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has anyone stayed at , or heard of these studios/apartments?
any replies greatfuly received.

thanks, claire.

Hi Claire,do you mean Nikos studios or apartments?Thanks.

hi guest,
it's nikos apartments that we are staying at, have you stayed there yourself?

hi claire,
i havent stayed at them but i have been told that they are lovely thats all i can tell u sorry! :?
when are you going to arillas?
love marie xx :D

Hi Marie, we are going on the 14th June.  We stopped at San Stefanos last year and loved it - can't wait!

hi claire im goin on the 12th of july,hope you have a great holiday!! :D

Thanks and you!

:D Hi Claire,We stayed at Nikos apartments last year.You wont be sorry.There are only 6 apartments,2 on the ground floor with a terrace at the front and back.2 on the middle floor and 2 on the top floor they all have a balcony at the side of the building the back and the front.They have 2 bedrooms with single beds,a bathroom with shower,and living area with a large fridge.cooker top and grill and table and chairs.The cleaning lady goes in your room EVERY day,brushes up,mops floors empties bins.(shes was lovely).Outside all you can see are mountains and trees,its beautiful up there.Theres a snack bar area with pool.and then theres Vasilis the owner,hes really nice and will make you really welcome,the food him and his father makes is really lovely.On a wednesday night they have a B.B.Q and that is brilliant.Youre going to have a great holiday.(when are you going?)if i can help with any other questions just ask.cx and happy holidays

Hello Carol,

You make them sound so good I want to go there now! :D

eileenxx

hi carol,

thanks for all the info, we go on the 14th june, we were just wondering what accessability was like (for a pushchair) as we have heard that it is not suitable for young families. how far is it from the centre of arillas?
once again, thanks for all the info.

claire

:D Hi Claire,You wont have any problems with your pushchair.The Nikos apartments are about a 20 minute walk from the beach and village.But we went in august and it was boiling hot.Theres a supermarket and bakery about a 5 minute walk away and afew other apartment blocks around the area where you can pop in for a swim and something to eat just for a change.Your going to love it there,if your only going on monday please say hi to Vasilis for me, my husband Rob son Dan and daughter Emma.and have a great holiday.cx 8)

I am staying at the Nikos Apartments with my family in August this year. We have booked a maisonette. Has anyone experienced one of these? Are there any we should try to avoid? We have picked Nikos because it looks really quiet, which is just what we like. Is it really as idyllic as it sounds?

Pete

Hi Pete,
Welcome to the Arillas Forum, you will find many helpful people on this Forum that will be able to answer almost anything you wish to know, however I'm not sure where the Nikos appts are!!!!!!!!! but I'm sure someone will.It looks like Carol has stopped there as there is a reply above, just scroll up ?

Yes we all think Arillas is idyllic, nice and quiet, nice people always obliging, lovely food & drink, very safe with your family,nice everything .
We have been going twice a year now for 4 years.

You will probably find lots of answers when scrolling down the various topics, but if there is anything you wish to know just ask.
speak soon.

                    Paul/Deb5

Hi Pete,Yes Pauls right we stayed at the Nikos Apartments 2003 and had a wonderful holiday.So much so we went back to Arillas 2004 and took half of our family with us.That time we stayed at the Arillas Bay Apartments (Sea Breeze). While we were there we went back the Nioks,Vasilis the owner took us all around his new maisonetts.There very classy!!They have a back and a front door,if you go through the front patio doors theres 2 single beds,1 on either side of the doors theres a dining area and kitchen a shower room and then the  back door.In the middle of the ground floor on the left hand side of the maisonette theres a spiral stair case leading up to the next floor were theres an open balcony stile bedroom.Everything in them is top quality and very nicely decorated.You'll have a wonderful holiday in Arillas and Vasilis and his family will make you very welcome.Have a wonderful time. Cx

Sorry forgot to say theres 4 maisonettes,Cx

Thanks a lot, Carol. It sounds perfect. We are getting really excited about it now.

Hi, Trying to place them, somebody please help me, before I go out of my mind here.  :oops:  Viv

They are past the Tria Adelphia going out of Arillas on the left hand side of the road.Their pool is called Katerina.They are set in a beautiful location.Well worth a stay.hope this helps Viv,Cx 8)

I'm staying in the Nikos Apartments this may/june.
Please could someone give me some feedback on what it's like there?
I'm excited, yet nervous as some people have mentioned a hard walk back from the beach! is this true?
thanks
Sarah,
(Sheffield)

Hi Sarah,Your going to have a brilliant holiday,Nikos are set in a beautiful part of arillas. There are only 6 apartments, 2 on the ground floor 2 on the middle and 2 on the top. The balcony goes all around the building (it is your own private balcony) so if your either on the middle or top floors you can sit looking out at the front over the pool, the side or the back (the top floor gets a view of the sea).Vasilis the owner and his family will make you feel really welcome.The walk to the beach takes about 10 minutes.If you walk down the hill passed the Tria Adelphia then turn left carry on along that road and it will bring you to the beach.Its quicker than walking down the hill and past the bakery and shop,and through the village to the beach but saying that it depends on how fit you are.There are also 4 new maisonettes at Nikos they are behind the taverna side by side.Im sure your going to enjoy your holiday.Let us know how you get on.Happy holidays ,cx

If you need to know anything else just ask.I could bore you to death :!:  :oops: I love talking about my holidays in Arillas.Id love to be able to put my video of Arillas on here.Make sure you go to the Marina hotel to see the Greek dancing it was on a saturday night last year and was fantastic :wink: .Wednesday night Vasilis at Nikos has a B.B.Q. with greek music.the spread he puts on is mouth watering you wont want to eat again you,ll be so full :D .dont forget,just ask.cx  8)

hey. thanks so much...you've relieved me a fair bit. Is there enough to do on a night? (not too much though). also, what are the shops like?
Food-expensive?tasty? (at Nikos and other places)
weather?
people?
swimming pools?
thanks so much!
Sarah

It's sounding better and better.

Does anyone know if Vasilis has an email address or, even better, does anyone have such an address?

Thanks

hI peter,
welcome to our forum,
Im creating a website for nikos at the moment.
Vasilis is not vey good in computers yet but I'm doing my best to make him
a "computer freak"  :!:  :?
you can send him an email on the folowing email address nikos@arillas.com

looking forward to seeing you in Arillas

Dimitris

Hi Dimitris

I know this is cheeky  :wink:  but I emailed Vasilis on the address you gave me but have heard nothing back - if you happen to see him could you ask him to check his inbox?!

Thanks a lot

Pete

Hi Peter
          We stayed at Nikos last year, One of my best memories of eating there is after ordering a salad with our meal watching Vasilis wander across the fields at the back collecting afore montioned salad (now thats what I call fresh)

Regards

Bruce

Hi Bruce

That certainly sounds like my sort of restaurant! Just as long as he doesn't go and cut the sheep's throat when I order kleftiko!

What did you think of the place? Were the maisonettes built when you visited - did you stay in one?

I would love to hear your views

Cheers

Pete

Hi Pete,To my daughters horror,there was a van that drove through Arillas full of chickens!!!!I dont think they were selling them for pets. :cry: cx

hi pete,
we stayed at nikos last year, they were still building them then. they looked really nice inside and were close to completion. we are going back in 4 weeks time and staying at nikos again so i will give you an update when we return.

cheers
andy.

I would love to hear how you get on ClaireH. Perhaps you could ask Vasilis to check his email as I still haven't heard back from him!

Pete

I'm glad I found this thread as my friend is booking a holiday there so she can come out and visit me.She has been asking what it is like and now i can reasure her.I thought it looked nice from what i can remember!

Im gonna have to see if i can get around rob and book a holiday even if its just 1 week.It awful when every1 else is going away and your stuck at home  :cry:  I really do need that new bathroom though. :roll: cx

Hi Carol
we are out here now ! do your lucky numbers tomorrow ! you never know!!!!!!!!!! there was a lucky shop somewhere in Wales as I recall ?
or keep looking as soon as the school hols start and get a bargain the day before !! even if its just the flight you'lll find accom. anywhere in Arillas wiyh no trouble.

       Paul/Deb5

Quote from: carolIm gonna have to see if i can get around rob and book a holiday even if its just 1 week.It awful when every1 else is going away and your stuck at home  :cry:  I really do need that new bathroom though. :roll: cx

Oh Carol you must come!!

Well it has now come and gone - 14 fantastic nights at the Nikos Apartments.  We stayed in one of the maisonettes and it was really nice - we opted to pay extra for the air conditioning after the first night, mainly so that we could shut out the nightime noises (Dogs barking, etc) and snuggle under the covers.  For 7 euros a night it was worth it.

We have vowed to go back next year but will probably opt for an apartment this time, mainly because the open plan nature of the maisonettes means that we had to listen to the teeth-grinding and noisy dreams of our 7 and 9 year olds who slept upstairs! We'll have to get some fans though as the apts are not airconned.

Vasilis is a lovely bloke as too are Costas, his brother, and Katerina, his niece.  Katerina and her friend provided the Greek dancing at the weekly BBQs which was great fun.

Because there are only 6 apts and 4 maisonettes it is really easy to make friends with other guests which we did the first day around, and in, the pool.  I think the place brings out the best in everyone - lots of nice people, nobody who rubbed me up the wrong way (and that's got to be a first!)

We had a car for the fortnight and I would certainly recommend doing the same if you stay at Nikos because it is quite remote, although we did manage to walk down to the village most evenings (good for walking off all the good food on the way home - but take a torch!).

fantastic resort and great accommodation - can't wait for next year.

Pete

PS Didn't see any bewigged lions!

Pete,

I enjoyed your reading review.  It's no small wonder that you and your family want to return next year. :D

So I take it your signature file "roll on August" will stay for next year? :wink:

Eileenx

QuoteSo I take it your signature file "roll on August" will stay for next year?

Good point, Eileen.

You will see that I have now changed it to "Roll on July" because I have just booked to go back to the Nikos Apartments 24 July next year!

I was hoping to post a picture I took of the apartments in this message but can't figure out how.  I will have a go at putting it in the photo gallery in the next few days - any hints gratefully received.

Pete

Hi Pete,Weve booked for next year as well.We,re staying at the Makris Apartments.We havnt stayed there before,our first time in Arillas was at the Nikos,we had a brilliant holiday and went back the following year to the Arillas Bay apartments.We havnt been this year we went to Paris instead,but we came home and booked straight away for next year mon 31 july.We cant wait.We might bump into you.No doubt we,ll pop up to Nikos and say hi to Vasilis.Happy holidays.cx