la casa di Athina e' come ce la aspettavamo ....proprio quello che cercavamo per alcuni giorni di assoluta tranquillita'. La consigliamo per tutti quelli che hanno "spirito di adattamento" e voglia di una vacanza un po' diversa, visto il silenzio assoluto, la solitudine e la mancanza di negozi dove comprare gli (URL HIDDEN) piu' per un paio di giorni (causa maltempo) le taverne sulla spiaggia sono rimaste chiuse e ci siamo arrangiati con le scarse provviste che ci eravamo portati... Partite con uno spray contro le punture di insetti e zanzare (ma e' inevitabile, visto che la casa e' immersa nel verde di un bellissimo vigneto!!) Tutti piccoli inconvenienti che ci aspettavamo e che non ci hanno fatto rimpiangere queste bellissime giornate

Athina was extremly nice with us and did her best to help. The place was like a dream and our holidays were so good, despite the difficulties we encountered to provision with food and mostly with drinkable water. These days on Antipaxos were such great times !!! THANKS A LOT :)

For anyone who wants to truly recharge their batteries, Soultanina Cottage house is a place to go. It's absolutely magic. Located in a remote Greek island, some 15 min walk from one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in Europe. Athina is a lovely host, super helpful and responsive, making sure her hosts are comfortable and making them feel at home. Eating options in the island include some few taverns. Just in case the sea becomes rough, it's advisable to bring over some small shopping from Paxos. Overall, the experiences of staying there is exceptional. Absolute gem!

Athina's cottage has everything you need for your stay on Antipaxos. It's not luxury but very well equiped. It's a 15 min. walk to Voutoumi beach. Quieter Rodovani and Kalori (both great swimming) are 20 min. away. Be sure you bring enough food. The taverna's at Voutoumi are open for dinner but might close when there is too much wind and the day boats aren't coming to Antipaxos. It's very special to stay on Antipaxos. At night it feels like you have the island to yourself !

A perfect hideout on Antipaxos Island. The host helped us with logistics and made our stay very special.

Maison pittoresque à quelques centaines de mètres de la plage de Voutoumi. Pour ceux qui veulent profiter de la tranquillité d'Antipaxos quand les hordes de touristes s'en vont

Mu husband and I had spent a few weeks in Corfu and on a whim decided to visit Antipaxos for a few days after seeing pictures of the Caribbean-like beaches there. I soon found out that there are very few possibilities of staying over at Antipaxos as it is such a small island. There are a just a few very expensive villa's, which look new and a bit tasteless.. until I came across Athina's offer of her family cottage. We felt so incredibly lucky as she had just put it up on airbnb, and there was still availability.. so, after a boat trip and another boat trip, all impeccably organised by Athina and her family, we arrived in Antipaxos late afternoon and stayed for 3 days. These few days were truly among the best of my life. The cottage has been in Athina's family for generations and feels totally, authentically Greek and is exactly like how the people in Antipaxos live. It is just beautiful, has it own little vineyard, and fruit trees, flowers and herbs, and some very sweet cats around. It's very private, it is basic and simple but complete with anything one could need, very comfortable, cosy and spacious, and with an amazing view over the sea. I found it extremely romantic. Athina had left some supplies, and even some of the famous Antipaxos wine for guests to use. She was an extremely friendly and generous host, and went out of her way to be helpful to us. Antipaxos itself has so few people living there that the island has remained undeveloped and wild, except from two of the beaches. As a consequence it is completely silent - no car noise, no music, no wireless (but phone 3G works perfectly), no air and light pollution.. just heaven! Where can you still find this in Europe in a holiday place? The island is extremely peaceful. Since there is no transport you walk everywhere, and with help of a map made by Athina, we discovered some remote beaches where no one came, such as Rodovani beach with its incredible rock formations (go for sunset) - I travel a lot but his must be the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. There are no shops on the island, so we brought some food, but it wasn't even really needed as the best taverna (Bella Vista) is only a 10 minutes easy walk away and has excellent food and an amazing view. From there you can easily descend to Voutoumi (pebble) beach. Vrika beach (sandy) is also an easy walking distance. These two beaches are very beautiful and famous and easily reached by boat so they are visited by day-trippers from yachts and from Paxos during the day time. There are also a few other nice places to eat there. The amazing thing is that around 5 everyone leaves by boat, and it is really an exciting sensation to stay on the island, and be with just a few people......