Villa
Helios, Hydra
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Villa Helios Rental Information
Availability
Please use our online
reservation inquiry form to let us know your preferred dates. If the
villa is available for the dates you requested, we will gladly hold it
for you for a period of 10 days; receipt of your completed rental form
(mailed or faxed to you once we confirm your available dates). and a 25%
deposit of total rental fee will confirm your reservation.
Rates 2006
Minimum
booking is for one week from Saturday to Saturday.
The rental
week is normally from 4:00pm Saturday to 10:00am the following Saturday.
Range between 1,715.00 TO 2,415.00 Euro per
week.
Please contact us for more info and availability
NB. At the time 28/03/06 :
As of to today the Villa is available from
Ø June 17 to July 15
Ø August 26 to October 7 2006
at the rate of 2415 Euros per week.(The villa is rent from
Saturday to Saturday).
At the present time we are receiving many requests , your reservation
will be confirmed upon receipt of the deposit .
The villa is not suitable for children under 12 year old, there are
a number of stone stairs and terraces on different levels where children
can get injured if they are running about and there is not fence surrounding
the pool.
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Description of
Villa Helios:
- living room
- dining room
- kitchen
- study/loft
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The second building contains:
Four Bedrooms ( 2 with double
beds, 1 with double sofa bed, and 1 with 2 twin beds)
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The complex also contains 3
bathrooms (one with an outdoor shower)
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Villa Helios is an upscale property,
ideal for up to four couples or for an extended family.
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Walled for privacy (there is
virtually no crime on the island), its many terraces abound in bougainvillea,
jasmine, oleander and plumbago.
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Imagine a multi-terraced
garden, as well as a large vine-covered terrace overlooking the port
and the sea; this will be your centre of activities. A perfect spot to
enjoy an evening drink while watching the sun set over the distant islands.
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You can also sit around the
pool or on a small ideal-for-breakfast terrace, or choose another one
for getting-away-from-the-crowd, to read, doze and sun yourself.
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It is located on one of Hydra's
highest hillside streets, above the sheltered Bay of Hydra. The views
from Villa Helios are spectacular - every room overlooks the whitewashed
houses, the waterfront - alive with fishing boats and elegant yachts, -
and beyond the Saronic Gulf, the neighbouring Peloponnese.
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The property has two comfortably
furnished building: in one there is a sitting room, dining room, well-equipped
kitchen, and a mezzanine study; in the other, there are four double
bedrooms (two with double beds, one with double sofa, and one with
twin-beds). All the terraces have a picture postcard view.
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There are three bathrooms,
one with an outside shower.
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The caretaker looks after the
pool and the garden; there is a change of linen mid-week. Transformers
for shavers, etc. are in the bathrooms. The villa's kitchen equipment
will keep the gourmet cook in you more than happy - you can cook at
your leisure or eat out at many of the wonderful restaurants within walking
distance of the villa.
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Villa Helios sleeps eight.
This is the maximum number of guests allowed..
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Twice-a-week cleaning and
linen change.
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Electricity and water usage
are all included in the cost.
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Totally walled for privacy,
Villa Helios consists of three typical island style buildings, two surrounding
a swimming pool. All in a multi-level terraced Mediterranean garden with
orange, olive, and fig trees, grape vines and a multitude of flowering
plants.
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There is an ample shaded
terrace which serves largely as the summer dining and living room.
The terrace offers some of the best views on the island overlooking the
village, the busy port the Saronic gulf and in the distance, the mainland.
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NB.On arrival, you and your
party will be met at the port and donkeys will be there to carry up your
luggage, and everyone else, if you like! Donkeys provide the only taxis
on the island. The steps and terracing at the villa are unfriendly for
toddlers or for people with arthritis or other mobility limitations
Bring with you:
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your favorite tapes and CDs
for romantic evening listening on the terrace
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your beach towels, bathing suit,
swim and sun at The Rocks
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your hiking boots, if you're
serious about tackling the hills
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your camera!
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your cell phone
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your snorkelling equipment
What to do on while
staying at the Villa Helios .... [ more
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Getting to Hydra
Frequent hydrofoils from
Athens; The Flying Dolphin - get you to the island in an hour and a half.
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