Martha's House

Nota +10 Totul a fost excelent. Curățenie, liniște, parcare in curte pentru doua masini, gratar, carbuni, camere de supraveghere, centrala termica pentru nopti mai reci, AC, aproape de Paralia, gazde primitoare ne-au așteptat cu pască, oua roșii, etc.

Nu este nimic care sa nu-ti placă, decât dacă ești genul de om care vezi defecte în orice, s-ar putea sa găsești ceva dacă te chinui ! 😂

Evening

The matrak

Our hosts Martha and Zaharias went above and beyond our expectations - we were warm-heartedly welcomed by a chocolate cake; we got to try Martha's kiwi marmalade (I believe this must have been made from their own kiwis as we later found out they are 🥝 growers); and towards the end of our stay we got an entire tray of home-made pastitsio!!! And as if this wasn't enough, we were very pleasantly surprised when Zaharias offered to drive us to Katerini train station. Having no car during our stay, this would've been a hassle for us as it was 4 of us with 3 massive and 2 small suitcases. The ride to the train station also gave us a chance to have a pleasant conversation with our host. Martha and Zaharias, we cannot thank you both enough for your hospitality and patience you showed us. We wish you all the best! If you'd appreciate an accommodation that's away from all the hustle and bustle of Paralia's streets, which can get really busy and hectic during the evening hours, you will find the house's location in a quieter neighbourhood of Kallithea to be a great advantage. Shopping at a local grocery store or bakery can make your stay an exceptional experience (soooo much better than visiting a crammed supermarket chain in Paralia, much higher quality of fresh produce as well!!!). The house's beautiful, well looked-after garden where we got to eat breakfast every day. 😍 Aircon in every room!!! 🤩 I believe this is a must in Greece if you want to have a cozy, satisfying sleep. Mosquito/insect nets on all windows.

Despite mosquito nets being installed on the windows and balcony doors, and us constantly keeping them on and avoiding turning the lights on while having windows/doors open, insects do find their way in. I really recommend either installing electric repellents or bringing your own repellent as mosquitos can make your nights unbearable and you'll end up with not just a couple, but multiple bites. (You might also find an occasional centipede crawling in, a smaller or a bigger one.) You might need to be economical with hot water if there's four of you and some members of your group cannot stand cold showers despite Greece's high temperatures. The house's water heating system only has a limited capacity so it can happen that you simply run out of hot water if you're not careful. I suggest that the house would benefit either from a knife sharpener or an entirely new set of knives as cutting food made it a bit difficult with blunt knives. We prefer to do our dishes the old style - wash them manually rather than in a dishwasher and this was when we were missing a tea towel to dry them. There was a huuuuge kitchen towel paper roll though.

Мястото за настаняване е точно по наш вкус - самостоятелна къща с двор и барбекю. Широки и удобни стаи. Частно парко място в двора на къщата. На 5 мин. с кола от плажа на Паралия Катерини. Много лесна комуникация с домакините - мили и услужливи. Помолихме за по-ранно настаняване и по-късно тръгване - без никакви проблеми отговориха на нуждите ни. Посрещнаха ни с кекс и вино - изпратиха ни с домашен ликьор :)

Едната спалня ще е по-удобно да е с две единични легла. И ако има зидано барбекю, ще е перфектно!

Above all we really appreciated Martha and Zaharias' genuine and warm hospitality. We were welcomed by a delicious homemade cake and on one of the evenings Zaharias even brought us dinner because it was raining heavily and no restaurant was willing to deliver. The accommodation was also great - really clean, well equipped, with a nice little garden and in a lovely quiet village (5 minutes by car to Paralia). Thank you very much, we would love to stay in your house again some time!

Probably a more accurate description in Booking.com would be helpful - there are two double beds but a fifth person would actually have to sleep on small sofa in the living room. Also the second bathroom is only a toilet.