Piskopiano Village

We were disappointed overall but especially with our apartment here this year. We booked a premium apartment with jet2 but because of mobility and access, I emailed and asked for a room near the entrance. Beware if you do this that not all the apartments have been refurbished to premier as we were led to believe. In fairness website does say that your room might not be similar to that pictured. Hmm yes, no resemblance at all, very basic very warm poorly equipped apartment with hard uncomfortable single beds. See pictures. Air con is free but not that great, ditto Wi-Fi. Cleanliness and housekeeping you can’t fault although bedding is only a single sheet, no covers or cushions. This hotel has potential but needs improvement. Pool bar does not serve breakfast and not always any food at all, poor selection of drinks. Top bar never open, shame as the lounge is nice but under utilised. Very quiet if you like that, but dull atmosphere and staff indifferent. Obviously location is excellent. Do your homework and triple check what you’re paying for and if the refurb is complete before you book. 2025 may be much improved.

This is an honest review on the situation at these apartments as of 6/9/24 first off the staff are very friendly and welcoming , housekeeping are good bedding and towels changed every 2nd day and apt cleaned every day. Now the bad news , everything in the apartments isn’t just tired it needs taken out and replaced , furniture is old and rickety. TVs don’t work, neither did hair dryer but that was replaced. You can boil a kettle , absolutely no chance of even boiling an egg on the rusty 2 plate table top stove. The shower head was held in place with pen top . The fake grass needs taken up and thrown out , the smelly cats need to find somewhere else to live . The new owners have a lot of work to do. Ours was described as a premium apartment , would hate to see a standard one. New owners please take note ,would like to return but so many things need to be done before it even could be classed as 3 star , AC is free but totally ineffective .

Where to start?? The location is fantastic. Your slap bang in the middle of Piskopiano and Koutoulafari…2 beautiful villages. In the evening you really know you’re somewhere special. If you’re after authentic Greece then this is the place for you. Hersonissos is just down the hill (a 10/15 minute walk) It’s a lively town that to be honest we didn’t spend too much time in. The beach is lovely and there’s lots to do…But it’s young and lively which is fine if that’s what you’re after. It wasn’t what we were after. The Piskopiano villas are basic. It’s proper self catering. The air con was free (no surcharge) and the whole grounds are really lovely. Very well designed. The staff are fantastic and will help you with every chance they get. It has 2 pools, both very deep! I don’t know who that that was a good idea but it wasn’t 🤣 To be honest the whole place needs a few quid spending on it. However it is what it is and when your in such lovely surroundings you can suck it up. There were plenty of families still having lots of fun in the pool so don’t let it put you off too much. There’s a few Spar shops a few minutes walk from the villas will cater for all your lunch needs (the villas don’t do much in the way of food which is daft!). The villas have a pool bar with Ben (a great guy) serving drinks until 18.00 when his shift finishes. The beds are comfy and the cleaners come in everyday and give everything a spruce up. It just needs a few quid spending on it! One of the pools was a bit cloudy, the bar doesn’t really do lunch or breakfast, the air con is good but not great, the table tennis table is fun but withered. It’s madness really because this place has fantastic location and could be a self catering gold mine! Overall if you get it for the right price then do it!! As I’ve said the villages are beautiful and the staff are great. The local restaurants do some wonderful Greek food and there’s a local cafe ‘Socrates’ that does some yummy Greek fast food at a really good price. You can’t knock it unless it cost you a fortune! 4/5 but could so easily be a five with a bit of TLC!

Although a 3 star property we found the hotel to be very clean. The beds were very comfortable and pillows gave you a great nights sleep. The location of the hotel offers some amazing views. The hotel is very quiet in the evening which as good for us as a family as our son was well rested. We opted for self catering as this allowed us to explore the local area.

Location is fantastic. Housekeeping are excellent. Apartments are spacious & ours (35) had a stunning view from both balconies. Only negative for me was the ludicrously deep swimming pools, which have about 3 square metres you can stand in before plunging steeply to a depth of over 3m. Fine for strong swimmers but not for my special needs daughter who loves the water but required constant supervision. That was the only negative from me though, everything else was faultless Late checkout (6pm) available for 30 euros which made for a relaxing end to our holiday Lovely spot right in the centre of the village, would have been a 5* review if I'd been able to relax round the pool

What to write. The apartments were clean and specious. We were in No32 which is right next to the 2nd pool. Accessible via 3 flights of steps. We arrived around 0300hrs reception was manned and we were quickly told where our apartment was located. The equipment in the kitchen was minimal and nothing matched, the idea of cooking a meal with a cooking ring and just 1 socket to use for kettle,hob, coffee machine or toaster(which we had to ask for) was a feat in itself. So we ate out everyday, at the restaurants close to the apartment. The apartments have been taken over by new management who own another complex further down the road so hopefully they will bring piskopiano apts up to date. The pool bar was only open from 10am-6pm serving drinks, Ice cream, pizza and toasties. There was 2 other bars, 1 in reception and another next to the pool but it was not open at the time. There was no evening entertainment within the comp!ex. The staff were all lovely and couldn't do enough for you. Our bed linen and towels were changed daily and the apartment cleaned everyday. The play area looked tired and in need of some TLC. The beach is approximately 15minutes walk down the hill. However for all that I've said myself and my 2 teenager granddaughters had a nice holiday. 25/06/24 -02/07/24