Golden Silence — Hotel in Municipality of Naxos and the Lesser Cyclades

During my 2 week trip in Greece in the busy and very hot month of July, my beach time at Naxos and my stay at Golden Silence were some of the highlights of my vacation. It is situated in Agios Prokopios, a 2 minute walk to the beach, just close enough to the main attractions of the area without being disturbed by it. The market is a 1 minute walk away, as well as Internet services and Ferry/Boat Ticket Salespoints (when you head towards the beach).||||To get there - If you take the bus from the port, you will see it on the way to Agios Prokopios bus stop (on your left). The bus stops further than Golden Silence, so you will have to walk back. ||||The studio is very large and roomy, one of the roomiest places i've seen in Greece, and for the price, it is an ABSOLUTE BARGAIN (40-45 euros a night for 2 people in July)!!!! It has AC (perfect for the crazy heat of july) and an equipped kitchen (we even had a cheese grater and a wine opener), a balcony where we enjoyed dinner at night (my favorite), and a new clean functional bathroom (a relief!). We enjoyed making dinner for a change and relaxing at "home" after a long day of bumming at the beach, biking and windsurfind! ||||A Greek family with young children who do not speak much English owns the place and also lives onsite. They also do not have internet nor do they manage their online bookings themselves. Therefore, if you choose to book online (i had done so on Expedia), I highly suggest you print out on paper your confirmation and that you mention that you have booked with the Office (where a lovely young woman help them out with the online reservations. you might not even meet her though). Although it would seem that the language barrier and absence of internet would make it difficult to enjoy this place, I have to say that for these reasons I found the place even more charming! ||||I enjoyed it thoroughly as it was not too touristy, and a little more authentic! :) (how fun to stay with a Greek family, while also having your own space!)||||Perfect for famillies, an absolute luxury for backpackers!!!!||I look forward to coming back there one day,...

I have come to the island for the past 20 years and never had a bad stay until today!!! I called from the ferry boat to make the owner Katerina aware that we were arriving but she said room would not be ready and did not have a place to leave our luggage so we can go to the beach. When it was ready we went to the apartment and she shared with us a story after asking her for a second key. They only provide one key because she said there has been a previous incident with theft. She also shared not to contact her in the afternoon because they sleep. When she left I looked around and found dirt, hair and paper under the bed. The shower had sand in it and the sink was dirty. We had given a deposit for 2 nights and she would not return it after we mentioned how the room was not suitable especially during this period of covid. Katerina wanted to inspect the room and said she found nothing wrong with it. I shared with her that I have never had such an awful experience on this beautiful island. Therefore I wanted to warn others not to go to this...

Per dirla tutta ho prenotato questa struttura all''inizio di giugno e forse era l'ultima disponibile. Non ho curato personalmente il contatto in quanto sono andata in fiducia delle persone del posto che conoscevo. A parte questa premessa, al mio arrivo, ho provato uno sconforto totale. La camera era ampia e pulita ma la cucina era improponibile.||Non esisteva proprio in quanto, il cd angolo cottura, era ricavato nell' antibagno ed il lavandino doveva servire per lavare i piatti, i denti ecc. ecc. Di fronte allo stesso (piccolo peraltro) un mini frigo con sopra un'altrettanto mini mensola, su cui ci stavano appena un fornetto elettrico e uno scolapiatti. All'arrivo non c'era una pentola e come accessori utensili: 2 bicchieri e due forchette. In pratica non riusciva a preparare le cose più semplici, anche perché non si sapeva dove appoggiare la roba. Quando mi sono lamentata, la figlia all'inizio si è giustificata adducendo come pretesto che quella era una piccola cucina, poi parlando entrambi un inglese non proprio perfetto, sono riuscita ad ottenere altri utensili e si è dimostrata anche più collaborativa. L'appartamento veniva pulito quotidianamente e con alta frequenza venivano cambiate le lenzuola e gli asciugamani. Ho notato dalle foto, che le altre camere avevano una cucina NORMALE, pertanto consiglio vivamente ai proprietari di togliere questa soluzione ridicola ed adibirla solo ad hotel, oppure accessoriala come le altre camere. Per la cronaca era la camera n. 1. Un'altro elemento negativo era la mancanza di zanzariere, per cui non si poteva nemmeno riposare con le finestre aperte, in quanto entravano mosche e zanzare a raffica. Se soltanto ragionassero in termini commerciali, capirebbe che così facendo, ci si chiudeva in camera con il condizionatore acceso. Per non parlare dell'antipatia e della mancanza di educazione della mamma che non ti salutava e che gridava con la figlia turbando non poco la pace tanto pubblicizzata. Molto tenera la nonnina, relegata in una casetta bunker poco lontana che ci sorrideva e salutava ogni volta che ci affacciavamo...