Merry Christmas and a happy, adventurous 2016

Time flies by!! Here we are short before Christmas and a new mysterious year ahead of us....

This is the right time to relax and bring out our inner child! So, we wish you very happy holidays, full of joy and love with your beloved ones and may the new year fulfill your dreams.

And if we made it until Christmas, it means "summer is coming" (yes, game of thrones got it wrong ;-) ). So, lay back, take a deep breath and a sip of Glühwein, and plan your summer vacation on one of the most beautiful Greek, Cycladic island, Naxos. 

Browse through the accommodations available on the island, by the sea or near the main town. We are here to guide you through the process of selecting what suits your own personal  needs, apartments, studios, villas or hotels. 

Check out our selected partners on http://www.naxos-apartments.de/en/html/appartments_en.html or download our iphone application (in english) from the itunes store and prepare yourself for a journey to remember. 

Happy New Year, and Happy 2016 summer vacation, from Naxos Apartments!!  

Book your summer 2016 holidays now!

It is already almost a year since our last post on the blog! Amazing how time flies and we never realise it. Apparently during this year a lot of things have happened to all of us, some got married, some died, some won the lottery jack pot, some traveled - but this would be the subject of a different post. :-) :-)

This last summer in particular Naxos proved to be a very popular destination among Europeans, despite the crisis the country faced in July. What is also very promising is that the season was extended until September and even in October tourists kept arriving to the sunny island.

What is exciting for us is that since our last communication

1. We upgraded the design and the content of the website, in order to make it more user friendly, clearer and brighter! Moreover, we introduced for most of the accommodations a calendar where you can immediately see the availability of rooms, studios and apartments (this of course is a work in progress). And no, it has nothing to do with "scary booking", practiced by many providers of tourist or transport services worldwide. We don't -and never will- show small windows with information like “20 people are looking at your accommodation at this very moment” or “we only have one studio left, which will possibly be booked the next 3 minutes”. 
   We just show you the real and simple information, available or booked. 
   
   
2. We developed partnerships with new luxurious accommodations! Take a look:

My Villa
A brand new group of private luxus villas located in Agios Arsenios just some minutes from Naxos town (Chora). Each villa for up to 4 persons is fully equipped and has a private swimming pool.

LuxyryVilla  
This new luxurious villa for up to 6 persons is located just 200 meters from Alyko beach and offers accommodation for up to 6 persons. With 3 bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen and everything you need for a great holiday, this new Villa is a great place for families with children as well as bigger companies. Just check it out. Soon we will provide the prices for 2016.

In the meantime, other partners proceeded to renovations and upgrades. Check for instance Hotel Francesca!

Completely newly renovated with a brand new swimming pool, Hotel Francesca in Agios Prokopios offers you great accommodations, studios and apartments,  just 2 minutes from the famous Agios Prokopios beach.

So visit our site www.naxos-apartments.de  and find the most suitable accommodation for your needs and taste. We shall be there, on your side, to choose among the variety. Now is the best time to plan your next summer vacation. 

We will be back soon! Promise :-)

Come with us to a new Naxos hotel in 2015

Picking up from where we left, we are happy to introduce to you our new partner, Hotel Francesca.

Hotel Francesca is at just 60 meters from the beach of Agios Prokopios, in a quiet area. The hotel offers rooms for 2, studios for up to 4 and spacious apartments for up to 5 persons, equipped with all amenities you expect in a hotel (such as WiFi, TV, hair dryer, safe, etc.). In addition they have free parking and a children's playground. Free breakfast is included in the room rate (if you book a studio or an apartment breakfast is charged an extra 5 euro per person).

However, most important of all, your hosts want to provide a family atmosphere in their hotel and make you feel really at home.

The advantage when booking a hotel at Agios Prokopios is that all facilities are in a walking distance (super markets, restaurants or bars, bus stop, pharmacy) as well as our scuba diving partner and one of our rent a car partners. Let alone the crystal waters of the beach, which is awarded with a Blue Flag Award.

Take a look around, prices at Hotel Francesca start at 30 € / room in May (B&B), and feel free to contact us.

And don't forget, in May, June and September we offer a 15% discount on all rental vehicles at our partners on the island of Naxos.

Are you ready for Naxos holidays 2015?

Summer season 2014 is over – or is it not?

Well, October in Greece is still in a summer mood, the sun is shining, the temperature ranges in the mid-20s and the seas are warmer than in July! Still, our partners on Naxos are closing down for winter and we are all making plans for the next season.

We, Naxos Apartments, are in the process of gradually updating our website. First of all we are uploading new photos! Gradually we present all accommodation with more photos in a bigger resolution so that you can have a better understanding of the facilities and services offered by each partner. Some of you having been asking for photos of the exact room you will buy -hem, sorry- rent, so we are trying to fulfill your needs.

In parallel, we are updating the prices for 2015. Not everybody has yet a price policy for the next season, we see a trend of increases after almost 5 years of stable prices, with special seasonal offers. But still we have good news.

The owners of Villa Alyko have substantially decreased their prices. For instance, a family with children - or anyway 8 friends - could spend their holiday in the period between 10 June - 15 July and pay 205 € / day, or in September and pay 155 € / day. And you know what, a rental car is included in this price!!

The villa is at 200 m. from secluded, sandy Alyko beach - yes, the villa does have a sea view - and has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, garden with barbecue plus of course facilities such as air conditioning, SAT TV, Internet and washing machine.

Don't take long, book even now, this is a very good offer, up end accommodation and car and majestic beach!

We shall be keeping you posted with additional updates - plus the update of our iphone App!!

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August's supermoon on Naxos

Celebrate the full moon tomorrow on Naxos, it will be a supermoon! 

What is a supermoon? Well, it is a popular term for perigee full (or new) moon, meaning a new or full moon which occurs with the moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit.

The supermoon of this August is one of the largest and brightest full moons of the year. The U.S. Naval Observatory says the moon will be 12% bigger and 30% brighter than it was in January 2014. Let me remind you that, according to NASA, the full moons of this summer, on July 12, August 10 and September 9, are all supermoons - so you will still have a chance in September :-) .

So, how will you enjoy the phenomenon?

• 21:00 at the Ancient Sanctuary of Dionysus at Yria, a tribute to the nobelist poet Odysseus Elytis. Poetry and prose performed by the Naxian actress Anastasia Marmataki.

• 21:30, Bazeos Tower a concert by Nikos Portokaloglou. A journey through the world of Greek music led by a group of excellent musicians: songwriter and singer Nikos Portokaloglou, Vaggelis Markantoni, bass-guitar-vocals and Haris Michailidis, guitar-vocals

• 22.30, Full moon party at Plaka Beach

• Or any other beach or simply at the port of Naxos! And you could post your photos on our Facebook page 

Enjoy!

Our iPhone app now available!

 
Faithful to our promise, last week we uploaded to iTunes store our iPhone application, Naxos-Apartments! Since yesterday, the app is available for free to download!

As a Naxos guide, it provides the useful info on how to come to Naxos, where to stay, where to eat and what to do and see - all info available with maps and routing, so a very handy tool when you are on the spot and need to find your way across the biggest island of the Cyclades.

A series of photos reveal the beauties of the places we recommend and you can have direct access to important service providers, such as ferries, rent-a-car, restaurants, activities and first aid.

And a whole section devoted to Athens, the new - old European hot spot for city travelers! What else would you want?

 Don't hesitate to contact us with ideas and suggestions, and last but not least, do rate our application at iTunes store!


The application is in German, but in the very near future it will also be available in English.We keep our promises.

Greetings from Naxos!

Testing our new Naxos Apartments / guide application

Well, we are vigorously going on developing our naxos-apartments smartphone application!

The application, like our website, provides access to booking with one of our partners on the island and offers a variety of tourist information on how to access Naxos, what to do and what to see on the island.

All accommodation, rent a car, attractions etc are accompanied with text and photos and most importantly are tagged on google maps so you can find your way when on the island.

In addition we have an RSS feed to this very blog so you will always get the latest news on offers, events, activities and whatever!

We shall keep you posted! We expect it to be available in itunes store in June 2014.