Dimitsana is a beautifully preserved mountain village that, in spite of its relative remoteness, has played an important role in Greek history. In 1993, in an effort to open up the village to tourism, the Greek Tourist Organisation restored an impressive, 150-year-old mansion and opened it as a simple, traditional guesthouse. A few years ago the Kazakou Mansion was taken over by two young women who significantly improved the comfort of the guesthouse and added many warm and personal touches to the previously sober décor.

Guesthouse Kazakou has five large and comfortable bedrooms. They are furnished in an attractive, local style with wooden built-in beds and low coffee tables. All rooms have a fireplace; unfortunately they are not in use, but you can create a romantic atmosphere with the ample supply of candles that are provided. Rooms on the top floor have large windows and get a lot of light. Some look out over a village square and the neighbouring church. Be prepared that on Sunday morning the local priest rings his bells with quite some enthusiasm, but thankfully breakfast is definitely worth waking up for. It is a real treat with excellent omelettes, stacks of mini-pancakes, yogurt, preserved fruits and freshly squeezed orange juice. It is served in the old cellar of the mansion, which has been converted into a cosy, vaulted sitting room.


Your experiences

* ''comfortable and charming''
Guesthouse Kazakou was comfortable and charming. The proprietress is providing what I am certain must be the most delicious, interesting and charmingly served breakfast in the entire land of Greece! Her pride in doing this is obvious and it was a wonderful treat to start the day so well taken care of. The Guesthouse itself is wonderfully and dramatically located. It is clean and comfortable with lots of character and a wealth of architecturally interesting details, not the least of them being the beautiful wooden ceilings. My husband and I would definitely return.
We found our contact with 'Your Greece' via the website to be very good and efficient. I always had the feeling that our email were being read and that questions were answered quickly and satisfactorily. We will most definitely use your website again and I would certainly recommend it to friends if they are thinking of travelling to Greece.

Carol and Nicholas D.
Kenilworth, UK
 

* ''The breakfast was very special''
We booked a holiday trip through the Peloponnesus and we just had a wonderful time.
Part thanks to Your Greece because we had lovely hotels and guesthouses in sometimes quiet villages in a very beautiful setting. Just because of all the peace and quiet we could enjoy the accommodations you found for us and meet the people there. Specially the guesthouse Kazakou in Dimitsana where we had long talks and learned a lot of the Greek Culture and way of living. The breakfast was very special, it was a surprise every morning.We can tell so much more but we want to say thanks for the help we received from you. A better service is hard to find, thanks to you.We are sure that we will book again in the future.

Groetjes
Wieke H. and Johan C.
Venlo, Netherlands
 

* ''Very quaint
Very, very special. We had long chats with Burka, who runs the guesthouse during the summer, and is fluent in English. The car hardly made it up the hill, and we reversed to the front door to offload, blocking the road totally. Who cares? A very special experience. Very quaint. A lovely mountain town. Highly recommended.

Willem L.
Cape Town, South Africa
 

* "The nicest hosts of the entire trip"
Heading north and inland, we stopped in spectacular Mistra, before climbing to Dimitsana and a two day stay with the nicest hosts of the entire trip. We were completely at home in the Guesthouse Kazakou. The young people in charge that week not only were wonderful company and conversation, but fixed the best homemade breakfast I have had in years. They also recommended villages to visit nearby and where to go for dinner. I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to spend the day hiking to the monasteries in the gorge, and then going back to the hotel for cocktails and chat.

Brooke M.
Washington DC, USA
 

* "Highlights"
All three hotels (Kyveli, Kazakou and Generali) were incredibly wonderful. We would gladly be a personal reference for each of the three. It is unusual to say that hotels became highlights of your trip but these owner occupied and personally involved hotels certainly did.Thank you!

Donna and Steve G.
Northbrook, USA
 

Open
All year

Rates
From 80 Euro
For further information regarding rates and booking periods please go to the tab ''On line booking''.

Rooms
1 double
2 triples
2 quadruples

Breakfast
From 8.30-11.00

Restaurant
No restaurant, but drinks can be ordered throughout the day

Notes
Children welcome
Dogs not allowed