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Signature - Thank you again & best wishes, Nancy Taylor
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Thank you so much for
your recommendation to stay at the Mathios Hotel
in Santorini. I have just returned from an unbelievable
vacation. Kostas and his family were absolutely
wonderful. I wish I could find such hospitality
in the States. Kostas was amazing himself. After
you recommended his hotel, he asked where else we
were looking to travel while we were in Greece.
He made all of the arrangements for me - hotels,
airplane tickets to and from the islands, ground
transportation - everything was flawless. The hotels
he recommended in Athens and Mykonos that were perfect
for my Son and I. When our flight arrived late into
Santorini, his brother George waiting for us. It
was almost midnight when we arrived at the hotel,
Kostas opened the kitchen and sent up plate of fabulous
food for us. My favourite part of the trip was Santorini.
Not only because was it the most beautiful place
on earth but Kostas, his wife, George & Alexandria
treated us more like family & friends then guests
at their hotel. Your website is wonderful! I spent
many hours reading through it before my trip to
Greece, it was very helpful and very accurate. Thank
you for all of your tips about Greece! I am recommending
it to all of my friends. |
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Signature - Take Care, your friends Susan and Mario |
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Hi Kostas and Family,
just a quick note to let you know that we are home
now safe and sound! The desk clerk at The Horizon
Beach Hotel told us how you called to make sure
that we were doing fine. That was very kind of you.
I must say that no where did we get service like
we got from you and your family Kostas!!! I would
suggest to anyone going to Greece to stay at your
place first as you give them a warm and cosy feeling!
Your mother's food is THE BEST in all of Greece.
Your father's wine, your brother's musical talents
and your wife's hospitality and always pleasant
smile (so calm). Everything you did for us was fabulous
and I have already highly recommended you as a person's
first stop in Greece !!!! I must go now but I will
write again soon as I have some funny things to
tell you. Also I will email some of the pictures
from Greek Night. Please say hello to everyone.
We miss you all !!! |
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Signature - Kindest Regards, Russell and Kathryn Perry
Canton, Georgia USA katperry@mindspring.co |
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May I tell you about
the most wonderful family hotel on earth? Hotel
Mathios is the most wonderful place we've stayed
at in many years. My Husband and I love the water
and the beach and for the first time, stayed outside
the US boundaries for our vacation. We normally
go to the Caribbean but decided we'd go to the Mediterranean
this time. We surfed the internet for hotels all
around the Greek islands and decided on a place
called Hotel Mathios on Santorini Island. Not too
big and not too small, it turned out to be perfect.
Upon arriving, we were met by Mama. She was so friendly
and warm. She immediately welcomed us and ushered
us into their family type hotel. We later met the
one of the sons, Kostas, who is the manager, and
the rest of the family were introduced to us shortly
thereafter. Kristy, Kostas wife, Giorgos the other
brother, and Papa who is such a workaholic. Paps
is now supervising the building of the new addition
to the hotel. From the first moment we felt the
warmth of their hotel which also serves as their
home during the vacation season. At our first meal,
Mama suggested we try some of her crepes which were
on the menu. Upon tasting the scrumptious meal,
we were hooked on Mama's cooking. She uses only
the freshest ingredients and told us that all the
products come from the island. The wine, the vegetables,
and the fruits were all splendidly prepared and
the memories of her cooking still make my mouth
water. Since we had friends getting married at the
other end of the island, we brought fancy clothes,
however, a couple of hours before the wedding, we
realized that our clothes were much too wrinkled
to wear. Fortunately, in a family type hotel as
the Mathios run, we were graciously accommodated
by Mama, as she offered to have our clothes ironed
and ready to go in time. This was just one of the
wonderful favours they did for us. We also had to
go to town on our last day, and Giorgos was right
there, allowing us to ride with him as he was going
into town to run some errands. At another time,
I needed assistance (a woman always leaves something
behind), when I realized I did, Kristy was right
there graciously loaning some of her own personal
cosmetics to me! We ate at the hotel, we enjoyed
after dinner drinks at the hotel and we rented a
car there. We bought and left postcards to be mailed
by the family and were never without anything our
hearts desired, because the family was always there
to make sure we enjoyed our stay! Since our stay
we have told countless numbers of people about the
Hotel Mathios. We are now planning a 2 week trip
there in the early season next year. We can hardly
wait to see the family again, as we feel like they
are so close to us. As a comparison, our friends
who got married on the other end of the island are
planning a trip back in 5 years because they cannot
afford to go to the same place again for at least
5 years! However our hotel was so affordable, we'll
be back before a year has passed! If you wish, you
can pass this email or our email address on to anyone
who would want to know more about the Hotel Mathios
or the wonderful service the family can and will
give their customers. |
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Signature - Sincerely, Jim Black |
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Dear Costas, I'm sorry
that I haven't written sooner to thank you once
again for a wonderful stay at Villa Mathios last
month. The highlight of our entire holiday was our
time on Santorini and we look forward to having
the opportunity to come back for an even longer
visit. Young Adam still talks of his "family"
in Greece and indeed you made us feel that way.
Also, I must tell you that the arrangements you
made for us in Athens were nearly perfect. With
only a couple of days to spend there we felt like
you placed us right where we needed to be to get
the most of our short stay. The tour arrangements
were brilliant as well and proved to be another
highlight for the entire family. Please give our
best to the entire Villa Mathios family and we look
forward to being able to stay with you again. |
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Signature - Your American friends, Kathy Anderson and
Beth Kilduff |
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Hi Kostas ... Beth and
I made it home to Leeds, Massachusetts just fine
on the 11th of May. We had such a wonderful time
on Santorini, thanks to you. Villa Mathios was such
a fantastic place to be. Our room was just perfect!
We loved the tile floors, the balcony with the beautiful
flowers growing there, the unbelievable view of
the sea, and the pool area and gardens which are
so pretty. We loved Mama's cooking and the ambience
of the dining room. Your homemade wine was excellent.
Georges' music was of the highest calibre (which
was a most unexpected surprise and a real bonus).
It was so cool that he and your father sang together...that
was great! And we loved it the night that you danced
and we all had ouzo together. You and your family
created such a warm atmosphere that it invited other
guests to be warm and friendly to one another at
mealtime, which also added to everyone's enjoyment.
And you made the rest of our trip so effortless
on our part by your expert arrangements... our car
rental, ferry tickets, hotel reservations in Athens,
etc. Even down to the recommendation that we go
to your favourite winery, which we loved. We bought
a couple of bottles of the Vinsanto which we will
treasure for years to come on special occasions.
We love Georges' CD which reminds us of the wonderful
5 nights we had at Villa Mathios. We do not know
a lot of people who are world travellers, but when
someone we know thinks about travelling to Greece,
we will absolutely recommend you as a travel agent
and Villa Mathios as the best place in Greece to
stay. Thanks again for a most wonderful and memorable
vacation, Kostas, and as we say in America, "don't
forget to take time to smell the roses." You
work too hard. Don't forget to breathe. You are
a sweetheart. Efkharisto. Yeia sou. |
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Signature - Sincerely, Paolo and Christina Burgi |
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Hello Constantinos,
how are you. I hope you have a very good season
and that all your family is well. Two weeks ago,
traveling to France, we met a woman who wanted to
travel to Santorini, so we gave her your address,
because villa Mathios is a very nice place, of course.
We wish you all the best and we hope that one day
we can come back again. Give our regards to all
your family. |
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Signature - Guest Signature - David Whalley |
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Hello Costas, I have
not had any ouzo since the last time I saw you.
A year is too long. We are all still enjoying all
the wonderful memories of Greece and particularly
of Santorini. Wish we were there now. My sister,
Roberta Harney is taking a Mediterranean cruise
and will be in Athens & Santorini the second
week of September. I told her to contact you if
there was anything she needed, that you were the
best! Hope all is well with you and your family.
We are all fine. |
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Signature - Highly recommended! JR |
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My college-age son and
I recently stayed for two nights at the Villa Mathios
hotel in Akrotiri on Santorini, and I would recommend
it to anyone. We found the hotel on the internet,
and it was easy to make reservations through the
webpage and to communicate with Costas, the hotel's
owner, via e-mail. Costas is a very hard-working,
friendly person, and he gave us some good advice
about getting to Santorini and about what to do
there. We really liked staying at the Villa Mathios
for a number of reasons. For one thing, Thira and
Oia (the main towns on Santorini) have gotten very
touristy and noisy; while it's fun to visit these
spectacular Cliffside towns, it's nice to be able
to get away from them, too. Akrotiri, where the
Villa Mathios is located, is a beautiful, quiet,
and peaceful village on the southern tip of the
island. It is located in a perfect spot for spectacular
views of the caldera (the volcanic bay of Santorini);
it has the feel of a village instead of a tourist
town; and it is conveniently located close to some
beautiful beaches and also adjacent to the Akrotiri
archaeological dig. This ongoing, active archaeological
site is really worth a visit, and I'm surprised
it hasn't gotten more attention; it's a 4500 year-old
city that seems to have been a very prosperous Minoan
outpost prior to the explosion of Santorini's volcano
around 2500 BC. The archaeologists have excavated
city streets, beautiful and distinctive pottery,
and stunning wall murals (many of which can be seen
at the new museum in Thira town). This site was
one of the high points of our trip. Villa Mathios
itself is a clean and comfortable family-run hotel
with lovely views, a swimming pool, and a very good,
relaxed taverna. Costas and his family are very
welcoming, and Costas runs his own small travel
agency from his office in the hotel. This proved
very helpful to us, in that Costas was able to arrange
a rental car for us as soon as we arrived at a very
reasonable rate; this allowed us to see the whole
island at our own pace. He also looked into travel
arrangements for us and booked us seats on an Olympic
flight out of Santorini when we were ready to leave.
I should note that they picked us up at the airport
and drove us back for our departing flight. All
in all, Villa Mathios is a great place to stay--great
location in a quite village, friendly people, and
lots of travel assistance. It is also much less
expensive than staying in Thira or Oia. |
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