Viaros Apartments

Lovely place, my wife and I want to buy it and run it as it is because we noticed it has now closed down or something has happened we are not too sure about but we are going back next year to find out . Our stay here was the loveliest time of our lives and we fell in love with the place. Even leaving messages on the stones on the beach , we watched the sunrise too one morning which was spectacular

Avoid… Photos seamed to us the perfect hideaway but they were deceptive. You can cook meals in the apartment it says , but we only had a bread knife to cook with and only 1 bowl to eat cereal or yogurt from so we had to take turns.. kettle was hanging over the sink which was just dangerous. Usually you get a few things to clean with in most 3* accommodation but there was nothing here, not even a tea towel to dry with. No spare cupboard to put your food. No holders in the fridge to stop food falling out of the fridge door. No toaster. No cooking either Bathroom… almost every tile was cracked and this left sharp edges to be avoided. Shower head was loose and when it was put on the first time it did a great impression of a cobra and soaked me the bathroom floor, door kitchen and bedroom. Toilet ran ever time we flushed it. We were constantly taking the top off the toilet and fiddling with the inside of the toilet to stop it running all the time. The sink plug wouldn’t work so we had to take it out and just have running water. Bedroom. Good wardrobe space but the beds are so hard I ended up with my right shoulder so sore and my husband went to sleep in the living room as he couldn’t stand his back so sore. Living room. The 2 beds in the living room are so uncomfortable to sit on. No back support at all. The 2 cushions on each “sofa” were not big enough to provide you with support. Balcony was great with 2 Sun chairs. They were a little grubby but ok. We coped with the first 3 days but my hubby lost the safe key. When he went to tell reception about it there were 3 of them talking in their own language of course but the basically told him they would need to get a locksmith to sort it out. However next day they just handed us another key. They were having a good talk about us as we had complained to TUI. We then became very ill. Both of us had vomiting and diarrhoea for 3 days. We thought it was from constantly have to mess around with the plumbing. At the end of this we had just had enough. We moved to another 3* apartment and it was like chalk and cheese. This was for the last 3 days of our holiday. This is still advertised as a three star apartment it’s not . Only 1*

Booked this holiday pre Covid for July 2020. Several postponements later here we were late August 2022. It's been a while. Booked the place because we wanted somewhere quiet and close by the beach. This was both! It's old school Greece with basic apartment facilities and few frills. If you've been going to Greece for 40 years you get to know these kind of places and they are perfectly fine. Who wants a 5 star hotel when you just sleep there basically? So, to the room (top floor 1 bedroom appt) and just as expected. Twin beds in one room, basic bathroom with shower and a sitting room with 2 settees (could be used for extra beds), TV, fridge, cooker rings and basic kitchen equipment. Perfectly fine. Cleaned daily, bedding/towels changed twice a week. Pool area with sunbeds etc. Looked OK but we're beach people so not something we indulged in. Staff seemed pleasant enough though we weren't around long enough for much interaction as our usual routine (Up, get ready, beach/Island investigation, back, shower/change, out for the evening) means we see little enough of anyone! Air Con is available but extra 5 euro a night. Don't skimp, it's worth that and more in this summers heat! Gerani itself is very quiet (as we wanted) and the beach not the best (but perfectly adequate for lazy days and a bit of swimming). Not sure I'd take small kids on though as the water gets deep very quickly and only a couple of yards out. Would we go back? Yes, in general, but there are other places to visit and missing a couple of years due to Covid has changed our perspective on returning to places or going to new destinations (within Greece of course).