The guest guide, in advance.
Most of this is only handed over once you have arrived. It is more useful before.
The house, in short
Everything here is taken from the villa’s own house guide — the sort a good owner writes after a few summers of being asked the same questions — edited down to the parts worth knowing while you are still deciding. The Wi-Fi details are not here. Those stay in the private guide, where they belong.
- Air conditioning
- Every bedroom, on its own thermostat
- Suggested setting
- 24–26 °C, doors shut while it runs
- Sockets
- European type C/F at 230 V — UK visitors need adapters
- Towels
- Bath and beach towels, as separate sets
- Laundry
- Machine, iron and a line. No tumble dryer, and no need for one
- Mid-stay
- Linen change and a clean over a week, with notice
- Safe
- In the villa, for passports and cash
- Quiet hours
- Noise down outdoors after 11 pm
Every bedroom has its own thermostat.
Air conditioning is fitted in each bedroom and controlled individually, so nobody has to negotiate a single setting for ten people. Some units have a door sensor and will refuse to start with a window open, which is worth knowing before you decide the unit is broken.
The house is built to stay cool without it. The working method is the Greek one: shutters closed through the worst of the afternoon, opposite windows open for a draught, and everything thrown open again in the evening. The guide’s own advice is to turn the air conditioning off overnight and sleep with the shutters ajar instead.
Power cuts are rare but do happen on the hottest days; the lights and the air conditioning come back on by themselves.
Properly equipped, not holiday-let equipped.
- Hob, oven and microwave
- Dishwasher, with tablets under the sink
- Kettle, toaster and a Nespresso machine
- Cutlery, crockery and cookware for a full house
One guest wrote that the kitchen was better appointed than theirs at home, which is the review a self-catering villa most wants. Bins are under the sink and sorted; the outdoor bins are by the entrance, and there are recycling points in Nidri.
Food waste does not want to be left out — the warmth here brings ants in quickly, which is the one housekeeping note the guide makes twice. Eating outside is expected rather than tolerated, and anything unopened can be left for the next guests.
Two sets of towels, and a line in the sun.
Bed linen and towels are provided at the start of the stay. Bath towels and beach towels are separate sets, and the guide is firm about it — the beach towels are the ones for the pool and the sand.
There is a washing machine and detergent in the utility room, an iron and board in the cupboard, and a washing line outside. There is no tumble dryer, and in this climate there is no need for one: a load hung in the morning is dry within a couple of hours. Shake the sand out of beachwear before it goes in, or it blocks the filter.
Yours alone, and unsupervised.
The pool is private to the party staying, with no outside visitors and no lifeguard — children need watching, and the tiles are slippery wet. It is maintained on a regular schedule rather than by whoever happens to be staying.
Sunbeds and chairs can be moved around, and the pool and terrace lights run on timers. Lefkada is breezier than people expect: the guide asks that parasols be taken down and the awning retracted whenever the terrace is left for the day, and that cushions come in overnight or if rain is forecast.
The garden itself needs nothing from you: a gardening team handles the watering and the planting. The pots on the terrace are the exception, and the owners ask that you give them a drink when they look thirsty — which in a Lefkada August is most days.
A smart TV, a speaker, and eleven o’clock.
Sound carries on a hillside. The house rule is quiet after 11 pm, particularly outdoors, and it is the one rule the guide returns to more than any other. The neighbouring villas are close enough to hear a terrace at midnight.
The guide’s own way of putting it is worth keeping: you are in one of the most peaceful spots in Nidri — enjoy the sounds of the sea and nature as much as the technology.
There is a safe, and there are motion lights.
A safe is provided for passports, cash and anything else you would rather not leave in a drawer. Outdoor lighting runs on motion sensors, which are worth leaving on if you are coming back after dark. Doors, windows and shutters want closing when you go out for the day — as much for the wind and the summer showers as for anything else.
The villa is for the registered party only, and cleaning or maintenance staff come only with notice. The guide’s closing line on the subject is that Lefkada is known for its hospitality and its safety, and that most guests never have cause to think about any of this.
The numbers, before you need them.
- Vlycho clinic, about five minutes away, daytime only — +30 26450 92710
- Lefkada general hospital, 24 hours — +30 26453 60200
- Lefkada health centre — +30 26450 23525
- Several pharmacies in Nidri, most open until late afternoon, one on rotation after hours
- Nidri taxis — +30 693 292 7170
- Lefkada taxis and airport transfers — +30 26450 21200
- Roadside assistance, ELPA — 10400
- Preveza (Aktion) airport — +30 26820 22355
- Nidri port authority — +30 26450 92509
- First aid kit and fire extinguisher in the kitchen
- In a fire, leave the villa and gather outside, then call 199
- For anything electrical, call the management team before resetting anything yourself
- Messenger reaches the team fastest; they check it through the day
Numbers as published in the villa’s own guest guide. Greek emergency numbers are free from any phone, including a mobile with no local SIM.
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