Odyssey Apartments — Hotel in Ithaca Municipality

We went here with Ross Holidays around Easter 2022, just as new tourist season was starting.||||It is a very nice place, vintage cosy, with large terrasses, an okay swimming pool with beds and seats around it. It was clean and luxururious (to mediterreanian standards, do not expect western 5 star luxury). The terraces look out over the bay and mountains beyond, and the view is very pretty, both day and night.||||The owner welcomed us, had a very royal free breakfast because of Easter and even baked my GF a birthday cake. ||||There is a very nice coffee/lunch bar just some steep slope path down, and a good Greek restaurant at about 250 mtr. The rest of the town and restaurants are about 15-20 mins walking. Not everything was open already, but we still had plenty choice for drinks, dinner and shopping. ||||You can hire a motor boat in the harbor for about 110 euro (incl. gas) for a whole day, which gave access to some remote secluded bounty beaches and a nice sea trip.||||The only downside was the the journey to and from: It took us 15 hours house to house from Amsterdam, due to flight delay and serious boat delay. And 10 hours back (due to airport being slow to open and start up and again flight delay).||||But all the way Ross holiday hostesses guided us, and even watched our luggage on the boat while we were up deck. There was not a moment we did not know where to go or what to do. And all delays were beyond their power.||||If you do not mind a possible long journey, this is really a great...

We had a fantastic, relaxing stay in Odyssey Apartments in Vathy. Our holiday was made particularly comfortable and enjoyable by the friendly, helpful and permanently cheerful owner/manager Aris and his staff. The location of Odyssey Apartments is superb with a beautiful view over the entrance to the harbour and the mountain on the other side. It's lovely to sit on the veranda and watch the yachts sail in and out of Vathy. The Apartments are a 5 min walk to a couple of good restaurants down the hill and a 10-15 min walk to the centre of town where there are many more restaurants, shops and a couple of supermarkets, banks/ATMs and fantastic bakeries. The Odyssey Apartments are very clean, well-equipped and large. We stayed in 'Penelope', with a bedroom, sitting room, a kitchenette and a spacious balcony, all with comfortable furniture, a large fridge (with ice-making facilities!), filtered coffee machine (with a supply of filter coffee), a two-ring electric stove and a selection of kitchen utensils, crockery etc. Pretty much everything you need for a relaxing self-catering holiday. A car is recommended for trips outside Vathy, but not required for access to local beaches and wonderful walks around Vathy. All in all Odyssey Apartments is an excellent place for couples interested in exploring the beautiful island of Ithaka. We really wish we were...

Ithaki is an amazing place, Odyssey apartments are located in a very peaceful spot with the nice view over Vathi. We stayed in the attic room, which was quite nice, but not that comfortable for tall people (especially the bathroom). Besides no hot water early in the morning and wifi needs upgrade. But that was not so important for us. There was something else that disappointed and kind of ruined our stay. It was the attitude of the owner. Kiria Soultana made a mistake, which can happen to all of us. But the way she tried to solve it, was unacceptable and unprofessional. She had an overbooking for the attic room, so she asked us to move into another room on our third day. Meanwhile she got new customers to that room and literally threw us out. Because money talks! She told us lies to cover herself, blamed us in ridiculous things and just with one word - she was very unprofessional!!! In the end we left to another place (which at least she found it for us), but the bitter feeling stayed. It is good to double or even triple check your booking in Oddysey Apartments to avoid these...