Villas in Argaka

This villa is brilliant. Savvas (the owner) welcomed us on arrival, and came around every day to make sure there was nothing we needed. Please note he pool does not have a fence so the villa may be unsuitable for a family with younger children. On reflection, we should have ordered the (optional) welcome pack as there was no food or drink in the villa when we arrived. Savvas took us to the supermarket in Polis the next day to stock up. We had not booked a hire car. There is no need if you do not intend to tour around, but the local supermarket does not have a large choice so if you need to carry water and food (up hill), it can be a bind, especially in hot weather. The villa has a fantastic swimming pool and Savvas makes sure it is clean and filtered. There are 3 bedrooms each with en-suite facilities. Beware the outside if wet – there is a lot of slippery tiles so be careful. There is a separate bar-b-cue area which was clean and very well equipped. There are a selection of taverns / restaurants in Argaka, the shortcut route to the seafront is only 400 meters from the villa to the sea and all that we used were very good quality and in walking distance. You will need a torch for the return journey. The directions to the villa are wrong. When you enter Argaka (from Pathos), get to the Kiosk supermarket and turn right. Follow the road around and take the third road on the right – there is a tree in the island acting as a keep left sign. Follow the road for about 50 meters and then turn right through gates into a drive. Follow the drive around to the left, and the villa is on your right at the end. I would thoroughly recommend this villa for a great Cyprus break.

Stayed here as a party of 8 people and the villa is very nice. The reason I have not given the full 5 stars for everything is because this was advertised to us as having 3 bathrooms and there are only 2 which, at times, was an issue with 8 people. There were only 6 sun beds around the pool and the chemicals in the hot tub ruined our swim wear. The cleaner changed the beds and towels after a week but didn’t clean anywhere. The beach is lovely and overall we had a great time. Teresa was very knowledgeable and a lovely lady. Just expected a bit more on the cleaning front and the extra bathroom would have been nice.

We loved this villa. My two children are 16 and 12 and they enjoyed having their own rooms and bathroom. The photos don't really do this villa the credit it deserves, the pool is a decent size and the villa is more than big enough for 6. Argaka is perfect, not too commercialised and relatively unspoilt. Beach is pebble so we bought some beach shoes and enjoyed jumping the waves. We think a hire car is essential because there is so much to see and do. We visited the Trodos mountains and did the 7k circuit of Mount Olympus, we also did a further trip to hike up the nature trail to Kaledonian Falls (well worth it). We visited Pathos Waterpark which we all enjoyed. Our favourite thing was Latchi Watersports where we hired a boat for the day. This is a must especially if you hire a tube to tow. My son completed his Open Water Diving License over three days and we went para sailing. We visited Coral Bay, which is sandy and Lara Beach which is where the Turtle Hatchery is and lots more. We did not go to Liza's Tavern but did visit both the Fly Again (which has live music on a Friday) and Santa Barbara. The supermarket is about 10-15 minutes drive away and the cost of fruit and veg there is so cheap. As wannabe runners my husband and I got up early and ran the 5k pathway through Argaka which is flat and enjoyed a dip in the sea at the end, several times. This was superb. Only met Maria once, sheets were changed but no other service. It is a shame this villa does not have a visitors book as there are so many tips to give, such as sunbeds and umbrella's are free at Santa Barbara Tavern but expect to pay most other places.

Had a wonderful time at the Villa, area and views are breathtaking. Some great resteraunts along the sea front. Highly recommend, we had 10 nights and we are already thinking of booking for 14 nights on our next visit.