Kolymbia Village

An okay place to stay, location is good for driving around the island and seeing everything. Definitely not somewhere you would want to stay if you haven't hired a car. The villa was quite clean although the pool was not, the grout in the tiles was very dirty and there was grime along the waterline, pool was also quite cold. The kitchen cupboards had the bare minimum in, could really do with a few more kitchen essentials. 2 coffee machines but nothing to wrap or store food in, no spare bin bags. Also there is obviously an ant problem, as on the first day the kitchen was covered in them and the only thing in the cupboard under the sink was ant spray. On the plus side there was nice views of the mountains and the sea either side of the villa, the staff were helpful and friendly. If the pool was warmer and cleaner the outside area would have been absolutely perfect. Check in process was good and a whatsapp group was created before our stay to do early check in and I could use this chat to ask for any info needed. They sent recommendations for the area for beaches, restaurants and things to do on the island.

The staff were excellent on reception including the owner on site We were evacuated due to the recent fires and the staff could not be more accommodating due to our own situation The villa was extremely comfortable with two superb double bedrooms with air conditioning in each room with all kitchen appliances with a fantastic pool with every villa. The villa had two seating areas and a lounge area by the pool so you can get shade if needed Great location for fantastic beaches north or south or a day trip to Old town Rhodes, boat trip to Symi island The local town of kolymbia is very commercialised. The local restaurant Taverna Tsambikos and take away grill house To Chorio were excellent recommendations from the staff. We'd definitely rebook this venue

These are marketed as villas, they are not. We paid for what we understood to be a villa, they're apartments with private pools, or "half a villa". We were upgraded for one night and then had to move as the "Villa" we booked was not ready. With 3 children, moving properties is does not constitute an upgrade, it's a pain. They acted like this was doing us a favor, when in fact we wasted a day moving and basically disputing what a villa actually is. They're lucky they have Mr Petros, he was very nice and very diplomatic and seemed to be the only person who actually came to talk to us. The lady who moved us didn't even have the decency to put her phone down while she was with us. The apartments themselves are OK for what they are, but if you're expecting a traditional villa with a private pool, you'll be disappointed. The staff were polite at first, but became very rude, said we're welcome to leave without reimbursement and then wouldn't talk to us and left the group chat. The only thing to bear in mind if you have small children is unless you have their deluxe villa [which are the only actual villas on site] you'll get a pool that's 5ft deep all around. Nice for what they are, but don;t be misled by the images, you get half a villa.