of sand. We went to Livadia, Eritos and Plaka. As a family our favourite was Livadia as the snorkelling there was the best (and also the availability of beer).

Travelling: good luck with that. We took 24 from door to door and it's particularly hard on the way back! Well worth it though.

Rob & Annie: very nice, very laid back villa owners. They have an identical villa within the same compound and also make available one of their cars for hire on an ad hoc basis for 20 Euros a day. Our son had his birthday over there and they let us use their scooter to take him down town!

I stayed at Eden Villas with Rob & Annie in Tilos a couple of years ago and enjoyed a truly memorable experience. The villa is well located and enjoys a secluded position with spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. The villa is well maintained with a refreshing pool that is ideal for those balmy long Summer days. The main town has a friendly and laid-back atmosphere with an authentic feel of a traditional Greek island and basically a place where you can sit back and watch the world go by. Being an adventorous person who likes a taste for some solitude you simply couldn't beat a tour round the island on hired mopeds and take in the sights of a monastry on one side coupled with fascinating trails to real edge-of-the-world locations up mountain hills. The walking opportunities were fantastic and the views from the now dis-used military hide-out are breathtaking. At night, the cuisine is wonderful and varied. All-in-all Tilos is a real taste of Greek life and a week or two at Eden Villas amongst the hospitality of Rob and Annie is a sure-fire way to get the best out of it.

I’m not one for writing reviews, but this place deserves it, albeit a while after our two stays. With my wife and 20 month old son (he was 5 months the first visit), we hopped onto one of the many Rhodes flights from Manchester; jumped into a taxi which took us to the port in Rhodes, where we then boarded the ferry for the sail to Tilos – all very simple and part of the holiday.
Tilos is a remarkable and unspoilt island in this day and age – it takes you back to what I expect Greece was like decades ago: simple living, a handful of cars, lots of goats and fresh food being grown everywhere. The island is 10 by 6km in size, so you can tour the island in a day: the beaches, the hills, the tiny villages with the odd tavern and the historical interest places – especially the abandoned village of Mica Horio, which remains almost intact since the last inhabitant departed in the 1950’s.
Now to Eden Villas. Seemingly the farthest point on the island, on the edge of the main village of Megalo Horio. You have the best of all worlds – total privacy, a villa like no other and basic amenities 5 minutes walk away. It’s a 15 minute ride to the livelier port of Lavadia where you can enjoy what is still a very calm and relaxed existence amongst the locals.
We spent most of our time in and around the villa – with a design that deceives: it’s variety of rooms and terraces on many different levels makes you feel as if you’re in a different building, with a different vista each time you move a few paces. As you can imagine, privacy is easy to find, but everyone’s just a shout away. It's the night time that fascinates me most. After dark, wander up to the roof terrace, sit in the deck chair and watch the stars - the views of the constellations are spectacular.
As for our son, he enjoyed every minute of it. It's a real family treat where you spend all the day time at play, either in the pool or around the villa. Some evenings we ventured to Castros - the restaurant in the village (another 5 minutes walk), where Dina, the proprietor couldn't have been more welcoming - she adores kids...oh and the food is delicious - all home grown and locally reared.
Annie and Rob are the perfect hosts – they’ll leave you in total peace if you wish, but are always happy to sit and chat and share in a drink or two. Anything you need to know, they’ll have the answer, as they know the locals very well and speak the language.
Thanks Annie and Rob, see you again soon.
Darren, Vanessa & Noah

We spent two weeks at Eden Villas in May/June and thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful and relaxing location. The island is not at all commercialised and there is very little development even in the main port. The villa was extremely well appointed and had everything we needed for cooking, relaxing and entertaining two children (aged 12 and 13) including a very popular roulette wheel! The pool was delightful (warm and clean) with views of the mountain, castle and the sea. We enjoyed visiting restaurants and bars in Livadia in the evening and spent the days exploring other beaches (empty or just shared with local wildlife such as the peacocks at Plaka) or simply relaxing around the pool. The island is beautiful and there are excellent walks from the door and snorkelling at the beaches. One of the highlights of the holiday was the boat trip to a remote beach with Stelios who managed to cook some amazing food on the beach BBQ. One of the main reasons the holiday was such a success was the hospitality and service provided by Rob and Annie. They went out of their way to make sure our needs were met (including showing the FA Cup Final for Terry, Alex and Liberty - the result could not be organised so easily) but were careful not to intrude on our privacy. There were other highlights - floodlit swims, gorgeous breakfasts from the bakery, curry night at Bar Croma, seeing dolphins from the boat on the way home - but the main memory is of beautiful, relaxing retreat. Thanks again Rob and Annie and I hope we will return.

We had a wonderful honeymoon here in Megalo Horio, and couldn't believe the weather was so beautiful even in October! The villa itself is marvellous, - the pool is perfect, and the sun terrace on the roof is ideal for relaxation, and working on that tan! Spectacular views too , of the sea, at Eristos , and the mountains. Rob and Annie could not have been more helpful, and they strike the perfect balance between being there to help, or advise, and also giving people the chance to indulge in their own privacy. Their bar , Croma, down in Livadia proved a great stopping point for us, and we enjoyed many a morning there, for coffee and chat. Rob and Annie proved really helpful when it came to linking us in to the best places to go , and we'd highly recommend the taverna, "Kastro", in Megalo Horio, where the food and friendliness were tremendous, as well as the old cafe in the village, ( Neon?) which was a beautifully little oasis overlooking the hidden village square.
Trips to Livadia were easy with the local bus, and there were a good selection of restaraunts there too chose from. The sunday bus trip ( at 11am) up to the Monastery , of St.Panteliemon, is fabulous - truly a step back in time! Overall a marvellous place to really relax and get away from it all, and to get a flavour of Greece that's so different from all the more developded resorts. Welldone Rob & Annie for creating such a super spot! , and THANKS again!
Raymond & Amanda.