This blog aims to give a personal and totally biased view of the Greek islands I have visited. It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to the islands. Two aspects of Greek islands that I love are seeing goats wandering around and the dawn chorus of cockerels crowing. Accordingly, each island I have stayed on will have a Cockerel Count and Goatiness rating.
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Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Dorothea Studios review, Halki (Dodecanese):

Front windows with a great harbour view
Last June I made my third visit to the little island of Halki which is near Rhodes in the Dodecanese island group. Read my previous post on Halki here: Halki review .Travelling with Olympic Holidays I stayed in the Dorothea Studios at Emborio. A new post about my 2015 trip to Halki will follow in due course but meanwhile here is a review of my apartment.

View of Emborio from the window
The Dorothea Studios qualify as simply the most delightful accommodation I have ever had on a Greek island. I was in the number 4 studio, which along with number 3 is situated at the top and front of the building. Large, light and airy with lots of wood panelling - with a colour scheme of traditional Greek white and blue - the studio was a joy to stay in for two weeks.

Two large shuttered windows faced out directly over the harbour affording views of both the village and all
the nautical comings and goings -from the serenity of small sailing and fishing boats chugging in and out to the drama and excitement caused by the arrival of the massive Athens-Rhodes ferry which calls several times each week.

Private balcony at the side
I also had a side balcony leading off from the kitchen area which again had great views towards Nissos island and the harbour front. I was able to take countless photographs without even leaving my studio!

The kitchen area had a good selection of crockery, glasses and utensils and a kettle was provided. The shower was astonishing for a Greek island -shower curtain, fitting for the shower head and a powerful blast of hot water which put my shower at home to shame. Hot (very) water was available whenever I used it.

The studio has two comfortable twin beds and there is an additional double sized raised sleeping platform
Forward view from the balcony
accessed by steep wooden steps.

It's hard to find fault with this lovely accommodation (I couldn't get the television to work but I'm sure that would have been dealt with if it had been sufficiently important enough to me to report it). A light on the balcony would be a nice addition -if only to see if any flying objects have landed in your Retsina!

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in the Dorothea and have re-booked the same studio for Summer this year. Worth noting that the other studio has a harbour facing balcony which you access from the corridor rather from the studio directly. This might bother some so look for the studio with the "side sea view" when booking if you want the one I had. Regards, David.

ETA Anyone considering a visit to Halki should check out the excellent and informative Halki Visiting forum. I have been looking at this for many years but I have only recently got round to signing up as a member. I have know idea why it took me so long but I am glad to be there now :)
Check it out with this link: Halki Visiting forum

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4 comments:

  1. Linda18 July 2016 at 19:20

    Wonderful review and lovely photos.

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  2. David Fowler28 July 2016 at 08:26

    Many thanks Linda for your kind comment! My apologies for the delay in publishing and replying -my very good excuse is that I was in the exact same apartment on Halki for the last two weeks (and it was every bit as lovely as last year).Regards, David.

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  3. Jess K.30 January 2018 at 18:26

    Thank you for the useful tips and nice pictures. I went to Greece in 2015 for the first time and been thinking about coming back ever since. Even maybe getting greek residence permit, I like the country so much. Anyways, I'm going to visit Halki in May so your advice will come in handy

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  4. David Fowler30 January 2018 at 19:33

    Many thanks for your comment Jess! I must admit that I'd love to live on a Greek island but don't really have the resources to do it (or the language skills to get a job there). Do have a lovely time in Halki -I am sure you will love it. If you have any questions before you go or want to give a report on your trip afterwards the Halki Visiting forum is the ideal place. Kind regards, David.

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