Despina Apts by Estia

We are staying at Despina Apartments for the first time since 2019. We love to come to this family run business. Our room is spacious and very very clean. The water pressure is really nice in the shower and we have a fantastic balcony. In 2021 I had two back surgeries, but the mattress in the room is really great, and I’ve woken each morning feeling great, better than at home to be honest. The apartments have a pool and cocktail bar. The pool is beautiful and a natural sun trap. We have visited a number of times in the past with and without a car. The times we have not had a car we have been more than happy to stay at the pool area for the whole holiday. Since we last visited the sun loungers have been upgraded to have really thick padding, I have been able to lay comfortably even with my health problems, which was a really nice surprise. The showers and toilets around the pool are extremely clean which is very important to us. The showers and toilets have been recently upgraded and are just lovely. The cocktail bar is also furnished really beautifully, and the family that run the place are always on hand to make your day as special as they can. They have a herb garden to furnish the cocktails and the attention to detail by the bar staff is what you would expect to see in a really really high end bar. But you are not paying high end prices. So you win twice when visiting. I would give the place 6 stars if I was allowed to! My wife and I have never had a bad experience while here. And we’re really grateful to everyone working hard to make this happen. The location is close to all the best dining in Gouves. And the apartments are a 2 minute walk to the beach. You can turn left and see all of Gouves. Or turn right and in 20 minutes down the beach be in Analipsi giving you really easy access to both resorts.

Despina is a great family run apartments ,with a cocktail bar serving various drinks at competitive prices, it shows sports on the big screen to, the pool is a good size and there are plenty of sunbeds ,with no need to place towels on them , there are plenty of restaurants and bars within close distance too, or if you want snacks with your drinks there's pizza, burgers and chips etc, it's so chilled out I've stayed a few times, have has other travellers solo and couples, they were modernising each apartments bathroom in May, to a high standard,

Been to Gouves many times but 1st time at Despina. From the moment we arrived we recieved the warmest welcome which carried on throughout our stay. The lads and their mother should win a hospitality award. Snack bar served lovely freshly made snacks and pool area is spotless clean with many comfy sunloungers ( no sunbed wars here ). Cocktail bar out the front serve amazing cocktails all made with care and is so comfy to sit and people watch 😊 overall I couldn’t recommend Despina highly enough and will 💯 be back. The family who run it are so amazing and charming ❤️

We stayed at Despina for a week in July and had an amazing time. The apartments are traditional, very clean and comfy. The pool is great with plenty of sun beds. There are plenty of restaurants near by for dinner but the bar in the apartments, KonDimAr is also great for evening drinks. All the staff go out of their way to look after you. We made our way through most of the cocktail menu which was excellent!!

Everything about despina is nice , it's not just about the apartments, it's also about the warm welcome you get from the family ,the service you are given, and the whole experience, the pool is good to use ,it's not very large but it's still good to use and there are enough sun loungers too, and no towels on them in the day, if having a chilled day the bar is next to the pool and they do snacks and meals ,if beer isn't what you want there's coffee and tea too, also where despina Is situated there's a restaurant opposite, and if walking towards the beach you will pass by four of five more restaurants that open around 10am until 11/12pm, so a full English breakfast or a meal from fresh salads to big steaks and pastas are on the menus, all at great prices, despina is roughly a 7 minutes walk to the beach ,with more bar/restaurants another couple of minutes away, and a good size supermarket and bakery, if turning left out of despina there's shops and restaurant and a bit further a bakery selling all its own produce , it truly is a great area to stay, the 3 son's and mother make your stay how it should be ,

Could not fault my stay here in July from start to finish. A very warm welcome, lovely environment and the 3 brothers were brilliant hosts and extremely helpful. Would recommended to anyone; couples, families or solo travellers!