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• Fanari Villas, ☎ +30 2286 071007 / 071008 / 071147 / 071321 (fanari@otenet.gr, fax: +30 2286 071235), [1]. checkin: 1:00pm; checkout: 11:30am. About a dozen villas/suites styled as traditional cavehouses. One of the choice places for celebrating a wedding, alone or with few friends. All staff is dressed in white. Features restaurant and bar, shared swimming pool with a jacuzzi, sauna and bathroom. Kitchen with full set of dishes, microwave, small electric stove. Prices might make one think it's 5-star luxury, but it's not -- you're paying for a great view and for quiteness. Despite the prices, pool, jacuzzi and chaise-longues have limited availability, and maintenance can be lacking. Further details in Ia/Fanari Villas. Season/off-season: two-person villa €310/€260; suite €360/€310. Internet discount 10%.  edit

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Proposed Ia/Fanari Villas article:

[edit] Things to consider before you go

From 2001 to 2005 Fanari expanded in number of rooms and space in them; prices doubled; level of service improved slightly.

[edit] Number of rooms per type

[edit] Choosing a right room

Rooms are quite different, so ask for photos of what's available before you confirm your booking.

Details of the specific rooms:

• #12 (suite): two(!) double beds; no mobile phone coverage anywhere in the room; a church and personnel-only room from "private" terrace (and personnel walking in couple of times a day), otherwise one of the most isolated terraces in the hotel. Church (St. Catherine's) is quite small still beautiful. Opens every Nov 26 only (birthday of St. Catherine)--and can be showed in the rest of year for few minutes upon a kind request, if you catch the keeper.

• #4 and #6: overlooking the sunbath space.

[edit] Counter to what web site says...

• Pool is open 10am to sunset time (closed for cleaning before 10am) -- so you can make photo with a pool in a sunset, and then it's closed.
• Jacuzzi is cold-water only, and not always cleaned well
• Bar not seen working, at least in a daytime.

[edit] Tips once you are there

• There's a hidden "private" Church of St. Catherine, see suite #12

[edit] Private restaurant

(review of the private restaurant)

[edit] Special needs

All suites have a safe box.

[edit] Marriage and honeymoon

• Ask at reception for photo album of previous marriages celebrated at Fanari.
• A bottle of champagne (Freixenet) and plate of fruits (apples, nectarines, oranges) in the room upon arrival.

[edit] Workaholics

Notebook is available upon request (not tried so far; no wired/wireless Internet found in suites)

[edit] Cooking

There's a kitchen with full set of dishes, microwave, small electric stove. However, there isn't many grocery stores on the islands, and people staying at Fanari typically eat in restaurants.

[edit] Group travellers

Space for sunbaths near the pool is limited to ~5 chaise-longues with umbrellas.

[edit] General reference

• Owners: Alexandra Darzentas and Manolis Darzentas.