We stayed in Villa Ialeira September 2016 and had a wonderful, quiet, relaxing holiday. The villa is very well appointed and had everything we needed. The area is much greener than we expected and the scenery... cloud toped mountains, seascapes and sunsets... is spectacular. The drive from Kalamata in a rental car is... 'interesting'... Akis met us in Stoupa and took us up and introduced the villa; we were in the pool within half an hour. From then on we just enjoyed our break. Akis checked in on us while passing a few times to make sure we were OK.
We spent most of our time by the pool and drove down into Stoupa or Aghios Nikolias (nicer) for dinner (a car is required at this villa) or to the friendly supermarket in Stoupa for provisions. The Wi-Fi, air-con etc all worked well and we were surprised to find that hot water was constantly available. The evenings were quiet and star-filled.
I have to mention that while we were there the region suffered the worst thunder storm for some time. The rain, overnight, was torrential and caused much damage in the local area. We were perfectly safe in our well constructed villa and even the emergency lighting worked (it was a very bad storm). We stayed out-of-the-way next day and things soon returned to normal. In general tho' the weather was fine.
We can thoroughly recommend this villa for adults who want a quiet, relaxing holiday with spectacular views... and if the neighbours overhanging fig tree is bearing fruit... well it would be a waste not to have some fresh figs for breakfast.
Best whishes’ to Akis
Noel and Ella