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The Old Mill House Stone Cottage |
Limassol, Kyrenia Region, Cyprus |
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The Old Mill House is in a tiny and tranquil village (with less than 10 houses) where you can immerse yourself in the surrounding nature and your own orange grove, yet is just 20 minutes from the coast. It is a stone built villa, once home to the horses who worked the mill. |
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Property Info |
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Accommodation Type:
| House / Villa |
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Property Setting:
| Village / Rural |
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Holiday Type:
| Relaxing / Family / Sports & activity |
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Bedrooms:
| 2 |
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Guests:
| 6 |
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Catering:
| self-catering |
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General Info |
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The villa was rebuilt and refurbished to expose stone walls and oak beams as its key features, alongside Western mod-cons. When staying at the villa, the surrounding nature will thoroughly enchant you. Birdsong is heard all day, whilst traffic is a memory of the past. Mountain views compete with anywhere, and the climate is stunning; some say Cyprus has over 330 days of sunshine per year. Klonari (the village) is easily accessible with good roads and beaches only 20-25 minutes away. The dual carriage way is 15 minutes drive giving you access to many Cyprus attractions. The stunning church across the road from the villa is thought to be 16th century and contains wonderful, original frescos. The lady who lives opposite the villa has the enormous key that allows you to view this fantastic marriage of Cyprus history, village religion, and art. |
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Details on the area surrounding the property/accommodation |
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The villa is a starting point for lots of walks and is only one minute from a British-run golf club (Vikla Golf). The golf club has a swimming pool (guests are welcome for a donation), bar, and serves sandwiches and snacks. The area is ideal for bird watching/ornithologists, mountain walkers and amblers, nature lovers, and Cyprus golfing holidays. Children can play in a very quiet area, adults can enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Cyprus village and location, yet you are just a short drive from the Cyprus beaches and Limassol city (the second biggest in Cyprus). Limassol has bars, restaurants, beaches, a port, a castle, museums, compact shopping centre, and much more. The next nearest village, Kellaki, is five minutes from Klonari and contains a further delightful church, café, and a small supermarket that sells all daily essentials. |
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Getting there & away/local amenities |
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Getting There:
| It's probably best to fly into Larnaca, but there's no reason why you shouldn't fly into Paphos. It would be slightly further to drive, but if the flights are significantly cheaper it might be worth it! It is most definitely recommended that you hire a car - you cannot see the most beautiful parts of Cyprus by bus or public transport. Furthermore, even for one person, hiring a car for one day can be cheaper than paying for a tourist coach. Should you wish, we can arrange a taxi from Larnaca airport to The Old Mill House and then you could arrange for your hire car to be left at the cottage. |
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Nearest airports:
| Larnaca |
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Car Hire:
| Advised |
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Nearest beach:
| 20 mins drive |
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More Info |
Owner Info |
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Name |
Robin Harrison |
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Contact Phone No. |
+ 44 (0) 1244 566253 / +447871085332 |
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Accommodation details |
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Activities Nearby |
Beach within 30km / Birdwatching / Cycling / Golf within 30km / Horse Riding / Walking / Watersports
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Interior Facilities |
Air Con / Cot / Highchair / DVD player / Log Fire / Washing Machine
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Interior Details |
There are two bedrooms, one with double bed and cot, and one twin room. There is also a sofa bed in the living room. All bedrooms have exposed 200+ year old stone walls and oak beams. There are two bathrooms. The modern kitchen is fully equipped including washing machine. The living room has a log fireplace, terrestrial TV, and electric piano. There is a variety of books, DVDs, games, and tourist leaflets/maps. Please note for anyone who is mobility-challenged, there are two small steps down into the living room. Two free-standing electric oil-filled radiators, 3 air-con style wall-mounted 2kW fan heaters, and an air-con that heats.
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Exterior Facilities |
BBQ / Garden / Garden Furniture
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Exterior Details |
The garden/ patio area has numerous flowers. You can recline on the sunloungers, eat under the parasol, read with the table and chairs, or use the kettle BBQ. Swimming pool (for a donation) and bar with snacks are available at Vikla Golf Club (1km away).
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Further Details |
Traffic is a rarity, peacefulness is paramount, swallows adorn the villa patio, and flowers flourish. Mountain walkers, nature lovers, and golfers have found their holiday paradise. Heaven truly is a place on earth! One guest claims that he left part of his soul there, another wrote daily poems to his wife, a third painted the local landscape, a fourth couple claimed that the views have to be seen to be believed and they parked each night (on the way back) to view the wonderful sunsets, a fifth (our first honeymooners) described this Cyprus holiday villa as the perfect spot in that it's far enough from the hustle-and-bustle and yet close enough for a plethora of activity. Others have enjoyed the local golf club, its pool and bar, children have played with village locals, adults have marvelled at the original frescoes in the restored sixteenth century church opposite, and adored the variety of local roaming wildlife.
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Conditions of
Rental |
We will frequently price-match any similar property. Simply email us the details - we always endeavour to offer a quality experience at competitive rates. Long term contracts can receive substantial discounts. Late bookings can also receive very competitive discounts. Gas and electricity - are all inclusive.
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Other Information |
Child Friendly
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What visitors have said about The Old Mill House Stone Cottage |
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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 Klonari. 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.
Honeymooners, UK, Jan 2007 
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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! 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, Andre & Jamie, Germany, Feb 2008
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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!).
Isabelle & Franck, France, Mar 2008
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