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“Good clean apartments, better than the usual greek fare with an excellent view”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2010
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We booked Bourgainvillea A (part of Bay View Villas) with Agni Travel only 2 weeks prior to our Holiday at the end of May. The whole booking process with them is straightforward and they were helpful throughout. We booked flights separatly with Easy Jet and as a result a cheap holiday overall.

Agni di the transfers which all worked well. USEFUL TIP: You have to take a boat from Corfu to Paxos as theree is no airport in Paxos. The boats only run at certain times during the day so aim to book a flight which departs or arrives within around an hour of the boat crossing time unless you fancy a meal in Corfu Town (not the nicest of places).

The apartments are not far from the Flying Dolphin landing point, 10 minute stroll up the steap road around Gaios or through the middle of the town. NOTE: Access to and from the apartments is difficult at best. There are two steep, largely unpaved routes from the centre of the town which take 5-10 minutes. Quite a climb and hard work in the dark. Not good for those who aren't happy negotiating rocks and the like after one too many Mythos.

The apartments themselves are new, well laid out and private. There are 6 apartments in total, the higher/upper level ones have excellent views of Gaios bay. The apartment we booked was a small twin room, suitable for a couple only. Decoration was exceptional for a greek studio and well thought out. Two single beds joined together, as per usual, a small but well equiped kitchenette and a shower room. Furnishings, air conditioning and outdoor seating too. Definatly one of the nicer places I've stayed in, in Greece.

The room was kept very clean by local staff with new sheets and towels provided intermittently. If you're a youngish couple looking to visit Paxos, I can certainly recommend.

On Paxos itself there a few do's and don'ts. Antipaxos is nice and sandy though it is now over-run by two quite unnecessary bars. Other beaches worth the hassel are Mamari, a 10 min walk from Loggos (very pretty, pebbles, clear water and olive trees for shade) and a few of the coves between Loggos and Gaios. All pebbles, a few with sand once in the sea. Avoid Mogonissi, it's a man made beach for the tourists, quite unattractive and not at all worth the trek.

Food is very 'usual Greek'. All the restaurants serve up standard fried/baked greek food. Mambos on the front was good, the small pizzaria near the coach/car park at the rear of the town is good. Otherwise the usual. Pan and Theos on the front is probably best avoided with rather lack lustre food.

I definatly recommend hiring a boat which was great fun. One day is more than enough as it only take 1 hour in total to get round the island on a fastish boat. Take it slow, We hired a 30 bhp boat which was more than enough. A cheaper smaller boat would have been more suitable. You pay between 35 - 50 euros to hire per day and leave your driving licence/passport as deposit. You also pay fuel. We went round the island in a 2 stroke engined boat and used up just under 30 euros of fuel. Expect total cost of up to around 80 euros.

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  • Stayed May 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Beautiful rooms and location - poor service though”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2009

We stayed in Bay View Villas, in Mimosa B, room ,which was very nice indeed. It looks exactly like the pictures of their website and it is beautifully located, up to the hills of Gaios port, the main port of Paxoi island.

We think that it was overpriced though for the facilities that it offered: when you pay 125 euros per night (with no breakfast), you expect at least, to have a hairdresser included in the price, as this is mostly the case with all of the rooms of the same price/quality. When we asked for one from the daily cleaning lady, simce none from the owners/agents was around, she said that she would ask the 1 hairdresser thay had in total from the room, above us. In short, we had to use it in exhange!

Moreover, the room was traditionally and beautiful decorated but needed a bit of renovation in my opinion: the door was pretty old and did not close properly and there were some holes in the walls where 2 nights found huge centipedes walking in our bedroom. This was of course due to the olive trees around, but they should have been more careful to fix them.

The most annoying thing though was that the cleaning lady was doing too much noise when cleaning the upper floor room, waking us early in the morning (8-9 o clock), and on the last day, she knocked on the door from 10.30 asking us when we planned to leave the room because they were expecting other guests and needed it earlier of possibe to clean it! Well, the overall rules, unless stated otherwise, is check i-check out at 12.00 and they should NOT bother you before that. As a result, we left the room at 11 o clock, 1 hour earlier than expected pretty annoyed as we had to wait for 1 more hour until we check in at 12.00 to another room we had booked in advance.

In sum, i think that they should improve their services because when you pay 125 per night you expect, at least, some good service...

Stayed August 2009, travelled as a couple
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“Amazing place to stay on the best Greek Island”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 July 2008
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I would highly recommend going to Paxos (just 45 minuted by ferry from Corfu) if you are looking for a relaxing holiday. Island is only 10km by 4km with 3 lovely villages plus a number of small local areas.
Even though it is small the amount of activities is abundant and you won't get bored, but you can also find some peace and quiet!
Bay View Villas is in Gaios - the bigger of the 3 towns. Its under a 5 minute walk into the centre through olive trees (which is lit up at night).
See their website: http://www.agni.gr/Travel/Paxos/Bay_View_Villas/index.asp
We stayed in the apartment called Mimosa B which is at the bottom and you feel like you are in the olive trees. It had a separate bedroom, kitchen area, big lounge and a balcony. Even had aircon. Our friends stayed in Bougainvillea A which was slightly smaller and a studio layout but both apartments were decorated beautifully and this apartment had the most beautiful views of the bay and a lovely balcony.
We hired scooters to get around the island and even hired a speedboat which we took around the island and one day went across to anti paxos.
The one side of the island is full of beaches (pebbled) and the other is an array of cliffs. Would recommend going to the sunset bar on the west coast in the evenings - grear food and beautiful sunset! Called Erimitis.
Another great find was the cliffs by the lighthouse at the top of the island near Lakka. Walk 10 minutes around them - lovely experience.
The people running the villas were very helpful and friendly. They arranged all our transfers which went very smoothly but it is possible to walk from the ferry up to the villa although it is a steep hill.
There was a cleaner every day except sunday which was great - never had to wash dishes!
There are a couple of fresh fish markets in the town which I highly recommend (only available to buy fish in the mornings from about 9am.
Restaurants were all good - I couldn't actually pick one out specially...
Enjoy your stay!

  • Liked — the situation and the quality
  • Disliked — the bathroom although not too bad just basic
  • Stayed June 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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