Glyfada Beach Villas

We were hoping to visit the public beach at Glyfada bay, for a swim and some lunch . We were walking from nearby resort . Followed the helpful signs to Glyfada beach , with symbols for swimming and cafe. We were following the road on google maps and maps.me. Followed another couple of walkers through the open gate and carried on. Suddenly an unbelievably aggressive couple pounced on us and asked what we were doing . We said we are walking to the beach . They said this is private , I asked why the road and footpath show the beach ahead. They said it was a private beach , clearly such beaches do not exist in Greece . They then completely lost the plot , the guy was in my personal space pushing and shoving and throwing my phone on the rocks , he also got his golf buggy and was trying to drive it into me. The woman was pushing and shoving despite me asking her to stay a metre apart . I phoned the police and the couple seem to indicate that they would come and arrest us. At that point we turned round and we were chased by a buggy , they said get in the buggy and they would take us off the premises . We walked up the hill and on a hot day had to walk several more km to get to the next beach I really think that they wanted to fight and they were physically assaulting us . Of course there is no chance of us joining in this madness . I’d suggest that the owners put a little sign up to say that they would prefer people not to come through . Maybe they could remove the inviting signs about the beach and cafe .

Rooms are okay, v basic but clean, good value, staff nice apart from one who was slightly rude but the rest were exceptional. I don't think I would return unless I stayed in the new rooms. It is a good option but not for me.

Having just ready the review by Mashy2008. I would reiterate all their comments about this place too. Like many others, this was a delayed trip due to Covid and Doreen couldn't have been more helpful and accommodating, which just carried on throughout the whole pre, during and post our holiday. Everything was well organised with Spiros collecting us from the port and taking us to Glyfada. Lovely welcome and intro. It is very steep, although there are golf buggies that can be used to help. Our villa was just fine for 2 of us (our adult children joined us for 1 week and had their own villa too). We stayed for 10 days and the villa had air con which really helped, seating area and kitchen with toaster, kettle (great for us tea drinkers), normal sized fridge, cups, glasses, plates, cutlery and coffee machine. Bathroom had shower and was ok. There was shampoo and shower gels, but not that we used them. There is no TV, but we didn't miss it at all. There is wifi. Nice touch as cleaner left us some washing up liquid as we forgot to bring some, so we could wash up the cups and glasses we used. Outside, nice view of the sea and chairs and table, plus hanging and pegs for use too. This has to be the first time in years I haven't had to worry about sun beds. There are plenty, either on the beach, decking area there too, plus at the 2 pools. We preferred the salt water one, with nice view and the beach. Sea lovely and you get a key to access the private more secluded beach too, which is really nice too. We enjoyed the breakfast in restaurant by beach and there was plenty of bread, rolls, croissants, meats, cheese, jams, honey, plus orange juice, fruit, yogurt, cereals and tea and coffee. Decent start to the day. We did have lunch in the same restaurant on many days. It was in the shade, with nice breeze, so good to get out of the sun for a bit. Food really good and reasonable prices. We did try the taverna on the beach, but food not as good and more expensive. The cocktails were ok though. They also have paddle boards, etc to hire there. At the other end of the beach is Ben's bar. We did try here one late afternoon, but it was crazy. People throwing drink everywhere and clearly out of hand. I think this was a one off. in any event both this and the taverna close in the evening as service those visiting for the day. There are plenty of boats that moor in the bay and come to the bar. Also, Glyfada has table tennis, tennis and basketball. We had fun on the table tennis for a small fee. We ate at Glyfada in the evenings too and this restaurant is up by the salt water pool and it set in the olive trees with lights. Very Mamma Mia! Food really good, with sufficient options for us all and to avoid having to have the same thing during our stay. Spiros taxi is a great idea. Liked that takes you to Loggos on Tuesday and Lakka on Thursday for fee at 7pm and collects you at 10pm. Well worth going to both as some great restaurants and bars. We did get a

Having just ready the review by Mashy2008. I would reiterate all their comments about this place too. Like many others, this was a delayed trip due to Covid and Doreen couldn't have been more helpful and accommodating, which just carried on throughout the whole pre, during and post our holiday. Everything was well organised with Spiros collecting us from the port and taking us to Glyfada. Lovely welcome and intro. It is very steep, although there are golf buggies that can be used to help.

This place is just perfect (almost). After booking in Aug 2019 and having to cancel for two years we finally had our long awaited holiday here and it couldn’t have been more perfect. Let me tell you about the less than perfect bits first….. (1) this really isn’t suitable for anyone with physical Limitations which it does say on the website but just to hammer it home DON NOT COME HERE IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO WALK UP STEPS OR SHARP INCLINES as the whole ‘resort’ is built into the side of a very undulating (stunning) area (2) There is a fanatical sunbed cleaner in the residence next door who insists on blowing the leaves off of the sunbeds with a loud blower at 8am every morning! Other than those two tiny things this place is utterly perfect….. from the pick up at the port with spiros, to the warm welcome and introduction to the area from Doreen. From the three amazing waiting staff Joanna, Fani and who introduce themselves as soon as they see you and spend all day looking after you on the beach, in the taverna at breakfast and also in both the tavernas for lunch and dinner, to the chefs and cleaners who are friendly and helpful. The villas/studios are comfortable, well equipped and traditional in style with the added bonus of air conditioning in both bedroom and lounge areas. Our outside terrace was large and had breathtaking views. The beach was stunning, with crystal clear calm waters and not overly busy. Glyfada beach villas has its own private area for guests which whilst small was always clean and sunbeds were always available. There is also a pretty sunbathing deck on the beach and then a seperate more private beach which as guests you have keys to (it’s gated) which again is stunning. The main beach is beautiful and is a sought after bay as Super yachts often anchor up for a couple of hours most days which from the lower pool terrace was great people watching! There are two other restaurants along the beach…. We tried both but neither were a patch on the tavernas at Glyfada BV Both pools are stunning with showers, toilet and the upper pool has a handy changing room for departure day. The food in the restaurant is lovely although we found lunch preferable to dinner…. But that’s just personal choice. The hotel taverna is open for dinner 4 nights per week and on the other three Spiros runs the minibus to and from lakka and loggos. The beach taverna offers a delicious Greek continental breakfast which is included and it’s worth going down to just sit and take in the views alone! It’s also open for lunch which was reasonably priced and delicious. Both Loggos and Lakka are nearby by cab and we can highly recommend Your Paxos Driver (owned by a couple who have a minibus seating 8 and a car for 4) I could go on forever about how much we loved this place….. It’s all about the personal Touches, it’s feels a little bit exclusive, and you feel like you are in a little haven… slightly off the beaten track and away from crowds. Thanks t

The best location! Very quiet place. Rooms are clean and the staff is friendly. I highly recommend it. The breakfast should have more variety.. i would like to go there again! The rooms have great view and every beach house has it s own balcon!