Stefanos Studios

"Arrived back yesterday after a 1 week stay . We were met by the lovely host Tina she was extremely welcoming. We were shown to our apartment and everything explained we had booked a seaview room and wow it was a view to behold . Apartment was very clean and although basic it was okay . Slight problem with the mattress as it was so uncomfortable that we didn't sleep on our first night I spoke with Tina and she arranged for a matress topper to be put on . I think the matress really needs replacing with a better quality one ( speaking with another guest they also had the same issue) whilst the kitchen area was okay for making a cup of tea the added benefit of a toaster would be great . Location is literally a 2 min stroll down a slop and you are met with a beautiful beach and crystal clear water . Overall a lovely stay and would definitely return to the Stefanos lourdas"

"Brilliant peacful apartments 2 mins from Lourdas beach and 15 from Kanali. If you holidayed in Greece in the 90's you know what you're getting, but that's unfair as these apartments are 2 or 3 times the size of others I have stayed in on the mainland and islands. Sea view is spectacular, lush greenery all around the apartments with fruit trees in front. Room cleaned and bins emptied daily with sheets changed every other day. Nobody on site 24/7 but the lovely manager Tina's phone number is out front and in the rooms if you need her when she isn't there, the Ukrainian cleaning lady who's name I didn't get was lovely too. I only give it 4.5 instead of 5 as the mattress really needed replacing. €10 per day for the AC this year, seems to have gone up but then so have electricity costs. €2 per day for the climate tax. Pay in cash. Sunset bar in front is the perfect pitstop. I would definitely stay here again if returning to Lourdas."

"We stayed at Stefanos Studios mid September. These are the negatives: On arrival, the studios were in darkness. No reception or anyone to meet us. After roaming around for around 10 mins, I found a white board with our name written with our room number. Shame the outside light wasn't left on for us as we would have spotted this straight away. Apartment was spacious and very basic. Not a problem for us as we've been to similar accommodation on other Greek islands. Mattress was horrendous, old and you can feel the springs coming through. We had a terrible night's sleep. Tina (housekeeper/manager) arrived next morning for our tourist tax. I mentioned the mattress and she arranged for the cleaner to put a thick blanket on top of the mattress. I hoped this would improve somewhat but it didn't. We noticed there were spare camp beds under the double. The mattresses were firm and hardly used. My husband and thought we would swap the mattresses over. On stripping off the bedding I was disgusted to see the condition of the mattress. It was stained with urine and blood. We showed this to Tina when she arrived. There was no apology, just a remark that we would need to leave it propped up against the wall in the accommodation as there was nowhere to store it. Totally unacceptable so I phoned TUI to inform them of the issue. Tina arrived back again the next morning with an attitude asking why didn't I tell her that we wanted to move? She offered us another apartment, but we wanted to check the condition of the mattress before agreeing to move. We would rather stay on the camp bed mattresses. Within an hour, Tina and the cleaner arrive through theh patio door with a new mattress from the sister hotel. No conversation with us prior. Anyway we had a result. The apartments are kept clean however if your staying on the ground floor, beware that the cleaner will appear around 9am, talking very loudly on her phone. She many times walked straight into the apartment from the patio, without knocking or using the front door that has a doorbell. She walked in on me twice whilst I was getting dressed. The positives: Location of the apartment the beach is superb. The local restaurants we tried were amazing! Our favourites were Lovidis, Klimatis, Sunset Bar and the local hotel up the hill La Signora which was outstanding. We loved the Lourdata but unfortunately we would not return to Stefanos Studios."