For the 2nd week of this years family holiday we wanted to be more part of a Greek village than the more remote beach villa experience of our 1st week - what a fabulous choice we made with our Vathy selection.

The views from the eating area at the front of the villa are beautiful, looking directly above the restaurant roof tops and into the marina. The pictures provided don't do justice to just how pretty Vathy is, nor do they give the sense to how friendly all the locals are towards you as a tourist. Vathy is a special place.

The villa itself is ample, clean and effective for a family holiday. With the local shopping amenities being so handy, it is no chore to carry your food/refreshments back up from the near by supermarkets on a daily basis. The villa is probably not quite a family of 5 venue, but 2 kids sharing one of the 2 bedrooms and a 3rd on a sofa bed downstairs worked for us.

The pool is pleasant although we didn't get too much use of it during our weeks stay. It is however quite a signature feature in the village as there aren't many or possibly any other villas so close to the village offering a pool.

Our days were spent on a hired boat, which given the high temperatures you will experience in Vathy, was actually more valued for the cooling sea breeze than we had anticipated.

Early evening post boating drinks of the veranda overlooking the village was how we experienced our daily pre-dinner routine. Breakfast was a similar routine and no better way to start the day watching life getting started in the marina.

The restaurants are all pretty good, most offering a consistent high quality of local cuisine. There are good places too eat immediately below the cottage as opposed to those closet to the ferry port end of the marina. For something slightly different and actually our favourite restaurant, you should try Tilevoes on the opposite side of the marina. We ate out every evening, mostly because of the convenience but also because of the good value of doing so in Vathy