Cyprus Villa for Rent

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March 2008

"Top" Cyprus House

"Hello,

Wonderful holidays in Cyprus and in the Old Mill House. We came back on Sunday (as we stayed for an another week in Paphos).  Klonari is a very peaceful town and we met nice people (and our 3 kids got new friends even though they spoke a different language!).  The house is well equipped and we had all we needed! We visited Limassol, Agya Napa, Kolossi, Kourion, Lefkosia (and the Turkish part) one day in Trodoos, and also beaches of course!  The weather was wonderful (as it was rainy all this time in France!). The kids were crazy about all the cats!! We have plenty of photographs!!! Sorry that we are not very "creative" and we only read poems on the wall; we haven't created anything for the house (but the children made drawings!).

Thanks a lot for this holiday.

Your house is top and we could recommended it if necessary!

Best Regards

Isabelle and Franck from France"

February 2008

Warm Hearted Cyprus

"We had fun!  The house is perfectly situated for visiting the rest of the island while at the same time being away from the "hubub" of the coast.  The fresh cold air in the evenings makes the wood fire a cosy focus to sit around.  But the sunny days allowed us to go home with some colour in our cheeks.  We have recovered our energy here and I hope you do the same! 

At some point you will fantasize of putting the cockerel in the oven for Sunday lunch, but please forgive him, he's just doing his job - even if he is a little arrogant about carrying it out!

By the way, if you wish to taste the delights of fish meze go to Zygi.

We made a couple of excursions into the north and found that the people are just as open and warm hearted as in the south.  Let's hope that the division can be torn down sometime soon.  The island appeared to us to have just one soul.

Claudia, André and Jamie from Berlin"

January 2008

Restful Christmas holiday with much to do

"We had 10 enjoyable and restful days in Klonari. Many thanks. We only spent the evenings in the house since there is a lot to see, and the weather remained good for our entire stay. The only creativity we managed while we were there was culinary in nature, and we have left behind quite a lot of herbs, spices and maybe even a bottle of wine for your next guests.

We had Christmas lunch with your friends at the restaurant in Parekklisia, which was good fun.

We will definitely recommend the Old Mill House to friends."

December 2007

Honeymoon and perhaps Wedding Anniversary to come?

"If you want peace and tranquility, and be reasonably close to a large urban centre, this is definitely the place.

The Old Mill house is located in the charming village of Kellaki. The villagers are friendly without being nosey. The location is breathtaking in the mountains of Cyprus. It brings you back to a time where life wasn't so fast paced.

The Old Mill house itself is a well modernized old building, clean, sunny, pleasant, and includes all the amenities needed to make a comfortable stay.

We honeymooned there for 2 weeks and we wished we could have stayed longer.  We hope to come back for our 5th wedding anniversary."

November 2007

English Poetry from a German family!

"Driving from Kellaki

All the way

Up to little Klonari

For a 10-day stay.

Enjoying weather, countryside and sun,

Exploring the beautiful island

We had lots of fun.

Monasteries, Pafos, and Nicosia,

We have seen them all

Lefkara, Limassol and Troodos,

How sunny was this fall...

Wir wünschen allen weiteren

Besuchern einen schonen

Aufenthalt auf Zypern

Viele Grusse

Edwin, Thea, Isabel und Sandra

aus Kassel/Deutschland."

October 2007

French time in Cyprus too short:  Bien Trop Court

"Un joli sejour a Chypre. Bien trop court!
Nous avons aime "The Old Mill House" et ses nombreux chats: Le village is reposant aussi.

Sylvie et Christian Guillet

Matheu et Benjamin."

Beautiful Village House

June 2007

Newly Weds Poetry - English Poetry from a French speaking couple!

"The little grey kitten

It sleeps on the stones

Near the entrance of

The Old Mill House

It is so peaceful

I can't help but wonder

If it dreams of birds

And other cat delights

Later it will awaken

Perhaps from the sound

Of a passing vehicle

Maybe her mum is calling

Her to come around

And learn how to hunt for dinner

Instead of begging at the door

Of the Old Mill House

by Nathalie C Orianne

As newly weds, we really enjoyed the tranquility of the Old Mill House.  The villagers and cats were very friendly, and I couldn't help myself, I had to feed this mother cat, I nicknames "Baby" and her 3 kittens.

We enjoyed walking around to the golf club, to Kellaki, and also to Akapnou.

As a vegetarian I'd like to recommend the "Venetian" restaurant, on the seashore road bewteen Amuthus and Limassol.  The vegetarian Moussaka was out of this world and the owner, Tony, was very friendly.  He makes great food for carnivores too!

Two weeks we stayed and flew by too quickly.  My new hubby and I discussed coming back for a wedding anniversary.

Nathalie and Samer"

Unfaulterable Village Villa

"First of all I must say what a fantastic time we had staying at the Old Mill House,

The people in the village are really friendly and helpful; the house itself is very comfortable.

And everything you need is there, took some great photo’s of some baby swallows in their nest.

Places we visited were, Larnaca, Nicosia, Stavravouni Monastery, (great views from here) “Tomb of the Kings” in Pathos, and Troodos.

And went out on the town so to speak, starting the night at “The Baytree Restaurant” for a meal, I must say that the meals and service here are out of this world, so good we decided to go back on our last night in Cyprus, Harry the owner could not do enough for us, and it was a pleasure to get to know him, smashing guy.

We also had a good meze at the “stone cottage” in Parekklisia also very friendly and a good laugh,

And had a meal at the cafe in Kellaki, we even got included in the owners 39^th birthday celebrations,

The cockerels well you expect that living in a remote village, part of the experience, all in all we could not fault our holiday at THE OLD MILL HOUSE.

Regards Jacquie and Bill."

May 2007

Local Village

The hamlet is delightful and we enjoyed the local people particularly Marias's old mother and the other old lady who lives next door - her daughter-in-law gave us homemade goats' cheese.

We did several local walks from the house and others from short drives into the Troodos. We visited the usual spots, Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Nicosia, and Kyrenia.

We particularly enjoyed walking on the Akamas peninsular. It was a very pleasant fortnight and we did manage to find some old villages untouched by tourism and enjoy local food - lamb cooked in wood- burning ovens which we were taken down to the basement to see.

April 2007

Cyprus Ecotourism

Cats meow!

Cockerels call!

Swallows swoop!

      I hate them all.

Now it is another day.

My headache, it has gone away.

Cats meow!

Cockerels call!

Swallows swoop!

      I still hate them all.

I'm washing sheets.

We're going home.

This week at the Mill House has certainly flown.

Cats meow!

Cockerels call!

Swallows (or swifts or house martins, how should I know?) still swoop!

     I'll miss them all.

          by Gloria Curtis April 2007

March 2007

Cyprus Countryside

"Good afternoon Robin,

We enjoyed very much our stay at your place. It was indeed a very quiet place, far from tourist places and the view is wonderful. It is also a good place to walk around from without taking the car : The church is magnificent and plenty of uncored roads make it easy to just wonder around the countryside. It's a good place with small children.
April is a wonderful time to see the interesting plants in the country around the Old Mill House.

Your indications to get there are very clear.
We very much appreciated the warm welcome in the form of a bottle of milk and bread we found when arriving late in the day from the airport!!
The people around are also very welcoming and nice, while discreet.

We tried to visit different places in the mountains. We went to the sea and enjoyed particularly the Governor's beach. There is a nice walk on the right of the beaches on the white rocks : a very wild and pleasant area. We also went to Nicosia and enjoyed particularly the museums."
 

January 2007

Competitively priced Villa for Rent

Our week in Klonari was very fine. Now that we are settled in the downtown of Nicosia we are even more grateful that we were able to spend that time in the village. My children made friends with many cats and we enjoyed feeling part of the small community that met at the church on
Saturday morning. We are very appreciative of the opportunity to stay in the Old Mill as with four children hotel rooms would have been costly and inconvenient.

Best of thanks to you!

December 2006

The Magic of Christmas in a Cyprus Village Villa

"We all wanted to say thank you for a wonderful time at the Old Mill House.  The sun shone almost continuously the whole time we were there, although the weather ranged in temperature from below freezing (with wind chill) to a respectable 13-15C!!  We managed to see quite a lot of the island - archeological sites and churches in  Lefkosia, Lemesos, Pafos, bit of walking in Troodos - it was magic.  We also all really enjoyed being away from the "touristy" resorts, and the in the quiet of the mountains - only wished we had packed our mountain bikes!!  

We managed to keep well stocked with food.  The little grocery store in Parakklesia was closed 24th - 26th, but we stocked up on bits and pieces from stores in the bigger towns when visiting, and also the local markets!  It was great.  We mainly cooked for ourselves, and really appreciated the wide selection you had of pots and pans, crockery etc.  Our one night out to the little Taverna in Paraklesia saw us returning with enough leftovers to last us 2 days!!!  So much delicious food!!!

Thank you very much, again.  We will certainly stay at the Old Mill House again if we visit Cyprus - and bring our mountain bikes.  I will also refer you to our friends."

November 2006

Cyprus Village - Comfortable Sleep

"We arrived home yesterday. We liked it a lot! Since our children are young we didn't have time for any poetry.... we just went to bed at 9 o'clock and slept comfortably.   We liked the village and the people, it is indeed a wonderful place."

September 2006

CyprusVilla - Peace with Nature

"We had a wonderful holiday thank you. The weather was beautiful, area so quiet & peaceful apart from nature's sounds such as the cockerells, dogs, birds etc."

August 2006

Villas for Rent in Cyprus: Marvellous Cyprus Holiday

"We spent a marvellous holiday in Cyprus.  The property is really beautiful and the people very friendly. We recommend this location to all people."

Villas for Rent in Cyprus: Wonderful Holiday in the Cyprus Village Villa

"We had a wonderful holiday in your villa, it was very peaceful and quiet.  Maria (Village Mayoress) is really an extraordinary person, and the people around very friendly.  Our daughter played every evening with Nicolleta, the little girl who lives in front of The Old Mill House.

 Thank you very much for all your advice.

 Sorry but we are not artists, so we didn't create a poem or painting, but one thing is sure: we left a part of our soul there...

 We hope a lot of people will discover this country and The Old Mill House."

July 2006

Villas for Rent in Cyprus and Cyprus Golf Holidays:

A lovely Cyprus Cottage, unspoilt area of Cyprus, Welcoming Cyprus golf club, Fascinating Wildlife

"Well, what a lovely cottage and as we had hoped found it a fantastic quiet retreat away from all the hubbub of Limassol. Maria (the village mayoress) was wonderful and on arrival she had left goodies in the fridge for us which we were most grateful for. We thought that the house was charming, well equipped and very comfortable and a lot of thought had obviously been put into ensuring that the guests have a good stay. It was lovely being in such an unspoilt area of Cyprus, just our cup of tea! The amazing views can only be seen to be believed. As we returned to the cottage each evening we would park the car en route so we could look at the incredible sunsets over the mountains. We did venture up to Vikla Golf Club where Robin (Robin Houry, manager of Vikla Golf Club) was most welcoming saying we could use the pool anytime on popping a small donation in a pot on the bar. The wild life was fascinating, on returning late one night there was a small hedgehog (with long ears!) waiting for us on the door step.  We have taken numerous photos of cats, goats, swallows, hens, lizards and much more. We would definitely consider returning to this wonderful spot. Thanks Robin."

June 2006

Villas for Rent in Cyprus: Perfect Stay for a Cyprus Honeymoon

From our first honeymooners!

April 2006

Villas for Rent in Cyprus and Cyprus Golf Holidays:

Countryside lovers' comparison to a Gold Star Resort, excellent Cyprus golf holiday

"Having stayed the previous week in an RCI gold star resort we were expecting high standard and yes we had it from The Old Mill House. Nestling in the hills one has to accept that this is a holiday where a car is needed and you need to be a countryside lover.  Golf Club excellent, even if you don't play golf: friendly, helpful, and a good pint of beer - mainly Ex Brits."