Agroturismo Xistos

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The pool has an awesome view over the homestay fields. The Staff is super friendly and helpfull. Every bedroom has its own outside deck, where you can relax on the confortable sun lounger by the pool. The breakfast was also really good. Due to its remote location this is an optimal place for star gazing.
  : The rooms didn't have wifi. Furthermore, being a remote place (25 min by car to the nearest village), maybe there should be dinner options at the homestay.

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : I liked the isolated location. It was very peaceful and quiet, perfect for a relaxing get away. The staff was super friendly, polite and available. 5 stars for the staff!
  : If the lodge was full of people the swimming pool was way too small for the capacity. I didn't like the fact that there were no meals (lunch and dinner) and you had to drive 30 kms to the nearest restaurant while the photos of the property advertised excellent gastronomy on site.tt The only option available was 3 or 4 salads at lunch and that's it. If you want to go there and stay there for a couple of days in peace and walk around the property you will be dissapointed by having to drive off for lunch and dinner. For the price of nights I expected more services like that. I also didn't appreciate the fact that being a "green" acommodation, the guided tour of a pedestrian route circuit was done by car. A car per room that implicated 5 or 6 cars polluting the environment for a route that could be done in 5 minutes walking.

Wonderful
Traveller Type:
  : I really recommend you to stay at Xistos. It was a great experience, especially meeting Mrs Paula and listen to her stories under the trees in Mediterranean forest, for meeting Felismina "The Fox" and listen the frog concert by night. A great place to relax and disconnect from work.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Ftima was very welcoming, prompt and friendly. It is incredibly quiet and the landscape around it is beautiful. Nice to get a break from city life and see cows and sheep. Nice bikes to ride.
  : As the property is very isolated and there is no kitchen that we can use, there should be a restaurant / caf /bar facilities. We didnt bring drinking water as there was no warning to do so. Luckily Fatima had some big bottles in the fridge and sold us one. They only give one small water bottle at arrival. Bed and pillows could be more comfortable and expect lots of flies in the external areas. Make sure you get the main gate code before you arrive. We didnt and had no signal to call so we were stuck for a while outside the property.

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Everything was quite charming : it's very remote and quiet.
  : We had some issues getting codes to access the gates in time, due to loss of phone signal in this remote location. Perhaps the owner could have sent them earlier . It was rapidly fixed, anyway.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : landscape and view. quiet at night (when they turn off the machine).
  : very unpleasant continuous noise by some machine just beside the swimming pool, all day long (from 7:30 to 20:00). It ruins the wonderful soundscape you would otherwise have in that property. you can hear it in your bedroom too. It just ruins everything...

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : It was a pleasant surprise stay at Xistos. The area surrounding the hotel was beautiful and we had a wonderful sunset walk through the fields, and watched the sun dip below the horizon from the tree swings & pool. Breakfast was brilliant and well varied. They even made us cake & tea when we couldn't go out for dinner and just wanted something light. It was very relaxing.
  : The beds could be more comfortable as the mattresses were quite basic. There was no hot water as the water heater pilot light was out but was quickly fixed in the morning. And Google Maps provided us wrong directions. Make sure you navigate to the gate off the road. Ask for the gate code before arrival.