We had our wedding reception at Kastro this year. It's a beautiful setting, very peaceful and quiet with a great pool area - ideal for families or couples. This is not 'boutique' accommodation - there isn't any that I know of on the island but it is the best place to stay if you want a pool and easy access to the beach with clean, comfortable rooms. We were served a delicious breakfast of fruit salad and Greek yoghurt which was included in our room rate. The sun beds by the pool do not have mattresses on which makes lounging by the pool uncomfortable and Magda gets annoyed if you take the cushions from the bar area and wet them, understandably, but surely mattresses on sun beds could be provided...

If you are thinking of having your wedding here, Magda has all the contacts to make it happen - the flowers, DJ, catering and styling were all fantastic but it is very much you get what you're given. Magda is happy to work with you to help you achieve the look of what you want yet she has a set agenda which most of the weddings follow. Having said that, it really was a beautiful setting, beautiful flowers and great catering. Magda ensured all the little details were in place on the wedding day. My only word of advice if you're thinking of having the actual legal ceremony on the island is to get your paperwork checked with your consulates in Athens before you get there. We found out we should have had all our papers stamped in Athens upon arrival which we were not informed about, even though we checked with our consulates in this country before we left. Magda and Markos were very helpful though and went out of their way to help us resolve these issues for the marriage to take place. Not the kind of stress you want days before your wedding and something I feel a wedding planner ought to have been aware of once we'd submitted our papaerwork. Feel free to message me if you want any more info re. weddings.

Overall, Kastro is a great place to stay if you're hoping for a chilled out and relaxed holiday on Antiparos.

Beautifully decorated large rooms each with an area to sit out. The garden is large and well tended adn there is a lovely pool area with views across the straights to Paros. Plenty of loungers and even a couple of hammocks. The owners are very friendly and helpful; picked us up and dropped us off at the port.

In early September we paid 55 Euros for a double room with breakfast. At that price it thoroughly deserves a full five stars.

We stayed there the last week of July 2011. At first, the owners seemed very nice, friendly, with a sense of hospitality, in a family business. But the first impression was not right.
We are 3 friends and we asked for a studio with sea view. Although we have been told that there was no availability for the studios for the first night and we would stay in a another type of room, as soon as we arrived we have been informed that we had to stay for two nights in a really small room, where there was no space to get our luggages inside.
What the owners call "sea view" is just a part of the sea, when the client stands in a certain corner of the balcony. In the front of the whole property there are villas.
Breakfast does not really worth a single euro. In this financial crisis time, the owners of Castro Hotel have decided that the conntinental breakfast costs 8 euros! If the guests wish, it is included in the price of the room. The breakfast consisted οφ exaclty a single slice of cheese, a single slice of ham, two slices of bread, a tiny quantity of butter and marmelade and only one cup of filter coffee. If a client asked for more bread or coffee, it was given to him with such reluctance, that the guest felt like a beggar.
When we finally checked in our room, we found out that the room was not clean. There were hair in the shower. The sheets were unclean and we asked to be changed. We asked 3 times for liquid soap, because the bottle was empty. The owners reused old bottles of a specific antibacterial soap, but the content was a common liquid soap. I wonder: if this is not deception of the client, then what is?
The facilities of Castro Hotel are not bad. But the owners must reconsider their priorities and learn that tourism is not deception of the client in order to get easy money. Tourism is making the client feel like home.

150 Euros/night for a 2 room apartment without breakfast. No credit cards (be ready to settle your bill cash or online). Owners will warmly welcome you and they are always ready to assist you with useful tips. A non complimentary breakfast is served in a wonderful garden and a remarkable choice of books is available to borrow for your beach readings.