Review of Villa Gonos
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5 reviews
5 helpful votes
Our family booked with Thomson (partner, 5yr old, & 1yr old), and we wish we had booked directly with Despina and booked flights and car hire separately. The villa was immaculately clean, had everything we needed, and was in a quiet location for us. Despina kindly let us have an extra two hours on our last day since our flight was at 2am (she would've let us stay longer if there wasn't someone else starting their holiday later that day).
We were in Villa D, which is one of the detached villas (the garden has a connecting gate with Villa C, which is great for retrieving wayward beach balls if you're not traveling with your neighbors in C). There is air conditioning in each bedroom and the lounge. There is a dishwasher (we chose to wash by hand), a percolator coffee pot, a kettle, a sandwich grill/toaster, a microwave, a washing machine, a safe. Some info said 15 channels were in English, but most were Arabic. There is a DVD player, but I don't know if it is multi region, as we didn't use it. There is wifi, but the signal is poor and non-existant if you go into a bedroom - but you don't need it too much on holiday, anyway! There was even a library of books and magazines, perhaps left by previous holiday makers - my hubby left his novel he'd read for future footy loving blokes!
The private pool is heavenly! There was a lilo there already, and we left a few children's bits for future families.
A path to the back of Villa C takes you to the road along the coast - if you turn right at the bottom of this road, you can walk to restaurants (including our favourite on our holiday, Stefano's), a tourist shop, and a beach. Apart from this, you really need a car.
There are small supermarkets turning either right or left out of the villa. To the left, towards Gennadi, is a pizza place worth a visit, an ice cream shop, and a supermarket. You can also drive down to the seaside road if you turn left again. Turning right out of the villa takes you to a Carrefour, a chemist, plenty of tourist shops, and other nearby areas (Lardos is this way, as is Pefki and Lindos). Lindos is definitely worth a visit!
We'd definitely go again, booking directly on the Gonos Villas website next time!
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Thank you for the nice comments about your stay in my villa. It is my duty and responsibility to offer the best possible service to the people who have chosen my villas for their holidays.
I want to assure you that if you decide to come back you'll receive the same service and treatment.
Kind Regards,
Despina Gonos
50 reviews
17 hotel reviews
60 helpful votes
We stayed for a week through Thomsons with car hire included. Please be aware that Thomson will automatically allocate you the smallest car going which means unless you have gone very light on the packing you will end up paying for an upgrade! Very clear driving instructions and its about an hour from the airport. Villa is lovely, clean and fresh inside with a lovely pool area. There was us and our baby so we ended up with 2 spare bedrooms so there was easily plenty of room for more people.
We visited Lindos and Rhodes town and found plenty of resteraunts nearby for the evening.
We came with our 11 month old and they provided a cot and highchair which was great, you do have to constantly watch the baby/toddlers though due to the hazards everywhere which I imagine would be the same in any villa rental. Wifi speed was great.
Only slight issue is that villas A & B are adjoined with only a very small fence between the pools. We were lucky as we had a very quiet couple next door but if here had been anyone loud or a family with children it would have been quite unpleasant, certainly not a peaceful holiday! If that is what you want make sure you book C or D villas which are detached.
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17 reviews
4 hotel reviews
22 helpful votes
The family and I stayed here for two weeks through June and July 2014. Our stay here was excellent.
The villa is situated in a good location for visiting the north and south of the island, however I would advise hiring a car as most amenities are outwith walking distance. It is part of a group of four villas, two detached and two semi detached. We were situated in Villa C, one of the detached villas, which was secluded from the other villas.
The villa itself is extremely clean and decorated to a very high standard. The pool is lovely, great for a swim in the hot weather.
All the facilities which are required to cook are available and there is a BBQ which we made use of a couple of times.
The flat is cleaned mid stay and the pool is cleaned once every three or four days.
The owner of the villa, Despina, came to visit us to ensure we were enjoying our stay which I thought was a nice touch.
Overall the whole family very much enjoyed their stay and would definitely recommend it to other people.
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2 reviews
3 helpful votes
Couldn't fault this villa me
And my partner stayed in villa A and it was perfect the villa was
So modern everything you needed was available within the villa,I would highly recommend this villa to couples who don't want the hassle of getting up early to put a towel on a sun bed defiantly give this villa 5 stars!!
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16 reviews
9 hotel reviews
16 helpful votes
We stayed at Gonos just last week and it was fabulous. We booked using Thompson Villas section of their website. Arriving at the airport we weren't met by anyone and when I finally did find the Thompson rep she had no knowledge of us. Asked her about car hire and again she was clueless. Finally found the Enterprise desk and secured the car that was part of the package. Directions to Kiatari were included and very easy to follow. After an hours drive we arrived at the villa and were immediately impressed.
We were allocated villa A; there are 4 available, two semi detached (A-B) and two detached (C-D). The key was located in a small security box on the wall and once inside the villa were were very impressed at the standard and layout. 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms and a pool to the rear. A very high standard of decor and cleanliness throughout.
Now if you're a couple wanting a quiet holiday insist on villa D or C. Within hours of our arrival at 2330pm a family of four arrived in the adjoining villa. Noise could be heard as the excited kids screamed around the house and cases being dragged down the wooden staircase. it was 4am!!
Next morning we were woken by the same noisy kids screaming and splashing in the pool and this was to be the theme for the next 3 days until I finally called the Thompson rep to ask to be moved. Nothing against kids, we just wanted a peaceful quiet holiday and to be honest the kids were petulant, unruly and their screams were enough to make butter curdle.
Despina, the owner came to see us and was so very helpful and moved us to the detached villa D. Wow, what a difference, secluded private pool, 5 star decor throughout, beautiful views and I have to say, the villa was the best we have seen. AND NO NOISEY KIDS!
Supermarkets are a short drive away either north or south and there are plenty of beaches nearby if you want to leave the splendour of the villa. Retsina is the new local wine and at 1.99 a bottle well worth a sup or two.
We visited most of the island by car and found it beautiful. We rented a motor launch for 90euro for 2hrs and sailed from lindos down the coast and back taking in some stunning scenery along the way including the GUNS OF NAVARONE cliffs. RECOMMENDED MUST DO!
Rhodes old town is an hours drive away and worth a visit as is Lindos which is about 30 minutes away. Prasinisi is the farthest south where the two seas meet and well worth the drive too taking 40 minutes. Epes Piges (seven springs) is a small countryside park area and worth a look if you want to escape beach life for a while. Pefki is a small seaside resort about 25 minutes drive and very nice too. LEE BEACH is good for kids and has a great restaurant bar on the beach car park area.
All in all a great holiday with lots to do and see, highlight being the villa and its standard but be warned if you don't want screaming kids then try to secure VILLA D or C both of which are detached with a private pool and much bigger pool area.
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