4 independent reviews for Holiday villas in Methoni, Greece
Reviews for Holiday villas in Methoni, Greece
Sharon Lambert review 4 Oct 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The personal service received from our hosts.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Quiet spot with everything you need in minutes. Authentically Greek. Peaceful3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Local businesses, bakery, tavernas were run by local, hardworking people4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent, I loved the personal contact before the holiday. Fiona and her partner go over and above to make your holiday feel special. We’d love to return some time.Joanna review 1 Oct 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The ancient sites (so empty), but generally it all felt more like Greece used to be for visitors, not too overrun.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
It sounded like we avoided August crowds, everything was quite empty first week September, but still hot (too hot some days). A car helps, and hairpin bends stopped being a worry after first day, roads are good condition. Check the waterfalls have water before making trips in high summer...3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, it was a local house in town, comfortable but not remodelled unecessarily (no pool or power showers). Could walk everywhere in the town, and used local shops and family restaurants. Owner clearly has longstanding local connections and is full of good suggestions.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Wonderful area for exploring (a car does help), and Methoni is a lovely base, a small non-touristy town (sleepy in a good way). Might try Fiona's places at Gialova next time as did find that we drove through Pylos most days anyway to get to various sites of interest, and beaches are especially lovely up there. Fiona was so helpful and welcoming through the week, it made a big difference. Also impressed by Responsible Travel who found the holiday and were quick to reply.Emma Hayton-Lee review 22 Jun 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Swimming and food.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
It is fantastic.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
We ate in the restaurants and took some of the boat trips.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Brilliant house, location, hostess, food and swimming!Laura Swarbrick review 14 Jul 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Being in a Greek village, feeling like a local, and being able to walk everywhere.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
It's great for kids. The villa is full of toys, books, a play mat, plus other useful touches like loads of blankets and towels, a nappy changing mat, some inflatables for swimming in the sea, and Fiona the owner even provided a paddling pool for us to play in during afternoon play-time at the villa, on the lovely shady patio. We loved the gorgeous views from the villa, and the outdoor shower where the whole family had a wash at the end of each day.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, we ate every night at the local tavernas, we made use of the local boat hire company by hiring a boat and skipper for a morning. We shopped at the local grocery shop and even the art shop, to buy some paper for our daughter to draw on. Everything was in walking distance, so we didn't use a car, except for the taxi to and from Kalamata airport. We took a bus to a nearby town along the coast for a day trip.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Absolutely brilliant. Fiona was so helpful, beforehand and during the holiday, providing us with anything we needed. She even lent us a child-carrier back-pack after we commented that we'd like to do some longer walks. The villa was incredibly well set up with everything we needed, super comfortable, light and airy, and perfectly located in the village - set back from the main streets so that it was very quiet, but close enough to walk to everything. We loved setting out each morning for our coffee in one of the local bars, and we loved walking to the beach and castle and then choosing a taverna for dinner. There are two local bakeries, too, perfect for buying fresh bread and cake. It was easy to compile our own simple salady lunches to eat on our patio. Absolutely perfect holiday.Accommodation Reviews
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