Villa Blue Sapphire

Villa Blue Sapphire definitely has a beautiful outdoor area, which is a lovely base for a holiday in Rhodes. It’s a truly gorgeous and private/spacious garden with beautiful trees and flowers, as well as a fantastic view and sunset. The huge pool was in very good condition, with seven sturdy sun loungers on wheels that worked perfectly. And you can find sun all day long on the terrace. The villa is located right by a charming little sandy beach with wonderfully clear water and almost no stones. The sea water was noticeably warmer than the pool when we were there in mid-October. A short walk along the beach you’ll find some restaurants, and from there you can continue into the town with plenty of restaurants, bars, and small supermarkets, etc. It was positive that the rental team responded quickly to our messages.

Villa Blue Sapphire is a bit worn. The bathrooms in particular could use an upgrade: among other things, there was very little light, making it almost impossible to shave or apply makeup. In addition, there were no cabinets, drawers, or counter space for toiletries. The pool water is quite cold if you visit in the off-season, so you can’t stay in for long before getting chilly. Since there’s no one to welcome guests and introduce the villa, we would recommend at least providing a welcome/information booklet about the villa and how to use it. This would also show that the owners care about the place – otherwise, renters unfortunately tend to be less careful with things. That’s our theory, at least, since several small items/furniture pieces were broken, and other things were difficult to use (for example, doors and windows were hard to close, and the dishwasher buttons were so worn that you couldn’t see what to press – we spent quite some time figuring out how to start it properly). Due to the steep sections on the beach access and the road and many stairs, it’s not ideal for people with walking difficulties, strollers etc.

Beautiful place, close to the beach and town center.

Internet connection was low even when close to the router.

Self catering

Some of doors didn't shut properly you had to lock them to shut them, also one of the pool lights was broken which we had to pay for in cash even though we noticed it on second day and were told we must have done it playing football which we had not even done that we were just calm and playing with small grandchildren.. also to get to town there is a very steep hill to walk up which we were un aware of.

Beautiful property in a great position

Some of the fittings are getting a bit tired

wonderful views from the pool area out to sea. The beach at the end of the garden is really great although access is very steep and may not be suitable for everyone.

There is noise from the entertainment at the hotel next door but it does stop before midnight.

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Really spacious villa, beautiful garden (with grapevines, fig trees, banana plants), view of the sea, great pool, comfortable beds, lots of outside space, the host was helpful.

- The Wifi didn't always work, and had a very small range (really just the living room and adjacent bedroom) - a lot of windows didn't have bug screens, so we had to close windows a lot of the time to stop mosquitos coming in - there was no way to lock the back doors, so security was very weak - the host was very helpful with any questions, but it would be better to have an info sheet with information we need, like how to dispose of garbage, etc. - the property description said there were 5 bathrooms, but I only found 4 (minor point!) - there is a large resort property right next door -- it was closed for the season when we were there, so it didn't bother us, but I imagine in the high season there could be a lot of noise from there - we visited in early April, and almost all the restaurants and shops in Pefkos were shut, so we needed cars to drive to other towns

Simply stunning location, pool area can’t be beaten. Bathrooms all new, mattresses really comfortable. Great communication- really hope to go back.

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