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The best little hotels from Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Albania

Spa Hotel Petreliski, Ognjanovo, South Bulgaria

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Would you expect a cosy, comfortable Spa Hotel with a natural warm-sulfur-water pool in deep Southwest Bulgaria, far from big town? 

We discovered Spa Hotel Petreliski in remote Ognjanovo village, situated in romantic landscape, within green forests, on a wild river and in steep hills.
 
All rooms have bath-tubes with healthy 37° warm sulfur thermal water and are well-equipped. You can enjoy swimming in warm thermal water outside pool -even in cold snowy winter -, taste Bulgarian specialities in the hotel-own restaurant and go for excursions to nearby Rhodope Mountains with huge forests and muslim villages.

Open the window of your bedroom before sleep and the fresh air of silent forest valley nights will be an unforgettable experience for you, especially if you are a victim of big-town stress.

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Villa Pandora

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Green unspoilt island of Odysseus, Ithaca has no big hotels, no mass tourism and no awful concrete buildings. It is a jewel for individual travelers. Three kilometres from Vathy and 1.7 kilometre from the nearest beach, Pandora's Villa is situated in the South-East side of Ithaca within a rural area with vines and olive trees. You can enjoy there in your own small paradise - far from other houses and the noises of modern civilization.

Villa Pandora has private parking space and a wonderful large swimming pool, a kiosk, a bar, a BBQ, big balconies and beautiful gardens. The surrounded area is 4.000 sq meters large.

The villa is ideal for families and other big groups of up to 12 people. It offers its guests comfort and privacy. The villa includes three independent flats.

Ground floor: 2 bedrooms (one with 1 double bed , one with 2 single beds), living room, kitchen, TV, air conditioning.

First Floor flat: 100 sq meters, 2 bedrooms (1 double, 1 twin), living room, large kitchen (with washing machine and dishwasher), large bathroom, TV with DVD player, air conditioning, and large balconies.

Loft: 2 bedrooms (1 double, 1 twin), bathroom.

The loft is usually rented out together with the first floor flat in order to accommodate a larger group. Or you can rent out the whole villa. It will accommodate 12 people.

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Rozhena Hotel, Melnik

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Rozhen village in colourful southern Pirin area, with its famous Rozhen Monastery, is a small paradise - remote but easy to reach. It is situated just 6 kms from wonderful Melnik, in an extraordinarily picturesque landscape with huge sandy rock formations and a rich mediterranean-like vegetation which reminds you that you are just 15 kms from Greece. The climate here is suitable for people with respiratory problems.

Rozhena Hotel is open throughout the year and invites you to relax at its nice outdoor pool with sun-beds, its shadowy summer garden, a sauna and a gym.
If relaxing is not enough for you, you will find superb hiking routes in a wonderful scenic landscape. The shortest of them will bring you to nearby world-famous Rozhen Monastery. Hungry from so much walking and relaxing? - Then try genuine Bulgarian dishes in ROZHENA's tavern, like Haidushka Salata, Filet with mushrooms and other local specialities, together with a glass of wonderful dark Melnik wine.

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Karvalli Hotel, Güzelyurt, Ihlara

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This is a place for lovers of incredible views, of culture and of unique landscapes, just one hour drive from Cappadocia. The village of Güzelyurt (former Greek Karvali) is situated 20 km from world-famous Ihlara Valley with its scenic canyon and cave-churches painted by Christians who were forced to hide here for centuries.

Modern, well-built Karvalli Hotel was a surprise for us as we didn't expect a hotel like this at such a remote place. German owner is a friendly person, rooms are spaceful with comfortable beds and heating, there is also a cute roof-restaurant.

The best of all is the unique view from your window on Mt. Hasan Volcano, the brother mountain of famous Mt. Erciyes Volcano, close to Kayseri. You shouldn't miss to walk inside Güzelyurt, to visit its Orthodox church and a superb green valley with hidden cave churches and an underground city, just 1 km out of the village.

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Chalara Holiday House, Naxos

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Mikri Vigla - a windsurfers' paradise - on Naxos Island is not an absolutely remote place. There are a few small hotels, studios and appartments around, and the superb Bahama-like sandy beach with its turquoise warm waters in August is sometimes a bit crowded. But we love Chalara House ("chalara" means "relaxed" in greek) for its unique position, with panoramic views over the blue Aegean Sea and opposite Paros Island, 10 m from a small sandy beach. During your stay you will love waking up at 8 in the morning and jump into the calm sea before having breakfast on the wonderful veranda. Nights in Chalara House are unique - you won't hear other "noises" but Meltemi Wind and waves...

The house consists of a rather large living room with a couch which becomes a bed and an integrated full-equipped kitchen. There is also a cute bedroom with a double-bed and a small bathroom with shower. Restaurants and small super-markets are within walking-distance.

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Hotel Hidden Garden, Kalkan

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So close to crowdy Kalkan (just 3 km) and world-famous Patara Beach (10 km) but at the same time so far from them... Situated next to the road which leads to the mountain village of Islamlar, in a small valley surrounded of green gardens, flowers and olive trees, Hidden Garden is the perfect retreat for those who want to enjoy nature and calmness without being too isolated from contemporary tourist infrastructure.

Hidden Garden consists of one-room and two-room wooden bungalows, all air-conditioned, some of them with their own kitchen. If you have booked half-board, Çağla hanım and her friendly children will prepare some nice rural food for you.

Nights here are perfectly silent, full of oxygene, with much less humidity than at coastal areas. But the absolute highlight of Hidden Garden is its wonderful large pool. After swimming in its perfect clean water, you should relax under an olive tree and enjoy a good book.

If you have escape-addicted, you can reach to Kaş following the road of Islamlar and see famous forests made of Sığla trees. You can rent a glass boat to see the sunken city of Kekova and swim in the clear waters of Aegean. Or you can take a different path to Patara Beach and antique city of Xanthos or a perfect natural walk in Saklıkent, a world wonder. We suggest you to have your rent-car as there are many nice places in western and eastern part of this location.

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Anidri Eco Cottages, Paleochora, Crete

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 From the moment you awake to the tinkling of goatbells and the buzzing of cicadas, you know it’s going to be a good day. Step barefoot onto the sunwarmed terrace: a gentle breeze, bright blue skies, endless olive trees, no traffic noise. Surely this is how Nature intended us to live, isn't it?

Mario and Andrea, the couple who designed and built this eco-retreat on Crete’s south coast, would agree. Leaving behind German city life, they came to the laid-back resort of Paleochora 10 years ago, started a small café and gave tajijua lessons, all the while dreaming of a place where people from different backgrounds could unwind and exchange ideas in simple, natural surroundings. Slowly, the dream became reality. Land was bought in the fertile hills near Anidri, 5 km inland, and a pair of ecofriendly, 3-bedroom guesthouses and a hi-tech seminar room built. Then they opened their doors to friends and guests seeking beauty and inspiration away from Crete’s resorts, but not far from some of her most pristine beaches and dramatic mountains.

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