Idyllic Gialova apartment overlooking Navarino Bay. 3mins drive to the beach

So glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We are just far enough from Gialova that you feel you are on your own in the olive groves with great views yet near enough to enjoy the beaches and the local tavernas. Ancient Messene is just 2 hours away and Olympia 2.5 hours away - both easily done in a day trip with a swim. If you like walking, the waterfall is 40 minutes over the hill and there is a swimming pool in 150 metres with bar and meals. Lots of castles and things to see nearby.

Thanks, David. It was an immense pleasure to host you and Alex and we really hope to see you again. Tell Alex I had a word with the Cicadas and told them to keep the bloody noise down !!

Thanks for your review Jayne, and for deciding to stay with us. You're a lovely group and will be very welcome back if you choose to return. It was amusing finding out during the introductions that we and you share the same local in the UK ! Best wishes, Fiona and Nigel

Hi Fiona and Guy, Thank you so much for deciding to stay with us and for your favourable review ! We enjoyed hosting you and we're extremely pleased that what we have to offer suits you both so well. This area is quite special and apart from the magnificent beaches has many places to visit that are often not apparent at the holiday planning stage. As you mentioned , archaeological sites, castles ,museums and interesting out of the way tavernas, lovely walks, and islands waiting for a rental boat make it difficult to decide whether to spend the day relaxing or exploring. You did very well dividing your week into half exploring and half relaxing. We hope to see you again soon ! Best wishes, Fiona and Nigel xx

Having had so many guests who rent a car for their entire holiday and then barely use it, we will, in future, inform everyone who books with us of the option of using our good local taxi driver, Dimitris, to meet them at the airport . We have also set up an arrangement with a local car hire firm, Rigatos Cars who we know very well and who are happy to deliver cars to guests only for the number of days they really want. They are cheaper than the big companies and do not charge the huge insurance excess which can easily turn into a very expensive headache. We're extremely lucky in that the most local and best value restaurant in Gialova, 'To Stasi Taverna,' ( just over the road from the beach ) is the closest to us ( 10 mins walk there, 15 mins walk back! ) We promise that when they give you a 10 kilo watermelon ( which they frequently do) we will collect it for you and transport it home ! We aim to ensure all our guests enjoy happy, relaxing and totally stress-free holidays.

Hi James, Thank you so much for deciding to stay with us, for taking the time to give us such a nice review and for being such lovely guests. We hope to see you again in the near future. Best wishes, Fiona and Nigel

Jane, it was great to meet you and your family and thank you so much for taking the trouble to list some of the many places you have enjoyed visiting. Families especially are pleasantly surprised at how much there is to do here. You can't really see it all in a two week holiday. Presently we have guests on their second holiday with us determined to just laze on the beach after they made so many excursions on their first trip - but even they will be trying Romanos beach and then the fabulous taverna in Evangelimos - they didn't have enough time before ! To add a few more to the list there is Polilimnio waterfalls near Kazarma, Byzantine tombs just outside Methoni, fishing boat trips to the perfect white sand beach on Sapientza island a 'secret' beach findable with a rental boat on the other end of Sphacteria island and plus scuba diving in Navarino Bay. Hope to see you again soon. Best wishes Nigel and Fiona.

Thank you Giles for such a long and considered review. We very much enjoyed hosting you all and hope to see you again next year. Maybe at Glastonbury ! Best wishes, Fiona and Nigel

Bonjour Géraldine, Merci d'avoir séjourné avec nous, vous êtes de charmants invités. Nous espérons vous revoir dans le futur. Toutes mes excuses pour notre google français. Meilleurs voeux, Fiona et Nigel

Thank you so much Andreas and family, I hope you don't mind if we put the google English translation here ! See you again soon ! Andreas' review in google English. One of the nicest apartments we have ever enjoyed in a vacation. Great location. Tasteful home furnishings. A great balcony with great views and good kitchen equipment. Extremely friendly and uncomplicated landlords. Most beautiful environment. Just a wonderful place to enjoy a holiday with our two young children and to feel very comfortable. A thousand thanks to Fiona, Nigel and Phoebe. We will be back.

Es war eine Freude, Sie bei uns zu bleiben. Einige unserer Gäste benutzen kein Auto. Wir organisieren ein Taxi vom Flughafen Kalamata. Sie mieten Fahrräder aus Martins Geschäft in Gialova (die auch Mopeds hat) und radeln überall. Oder sie leihen uns. Dies ist möglich, weil die Straßen entlang der Küste nordwestlich nach Voidokilia und darüber hinaus sind flach für ca. 10km - 15km. It was a pleasure to have you stay with us. Some of our guests do not use a car. We arrange a taxi from Kalamata airport. They hire bicycles from Martins shop in Gialova ( which also has mopeds ) and cycle everywhere. Or they borrow ours. This is possible because the roads along the seaside going north west to Voidokilia and beyond are flat for about 10km - 15km.