Hotels and Rooms in Kea

Matt's Pick! The Red Tractor Farm Guesthouse Unless they are fully booked look no further than the Red Tractor Farm, a family run guesthouse in the valley of Korissia just a few steps from the beach. There are three separate two-story houses, each beautifully designed for the utmost comfort and practicality of their guests.  Each house has a living room upstairs with a slightly raised sleeping platform as well as a desk and access to wireless high speed Internet connection. There is a shower/w.c upstairs as well as down-stairs. Downstairs there is an additional bedroom with 2 single beds or 1 double according to your needs. All stairways are child-safe with doors and half-doors on either end. Natural light is a key feature of the design indoors as well as outdoors. There are shady seating and lounging areas on both levels as well as sunny spots for sunbathing. It is possible to rent one floor only of a guesthouse, when available. Red Tractor Farm is located at the edge of the port village of Korissia. The port beach is at the end of the road and a second sandy beach, Yialiskari, is less than a 10 minute walk from the guesthouse. Both beaches have clear water and are very safe for children. The port of Korissia is pedestrian only in the evening where there are tavernas, cafes, bakeries, food markets and a couple of bars. The guesthouse is run by Kostis Marulis who also does Walking Tours of Kea and takes guests for sailing trips around Kea in his boat Soultana. His wife Marcie is a native Californian and has been living in Greece since 1984. She was a restauranteur, interior designer and Art teacher in Athens. In her spare time she paints, sculpts and makes mosaics - all incorporated into Red Tractor Farm seminars that  include guest artists.  Marcie enjoys working with children and regularly schedules weekend Art Workshops for kids. For information or booking please use this form Red Tractor Guesthouse is open year round and offer activities like wine-making, nature hikes, wild mushroom hunts, island walks, bee-keeping, olive-picking and other seasonal activities. Great destination for the off-season too.
Cavo Perlevos Apartments in Otzias This would be my first choice in Otzias. These apartments have a kitchen, bathroom, telephone and TV and this one in the photo is actually built around a cave. The closest rooms to the sea and the two excellent tavernas and like all the hotels and rooms in Kea, inexpensive.	This is the living room built into the rock face of the hill. You can book through Fantasy Travel by filling out their booking info request form.
The Hotel Porto Kea Suites opened in the summer of 2005 and is in a category all its own when it comes to accommodation in Kea. Built in the style of the island, all suites have AC, DVD (There is a self-service DVD machine down the street), balcony with view of the bay of Korissia, kitchenette, mini-bar, and other amenities. The hotel is right on the beach but it also has a beautiful pool, lawn and garden area, a TV lounge for big games, room service, snack bar and plenty of parking so you can wake up in the morning and explore the island. It is a close walk to restaurants in the port, the beach of Galiaskari and the yacht harbor at Vourkari.  You can book through Fantasy Travel by filling out their booking info request form or visit the Hotels of Greece Porto Kea Suites Page for photos and more information.
Kea Camping in Pisses Excellent facilties for camping. Tree shaded area for tents with hook-ups for electricity for caravans. Laundry, kitchen, showers, bar, mini-market and breakfast cafe. Close to the sea. Open May through September. Call (22880) 31302 or 694 4387834	Kastriani Monastery Not for everyone but the Kastriani Monastery rents rooms in one of the most spectacular settings on the island, high above the sea on a mountain. There is a small restarurant run by a woman named Maria. If you enjoy peace and solitude stay here. Call (22880) 24348 or 24324.
The Kastellakia Bay Villas are located in the quiet south of the island, or, a leisurely 20-minute drive from Kea's port Korissia. The Villas of the complex - Phil & Maria - are situated on a 1.4-acre beachfront plot, sharing the same breathtaking view of the Aegean Sea and sunset over distant Cape Sounio. The Villas are completely isolated, offering much wanted privacy, the closest village, Poisses, being 1.5 km away. The picturesque village of Koundouros with its luxury villas and famous sand beaches is no more than a 10-minute drive down the road. The Kastellakia Villas boast a uniquely beautiful location and a single feature, which makes them first, choice for many guests with families: an 50 meter-long secluded beach with crystal-clear transparent aqua-blue waters, right at the edge of the property. To make it even better, except for Villa guests, few have access to it! For Rates and Bookings please use this form	Villa Maria At 93 sq. meters, Villa Maria features two bedrooms, one designer bathroom, a kitchen with full cooking facilities, a living room with a close view of the Kastellakia bay waters and immediate access to a large terrace-garden area outside. Villa Maria can accommodate up to 5 people. The master bedroom has a queen size built-in bed (160X205cm) and the secondary bedroom two single beds (90x200). There is a couch and a bed-divan in the living room for a fifth person and/or a child. Due to their proximity Villas Phil and Maria may be rented jointly at special rates to accommodate parties of 11 -12 people. For Rates and Bookings please use this form
Villa Phil In the 100 - sq. meters inside its 70 cm thick stonewalls, Villa Phil offers on one single level, two bedrooms (master and secondary) -with traditional wooden Kea ceilings, floors and ceiling fans- two bathrooms, a spacious living room-kitchen area with fireplace and a large outside terrace. In total, Villa Phil will sleep 6 adults. The master bedroom features a traditional, built-in king-size bed (200 X210 cm). The guest bedroom features two antique wrought iron single beds (90x200 cm). An additional two adults may very comfortably sleep in the living area on the specially designed, spaciously built-in fireplace sitting area bed-divans with hand-made cotton mattresses (90 X 200 cm). All bedrooms have a sea view and immediate access to the common terrace area. The house is decorated in a straightforward, simple, country modern style with elegant wood trimmings, conforming to local architecture and reflecting the spartan natural surrounds. The two bathrooms are built with traditional materials: the master bedroom's contoured white bathroom is like a giant sculpture chiseled out of an Aegean rock and the hand made tile-lain guest bathroom brings to mind romantic hues of times past. The luminous open-design rustic kitchen offers all modern amenities and a full set of cooking equipment, like a true home: gas-electric stove, large refrigerator, and a full set of pots, pans, dishes, and glasses. Meals are no excuse therefore to leave this small paradise at any time of the day! However, in the summer, life in Greece takes place mostly outside and the 6 by 20 meter 'summer living area', the terrace in front of the house with its incredible view, is its real charm. Under the reed-shaded sitting area or in the sun, one may enjoy the beauty of the changing light and serenity of the Kastellakia bay where the sound of the waves will be disturbed only by the occasional cry of the hawks. For Rates and Bookings please use this form Otzia Bay Otzia Bay is one of the most beautiful spots of Kea. Situated in the northern part of the island, is very close to picturesque fishing village of Vourkari and the capital of Ioulis. On a small hill overlooking Otzia Bay, this lovely stone house is one of the eleven country stone houses with complete privacy and panoramic views to the nearby beach. It has one bedroom, sitting room with fireplace, equipped kitchen and a bath. The house has a verandah with views to the Bay. There is also a guest room with a bath. Sleeps 4 For Rates and Bookings please use this form There are several small hotels and lots of rooms and apartments including these that I visited. Youcan book these through Fantasy Travel by filling out their booking info request form. Or you can attempt to book them on your own. It is not easy to get a room here because the hotels have a...let us say relaxed attitude towards business. But the ladies at Fantasy will do their best to get one of these beautiful places to respond and if they do you will be quite happy here. If not they can always find you another island. If I was coming to Kea as a budget-minded traveler my first choice would be Red Tractor Guesthouse and if they were full I would stay in Otzias, one of the best beaches in the Cyclades with the beach at Pisses not far behind. That is is I wanted to be able to wake up and walk to the sea in about three minutes. Also visit Ana Kamais Villas site at www.greecetravel.com/villas for a listing of houses and villas in Kea.
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