Posted on Mon, Feb 07, 2011
Stylish Belgium-based magazine Scapa World chooses White Key Villa Pyramus in Mykonos as the location of its Spring/Summer Collection shooting 2011
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Editorial director Frank Etienne, and his creative team from Scapa World magazine spent last October a week in Mykonos shooting the Spring-Summer Collection 2011.
Scapa World's 4th issue, featuring Scapa's summery and fresh first line-shot on Mykonos was just published and is inviting for summer, delighting aesthetically with its elegant whiff of nostalgia for the 80's and its artistically beautiful and balanced photography.
On location, Villa Pyramus, dressed in white and radiating the lavish and mesmerizing aura of the island, is also posing as one of the shooting's muses, next the gorgeous models dressed in Scapa's newly launched collection.
Got inspired? Visit Villa Pyramus and Villa Thisbe on Mykonos.
For more information on Scapa World visit www.scapafashion.com
Posted on Thu, Jan 13, 2011
Villa Callirrhoe in Rhodes is one of Condé Nast Traveller's Best European Villas included in the category "Best for Seaside Living"
UK's Condé Nast Traveller certainly knows what memorable holidays are truly made of: long, alfresco lunch, good company, beautiful surroundings, and a private pool in which to cool off.
View excerpt of the article here
Condé Nast Traveller UK, February 2011
It is under this exact premise that its editorial team selected the 25 Best European Villas, a range of fabulous venues in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Greece, suitable for romantic liaisons, family gatherings or large groups of friends.
White Key Villa Callirrhoe in Rhodes made it into this exclusive Condé Nast Traveller selection where it was prominently featured in the "Best for Seaside Living" category:
Although inspired by Ralph Lauren’s Jamaican summer retreat,this symmetrical, one-storey building differs in a couple of important ways. Unlike its counterpart, it has a large, lawned garden (walled and gated). It also has direct access to a long expanse of sandy beach. Otherwise, the sea views and the stretch of floor-to-ceiling glass which divides the raised swimming pool area from the open-plan living space are along similar lines. In this central part of the house, cooled by ceiling fans, there are groupings of comfortable sofas and a relaxed and convivial dining area. Simple but comfortable bedrooms flank this central space, combining whites and navy-blue, with modern furniture and large French windows. Bathrooms are brightly lit, with walk-in showers.
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Posted on Tue, Dec 28, 2010
US-based luxury lifestyle magazine Ocean Home includes Villa Jasmine as the only Greek property among the World's Best Villas
Ocean Home, Jan-Feb 2011
Describing private villas as ultimate escapes due to their exclusive and completely personalized offerings, the editorial staff of luxury lifestyle magazine Ocean Home just published its own list of the World's 20 Best Villas including Villa Jasmine in Paros as their only selection for Greece.
Villa Jasmine, Paros
What Ocean Home wrote about us:
Villa Jasmine. If Greek islands are your thing, head for Villa Jasmine on the Cyclades island of Paros, where you’ll be able to imagine life as a Greek sea baron on this relatively uncrowded island of 13,000. The villa is built in the Cycladic style: plenty of swooping arches, soaring ceilings, and, of course, white marble, as Paros is renowned worldwide for its exquisite stone. Low-slung couches on the villa’s terraces are strewn with countless pillows, and no matter where you wander on the villa’s six acres, you’ll have an enviable view of the Aegean Sea. whitekeyvillas.com
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Posted on Wed, Jul 14, 2010
Condé Nast Traveler includes Villa Lyrica - equipped with a state-of the art- recording studio in Santorini– among its One-of-a-Kind-Villas
State of the art recording studio in Villa Lyrica, Santorini
White Key Villa Lyrica in Santorini, a highly distinguished property with all luxurious amenities and marvelous sea views, as well as an integrated awarded, state of the art recording studio, was one of the five fantasy villas presented by the New York based Condé Nast Traveler Magazine and its online Concierge.com site. CNT editor Kathryn Maier writes:
"You've seen it all. Luxury villa with a private infinity pool? Yawn. Penthouse suite with a screening room? Next! For a true one-of-a-kind experience—say, teeing off on your very own golf course in the English countryside, or laying down some tracks in a state-of-the-art recording studio on Santorini—these five fantasy villas are like no place else. And they're available for rent for your next vacation. Bragging rights come at a price, of course." Describing Villa Lyrica, she continues:
"The 5-bedroom Villa Lyrica, with its traditional Cycladic exterior and modern interior, features a state-of-the-art recording studio (past guests have included celebrity music producers Kevin Shirley and Peer Astrom). The spare, earth-toned décor won't distract you from your work; for inspiration, head to the terraces, which provide panoramic sea views."
View Condé Nast Traveler's online presentation here.
Posted on Tue, Jul 13, 2010
White Key - Villa Alma
prominently featured in the opening spread of the Italian
Condé Nast Traveller June edition
as one of the most beautiful villas in the Cyclades
The Italian Condé Nast Traveller magazine selected and presented this June the most beautiful and luxurious summer villas for rent in the Cyclades, situated only a few meter away from the sea, which are ideal for vacationing with family or friends without being excessively expensive.
White Key's beautiful Villa Alma in Mykonos, has not only been included among Condé Nast's selection, but it is featured as the property introducing the article in a large opening spread.
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Posted on Tue, Jun 01, 2010
Anna Deimezi and Dimitris Giannakopoulos named Top Villa Rental Specialists for Greece by Condé Nast Traveler
White Key Villas Managing Partners Anna Deimezi and Dimitris Giannakopoulos have been recognized for the second consecutive year, among the world’s Top Villa Rental Specialists by the accredited US-based Condé Nast Traveler magazine.
This year, only 46 made it to the list of top villa agents – otherwise known as Wendy Perrin’s People – all selected for knowing their properties and their regions inside and out. The distinguished specialists are chosen for their exclusive services like handpicking villas that have an authentic sense of place and providing their outstanding expertise to clients who are looking for a villa rental.
White Key-partners Deimezi and Giannakopoulos use a very personal and meticulous modus operandi in handling their villa portfolio but also the diverse client expectations that characterize each rental. Their properties are carefully selected and constantly evaluated, with the White Key representatives inspecting all the houses annually, including additional visits to each property 1-3 days before each rental. It is worth mentioning, that during the last year, White Key has enriched its portfolio with more than 25 new luxury properties and 4 new destinations, offering today, more than 90 of the most distinguished private luxury villas throughout Greece. All White Key Villas are offered with travel assistance and concierge services, as well as with additional five star services upon request.
“These two Greek natives have sourced high-end properties that span the mainland and the islands, many concentrated on the Peloponnese peninsula and in the Cyclades. A lot of their homes are beachfront, the rest are no more than a ten-minute drive away from one, and all have sea views and come with daily housekeeping,” said Condé Nast Traveler Consumer News Editor Wendy Perrin.
Posted on Mon, May 31, 2010
White Key Villas featured in The Guardians' Travel Section in a special article about great luxury vacationing in Greece
Commenting on Greece's recent economic situation, Guardian editor Gemma Bowes enthusiastically describes her luxury vacation in Kephalonia and comments: "Certainly it didn't cross my mind to cancel my own trip – I had been dreaming for weeks of the infinity pool at my stylishly converted farmhouse, grilled calamari, and that unique thyme-and-pine scented air."
Although the Guardian focuses on Kephalonia, the quiet and beautiful Ionian island, it recommends organizing a Greek luxury vacation in general. Listed among the few specifically recommended Luxury Villa Rental Agencies, White Key Villas is referred to as having a "portfolio [that] features dozens of pads that are seriously on the posh side, with stunning interior design, dramatic architecture and infinity pools", while Villa Penelope on Patmos is being specifically showcased.
Read excerpt of the article here.
Posted on Thu, May 27, 2010
White Key Villas is featured in Sweden's luxury lifestyle magazine Connoisseur as the company leading the opening spread of the article
Pool Villa Living
White Key Villas was included this June in Sweden's prestigious luxury lifestyle magazine Connoisseur in a special travel guide for luxury pool villas in the Mediterranean titled Pool Villa Living. It is chosen as the lead company in the article's opening spread, while it is referred to as one of the most distinguished villa rental agencies specializing in Greece.
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Posted on Sat, May 01, 2010
The accredited Italian Panorama Travel magazine includes White Key among a selection of Dream Villa Rental Agencies around the world
White Key was included in the Special Dossier about Luxurious Villa Rentals Around the World, published in the May issue of Panorama Travel, as a carefully selected agency with privately owned dream villas in Greece and 5- star services.
In addition, Villa Kelia in Kephalonia was presented as one of 19 dream villas internationally.
Read the entire article here.
Posted on Tue, Apr 27, 2010
Athens based White Key Villas listed by Travel+Leisure Magazine as one of the Best Villa Agencies worldwide for renting a European villa
White Key Villas, the Athens-based leading company for luxury villa rentals in Greece, has been nominated this April by the accredited New York based Travel + Leisure Magazine (T+L) as one of 17 All-Star Villa Agencies in the world for renting a European villa. At the same time, the T&L online version includes White Key among the Best Villa Agencies.
See article clipping here
White Key Villas was selected for its overall credentials, but it is being especially praised for including in its portfolio only villas situated in superb locations throughout Greece, as well as for employing local staff. Travel +Leisure gives special emphasis on the additional services offered by White Key, which always include a concierge, while the guests are encouraged to select from a wide range of on-site first-class services customized to their specific needs.
In addition, T+L is showcasing Villa Jade, a minimalist villa with five bedrooms on its own small bay in Kardamili in the Peloponnese, as the company’s special standout property this season.
“The Athens-based owners focus only on properties they believe are in prime destinations, from the golden beaches of Halkidiki to cosmopolitan Santorini. All 81 properties are beachfront or have sea views,” says Travel and Leisure editor Andrea Bennet, emphasizing on the fact that “[a] concierge is always available, and on-site requests are encouraged (a fully stocked fridge, personal-training sessions, private security detail—you name it).”