Corfu,Villa Hestia

Corfu, Kassiopi

Property Description

Villa Hestia, is beautiful back and front with pale blue shutters which elegantly reflect the color of the lavender, with a fabulous courtyard at the back, beautifully planted with highly fragranced plants. On entering the house, you are led into the large, light sitting room which looks straight on to the pool and sea beyond. The bedrooms are light and airy with lovely bathrooms.

A small kitchen (used mostly by the chef) is perfectly formed and high tech. There are endless places to sit and eat in the shade or inside for those going in the cooler months.

The sea is a mere 30m. The bedrooms have been beautifully furnished by an interior designer with exquisite taste, hot reds and deep blue’s give way to crisp, white linen sheets and gorgeous clean-lined bathrooms with Philippe Starke baths and showers.

There is a huge TV room in the basement with an enormous screen. Endless films can be watched or, if the mood takes you, enjoy the facilities of the huge basement gym.

One of the bedrooms is in the garden room, to use the term “annexe” is doing it down, it is just as glorious as any of the other spacious bedrooms, all with their own bathrooms.

5 bedrooms:

Main house (4 bedrooms):

Double bedroom with en suite shower leading to terrace and garden

Twin bedroom with en suite shower leading to pool terrace

Ground floor

Hall

Sitting room, with fireplace, leading onto terrace and pool area

Kitchen leading to pool terrace

Small dining room

First floor

Master double bedroom with en suite bath and shower

Double bedroom with en suite shower and juliet style balcony windows

Balcony with chairs and table overlooking pool and sea

Lower ground floor:

Double bedroom with en suite shower leading to private terrace

Home cinema room with projector

Laundry room

Shower

Gym

Guest annexe (1 bedroom located across garden courtyard):

Twin bedroom with en suite shower and terrace

To one side and above the garden level is a shaded, area for sitting overlooking beach and out to sea (ideal for evening drinks)

Amenities

Swimming Pool (17m) with built in steps, overlooking the sea

Jetty on beach

BBQ

Shaded outdoor dining area

Rattan suite and Moroccan lamps

Air conditioning

Under floor heating/cooling

WiFi

Safe

DVD player

Stereo system

Built-in coffee machine

Double American fridge/freezer

Washing machine

Luxury bathroom products

Bathrobes and slippers

Wonderful Indian gate into large courtyard planted with lavender and olive trees giving a view through the front door, across the pool and straight out to sea

Domestic Services

Housekeeper up to 5 hrs daily

Pool guy

Gardener

Chef 6 days a week serving breakfast and lunch or dinner (cost of food not included)

Assistant to Chef/Housekeeper as required – will do all the shopping

24hr Concierge service

Laundry service (payable locally)

Turn down service

Pool towel service

Champagne and canapes on arrival

Daily newspapers

Fresh cut flowers throughout stay

Candles lit each evening,

Villa Hestia boasts a wonderful position with immediate access to the beach and sea

Directly in front of the house is a small bay where you can swim or dive off the rocks

There are many more beaches a short drive away, or take a boat which can be kept on the jetty at the beach

The nearest shops, restaurants & bars are a 20-25 minute walk away or a 2 minute drive

Avlaki beach is a 10 minute walk, or a 2 minute drive, and has great water sports, sailing and horse riding

Kassiopi is 6km away, with bars, restaurants, tavernas and nightlife- perfect for teenagers

Corfu town is 34km away

Transport

Fly to Corfu from most UK airports.

Villa Hestia is 40 km from the airport (50 minutes’ drive or 20 minutes in a sea taxi)

Local Information

The north east coast is full of outstanding bays and white pebbled coves, higher up, away from the coast the interior is home to birds of prey, rare flora and rural simplicity. Water sports a-plenty can be found on many of the local beaches.

Nearby St Stephano is a simple and pretty harbour with seafront tavernas and a delightful beach. The tavernas are lively, day and night and there is also a cocktail bar if the mood takes you.

For the teenagers the night life in Kassiopi is a short drive up the coast.

This is a fine place to spend a family holiday or with a close group of friends, potter into town for delicious local delicacies, take a small boat from to a tiny taverna for a long, lazy lunch of fresh fish and come home to a delicious dinner under the stars.

One of the greatest pleasures of this gorgeous, wooded stretch of coast is that the sea-fronted properties are so accessible by boat.