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Oikonomou House

What To Expect

Oikonomou House is available as a holiday rental for up to 6 guests to share. This prestigious mansion with its ballroom, library and palisade overlooking a large walled garden is also the retreat venue for the Artemis Art, Yoga, Writing, Reading and Cooking workshops. To sleep a maximum of 6 guests in 4-5 bedrooms.  Read full description.

  • Summary

    Accommodation on 2 floors:


    Location: Kiafa

    • Bedrooms: 4-5
    • Shower Rooms: 2
    • Large open plan living/dining room
    • Well equipped kitchen
    • Outdoor dining area
    • Garden
    • 2 large terraces, and an orangery
    • Ballroom & Library
  • Facilities

    • Fans in all bedrooms
    • WiFi
    • Fabulous panoramic view

  • Holiday House Prices

    Price is per night for the whole house to a maximum of six (6) persons, rented on a private, self-catering, weekly basis. Additional cleaning can be arranged as an extra. Price includes local taxes, bed linen and bathroom towels.


    €480 per night 15th March - 15th October


    15th Oct - 15th March - Artists in Residence

    Rent a room in the house on a weekly basis €420 euros a week with access to garden, balconies, kitchen & living room. 


    Payment methods: 

    Paypal or Bank Transfer.

    20% deposit required to secure booking with 80% balance of payment due no later than 8 weeks prior to arrival. 


    Please note: no parties or extra guests staying unless by prior arrangement and as an extra cost. A €100 cash deposit will be required for each set of keys (refunded during checkout)


    AMA Registration Number: 00000521089/00000521067


  • Conditions

    Available April - October


    Check-out: by 11:00

    Check-in: 15:00 - 19:00 at the house, any day of the week.


    Special arrangements for check-out or check-in may be possible.


    Minimum: 7 nights


    Sleeps a maximum of 6.


    (Maximum 20 day-guests for retreats, etc.)


    Children over age 12 are welcome.


    Wheelchair inaccessible. (Not suitable for persons with disabilities or insufficient fitness, as there are a medium number of steps to climb to reach the house from the harbour.)


    Pets are not accommodated


    Smoking strictly outdoors only


    (7 to a maximum of 20 day-guests per day if renting as a venue.)


    If renting as a venue (educational or creative pursuits only), please note that we do not include equipment and the property is rented on a building-only basis. It is the organisers' responsibility to leave the premises as found. Please also note that parties are not allowed and the house is not available as a wedding location or similar such event.

    If renting as venue, the venue organiser or a deputy is required to be on the premises at all times to ensure that furniture moved outside is put back (especially if it rains) and to protect the floors and furniture with suitable covering if messy materials are used such as paint or clay.


  • Meet & Greet

    Holiday Rental Guests will be greeted at the port disembarkation at end of the gangplank and shown up to the house. So please let us know how you will be travelling and what time you will arrive at least 24 hours prior to arrival.


    Please also note that we do not provide meet and greet for any day guests if the house is booked as a venue. (This will be the responsibility of the person organising their event.)


    Luggage transfer is not included but can be arranged (both ways). 2 mules to carry max. 4 suitcases & 4 pieces of hand luggage, charged as extra at €20 per mule each way. (Total cost €80.) Payable in cash to the horse/mule operator.


    See Travel & Transport for options.

Residential Yoga, Art, Writing or Reading Yoga Retreats on Hydra

Join us for one week of harmony, bliss, and inspiration on the fantastic Greek Island of Hydra!


Free your mind with daily Yoga and meditation sessions whilst our afternoons will be spent creating beautiful holiday sketchbooks of the Mediterranean landscape.


We teach daily classes in yoga and meditation in the morning followed after breakfast by art and sketchbook classes on this picturesque Greek Island.

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Reservations & Enquiries

Contact: Skyrah Archer


In the first instance, please contact the owner directly using this secure email form to request a booking or to make a general enquiry. Skyrah will personally respond promptly

 




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Full Description

Oikonomou House is available as a holiday rental or this prestigious mansion with its ballroom, library and palisade overlooking a large walled garden is an ideal venue for creative workshops or small retreats. To sleep a maximum of 6 guests in 4-5 bedrooms. Maximum 20 visiting day-guests for a workshop, exercise, retreat or other creative activities.


Full of traditional architecture with white wide arches and high wooden beamed ceilings, the Oikonomou house is a gem of the past. A former captains mansion it overlooks the island with spectacular views of the sea and gorgeous sunsets. Maintaining a traditional simplicity this 200-year-old house features a beautiful ballroom and library. An ideal getaway for those who seek quiet and an escape from the rush modern life.


Antonis Oikonomou (Αντώνης Οικονόμου; 1785 – 16 December 1821) was a Greek naval captain in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire and owned this mansion along with the neighbouring house and the church behind it about 200 years ago.


The house was bought in the 60’s by Giorgos Lialios who lived there with his wife, the painter Angelika Lialios Feitag. It is now owned by his two daughters who both being in the arts have renovated their home and they rent the house to families for holidays or as a venue for organisers of workshops, conferences, concerts and filming, etc.


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