Review:
We had a very pleasant stay at the villa. The villa is located at about 2000ft altitude, which provided nice climate and fresh nights in late June, without the need for air-conditioning. It was comfortable for our group of 5 people: the living room and two bedrooms can easily accomodate 2 people each. We had two additional people on our last night, and even that was OK, although one of the children had to sleep on the floor that night. The villa is very quiet, and well constructed. The interior design is very pleasant, with earthy tones and quality stone work tiles throughout, and thick slate roof and hard stucco on the exterior. Its is located within 15min drive from the closest beaches, but other beaches are also accessible within 25min, by car. The garden was beautiful, with lavender, lilac and other nice flowers, so the air is permeated with a very nice smell of flowers, which was quite stunning. The landscaping feels like a mountain retreat, and the climate and vegetation are different than at the beach. There is a view of the Aegean, but since it is very high up sometimes clouds and moisture produce a blurry see horizon, but not always. At night we could see many constellations of stars, which the kids loved, and on few days it was clear enough to see the lights of Halkidiki.
The homeowner welcomed us nicely at the villa, which was a good day of driving from Athens. The arrival feeling is nice, because everything in Greece looked very dry and yellow, until the last 15km of driving, when everything around us became lush and green. There was Ouzo and fresh local well-water waiting for us in the fridge.
Pelion beaches are quite stunning. Do not hesitate to ask the owner how to get to less accessible beaches, because the main beaches (Milopotamos and Agios Ioanis) can be quite busy and noisy. For example, Kalamaki beach was beautidul with nice stone and rock-climbing for the kids, and even had a water well with drinking water on the beach, followed by the dinner at the village taverna with home style cooking and spectacular views. The closest beach from the villa Limnonas has a dirt road, but we got to it driving a mercedes sedan, even though it is not recommended. We went to that beach twice, because its was super clean, had a small taverna on the beach, and plenty of space for kids and adults.