Description
Overview
Family friendly, comfort and simplicity are the aim at The Walnut Tree. Everything at the villa has been chosen to be comfortable, washable, and easy to replace. There is nothing worse than worrying about spills and breaking ornaments.
The villa has been arranged to comfortably accommodate 10 – 12 guests. As the living space is fully flexible, larger parties, particularly multi-generational family groups, can be easily accommodated with the extra beds available. Both floors are independent, meaning they have their own fully equipped kitchen/living areas, bedrooms and bathrooms, air conditioning and heating. The Walnut Tree can either be arranged as two self-contained apartments or as a whole house.
Kitchen Areas
Both upstairs and downstairs kitchens are well equipped and ready for relaxed holiday cooking, formal dining, or event catering. When hosting event catering, the adjoining utility room with additional fridge makes a very convenient extension to the main kitchen and food preparation areas.
Utility Room
The spacious utility room has two washing machines, drying racks, ironing board and an iron. With direct access to the garden via double patio doors enabling drying outside or in. There is always a good supply of clean beach towels to be found in the utility room cupboard.
Five Bedrooms
We have used natural fabrics throughout the bedrooms with good sized beds, cotton or linen/cotton mix bed linen and simple furnishings. All bedrooms have A/C and built-in wardrobes.
Babies
We are pleased to supply a cot, high chair, changing mat plus all necessary bed linen.
Bathrooms
Downstairs – A fully fitted bathroom. Shower room basin & toilet. Toilet and Basin. Poolside shower
Upstairs – A fully fitted bathroom.
Additional Facilities
There is air conditioning in all bedrooms and throughout first floor. Pull-down fly screens are installed on all windows and some double doors as well. Full central heating for low season rentals. Log burners on both floors for taking any winter chills away. Smart TVs, DVD players, CD players, DVDs, CDs, WiFi, yoga mats, kettlebells, games, books and playing cards are all provided.
Garden
The Walnut Tree Villa is set in about an acre of garden with a productive olive grove. There is a large swimming pool, a barbecue area, table tennis, a boule court. For young children the grounds are walled & gated, private and secluded. There are arches and shrub tunnels where kids can be kids and explore. Games equipment including beach shoes, swimming goggles, beach parasols, etc are provided in the ‘understairs’ cupboard.
Villa Servicing
We provide a full villa service weekly. Naturally guests can request extra cleaning, charged at 120 euros per clean.
Imagine
A sense of space throughout the villa and its grounds. Enjoy huge skies, mountain views, spectacular sunrises, and sunsets. Marvell as the light changes shade and throws shadows on the hills and mountains of Kefalonia, stretching away into the distance in every direction.
This family villa is very much a place to disconnect. All you can hear as you while away blissful hours under stunning skies are goat’s bells, farmers calling to their livestock and the sound of wild birds, the wind gently sighing in the pine trees and sometimes distant church bells.
Location
The Walnut Tree Villa is a short drive from the Airport (Anna Pollatou), the capital Argostoli and the ferry port/towns of Sami, Poros and Fiskardo. Nine kms north along the coast is the harbour town of Aghia Efimia popular with sailors and tourists. The mainland of Greece can be reached from both Sami and Poros. Trips to the island of Ithaca are very popular and a ferry service from Sami leaves several times a day, taking around 40 minutes.
Sami
Sami comes into its own during summer months, a popular tourist centre with restaurants, bars and shops. The nearby attractions of Sami Acropolis, Melassani Cave, the Dinosaur Park, Drogarati Cave and the beautiful beach of Antisamos are all within a few minutes’ drive. There is a beautiful new Museum in Sami, displaying artifacts from both the local area and from Fiskardo. There is a fascinating Maritime Museum which opened a few years ago, with replicas of Greek shipping from ancient times.
Sami is the beating heart of the local area, where Kefalonian families meet, eat, drink and mingle. People are genuinely friendly and proud of their town, they will go out of their way to help tourists. There are well established mini-markets, green grocers, bars and tavernas in the town, some passed on from generation to generation or with multiple generations all working together.
Prices quoted in GBP, please contact us for prices in USD & EUR