Argo - Studios

Another great stay at the Argo. As always a friendly welcome from Anne, Sophia and the cleaning lady. The rooms were spotless and we enjoyed a few afternoons around the pool relaxing in the sun. The hotel is in a great location in the old village, quiet and peaceful.

I booked a last minute break (direct) and stayed in the top floor twin bed studio which was very private as there was nobody else staying up there -lovely. The room was quite basic but perfectly adequate with decent self catering facilities. I booked their taxi transfer as I was arriving quite late - this worked perfectly well, the only comment I would make is that I had quite a heavy case and the driver did not help me up the 2 flights to the room which would have been good as a solo older female. Reception was closed which I knew about beforehand so I was able to let myself into the room - all very relaxed which was great. Argo is owned and run by 2 ladies plus a cleaner who was extremely good at keeping the rooms really clean. The top floor has an amazing balcony across the entire width of the building with sea views - just wonderful. The pool area is glorious - it appears there are not many apartments with pools in Benitses and is one of the reasons I chose Argo, it was lovely and clean and quiet. No crowds or annoying music. Argo is really well placed away from the main strip but close enough to everything. Communication about the booking was really good, I enjoyed my stay and would recommend Argo to anybody. I do think it's important to know what you're getting though; there are a couple of things I wanted to mention which would probably have made a difference to where I stayed. From the write ups and photos on various sites it looks like there is a restaurant on site and Greek dancing, but this is not so anymore. Although there is no shortage of fabulous eateries in the village I do like a restaurant on site and specifically a bar in the evenings. It's great for stress-free socialising when I am travelling alone so I was a bit disappointed to find that things close down at 6pm now because of a change in the owners' circumstances. This includes the pool area, and while I do understand why, it does feel early and it would be good to know. I did feel they could use some more help around the place. On my last day check out was at 11 am, but when I asked for a later check out given I wasn't getting picked up until 8, they said I could keep the room until 4pm which was much better ... but as the bar and pool closed at 6 I had the option of getting changed early and hanging about or swimming - and given I went for the swimming I didn't want to waste the last few hours. When it got to around 5.30pm and I needed to change they even asked me where I was going to do that which I found a bit odd, and I said I would change in the corridor where my bags were left (they were safe, but it is a public area and not private). I did wonder why they didn't suggest I just used the room to get changed - it would have taken me a few minutes and I knew it wasn't yet cleaned as my towels were still left hanging outside. As it was I found somewhere anyway as I wasn't comfortable changing in a public area, but it did feel a bit odd. I know there are a lot of people who go back to Argo again and again and I see why, as I say I had a really nice stay, but I'd have liked to have known about these things beforehand and not anticipate a bar and restaurant.

Returned again to our happy place located in the village, quiet, authentic and just a couple of minutes walk to the tavernas,beach,shops and lovely marina. Stayed here for 15 days,many around the lovely sparkling pool with sunbeds and parasols. Food as always was delicious and plentiful, always served with a smile. Draught lager and a good choice of hot and cold drinks. Our room was cleaned daily with bed linen and soft white towels changed every couple of days,thank you Jenny! Loved the private balcony with views of the village,mountains and sea views. It was lovely to see Anne,Sophia and family again. Thank you again for your warm welcome back and for making our holiday special. Dawn and Brian Xxx