Xenon Estate
Spetses, Greece
Facilities
- Dining: No restaurant, but the kitchen is fully equipped and the fridge and cupboards are pre-stocked with basics (additional supplies and refills can be ordered at cost). A chef is available on request.
- Communal areas: None inside but there’s a common dining area by the pool. The villas are set in 3.5 hectares of land with lawned gardens around the pool and houses.
- Internet Access: Free WiFi throughout the villas.
- Swimming Pool: Outdoor pool shared between the 3 villas, unheated. At 15m x 7m, it is the largest on the island.
- Spa Treatments: Massages are available on request - a masseur will come to your villa.
- Recreational: Selection of DVDs, CDs and books to choose from.
- Weddings and Celebrations: The landscaped garden is a wonderful setting for a wedding reception, christening or party. Catering can be arranged for small groups (up to 20 or so). All three villas (sleeping up to 17) can be hired out for a special rate.
- Meetings/Functions: None
- Disabled Access: None
- Pets: Pets welcome by prior arrangement
- Languages Spoken: English, Greek
Also...
- Reception can arrange cycle and moped hire, taxis (there are half a dozen on the island), water taxis, restaurant bookings, excursions etc.
Environmental Policy
The owners make a genuine effort to buy organic food, use eco-friendly cleaning materials and recycle waste.
When to go?
Xenon Estate is open from April to October. August is the island’s busiest month. During the low season (April-May and October), and especially on weekdays, Spetses is utterly tranquil; but some restaurants may be closed and normally packed beaches will be devoid of loungers and sporting activities (ideal for some!). The Armata Festival lasts for a week in September and attracts crowds of Greeks and tourists for concerts, plays and exhibitions, rounding off with the re-enactment of a victorious sea battle against the Turks, complete with fireworks and canon fire.
Author's tips
Not a typical beach read, but John Fowles' entrancing novel The
Magus was written while living on Spetses.
If you hire a moped, check the brakes, wear a properly fitting
helmet - and make sure you know what you are doing. If not, the
grunting gourounia ('boars' i.e. quad bikes) are a more
stable option.
Features include:
- Dinner by arrangement
- Shopping service
- Garden
- Daily maid service
- Towels & Linen provided
- Laundry service
- WIFI internet
- Outdoor pool
- DVD library
- Available for exclusive use
- Pets welcome by arrangement
- Airport Transfers
