ARCHONTIKO CHIOS
Welcome to Archontiko Chios. Here you can find house information, places to eat, beaches, villages and curated ideas for discovering Chios.
Sensitive access information such as the door code and Wi‑Fi password is only shown on the private stay page of a confirmed guest.
Helpful instructions for your Archontiko stay. Personal access credentials are given privately to confirmed guests only.
Important: tap water is not drinkable. Use safe bottled water for drinking and cooking.
The Archontiko is directly beside the road. Parking is inside the property's reasonably spacious courtyard, accessed from the road. From the host's usual approach direction, turn left into the courtyard; the turn may be different if you arrive from the other direction. Exterior property photos can help identify it. If you have trouble, message the host.
From the parking courtyard, take the stairs leading directly to the first-floor accommodation. Message the host if you need help with luggage or access.
The entrance uses a WELOCK electronic smart lock. The host personally sends the access code and instructions privately to confirmed guests. Access codes are never shared in the public AI chat. If the door does not unlock, message the host or Jehny.
Indoor LED strips are controlled by MiBoxer rotary dimmers in the living room, bedroom 1 and bedroom 2. Press the center of the dimmer to switch the respective LED strips on or off. Turn the dimmer to adjust brightness.
The host controls the outdoor lights and exterior LED strips. Message the host if you need assistance or a change. The indoor LED strips are controlled separately by MiBoxer dimmers in the living room and both bedrooms.
If you get lost, cannot enter or need arrival assistance, message the host or Jehny. They can help with directions. Use the contact channel shared with you or the site's contact page.
Ready-to-use firewood is stored in an old brass cauldron right beside the fireplace. More logs are outside in the garden, beneath the small balcony.
Firelighters are in the left-hand drawer of the sideboard in the living room. Small pieces of kindling wood are also provided.
When the chain is attached to the hook, the fireplace damper is CLOSED. When you release the chain from the hook, the damper is OPEN. Make sure it is open before lighting a fire. Do not close it immediately after the fire or while burning logs or hot embers remain: smoke or dangerous gases could enter the room. Ask the host when and how it may finally be closed.
Firelighters are in the left-hand sideboard drawer, and small kindling wood is provided. Before lighting a fire, ensure the damper is open (chain released from its hook). Burn only dry logs; ask the host for suitable dry wood if any logs are damp. Ask the host for complete lighting or extinguishing instructions.
The fire extinguisher is at the entrance, immediately to your left beside the entrance door as you come in.
The staff handle all fireplace cleaning and ash removal. Guests should leave ashes in the fireplace and must not move or dispose of them themselves.
If smoke enters the room, stop adding wood and do not continue using the fireplace. If it is safe, open windows for ventilation, move into fresh air and contact the host. On this fireplace the damper is open when the chain is released from the hook. If there is heavy smoke, an alarm sounds or anyone feels unwell, leave the building immediately and call 112. Do not use the fireplace again until it has been checked.
The host confirms that the devices in the living room and kitchen are SMOKE detectors, not carbon-monoxide (CO) detectors. The fire extinguisher is to the left of the entrance door as you come in. The host confirmed there is NO fire blanket. No carbon-monoxide (CO) detector is installed. Smoke detectors do not detect CO.
IMPORTANT: Tap water at Archontiko is NOT DRINKABLE. Do not drink it or use it to prepare food or drinks. Use safe bottled drinking water for drinking, cooking and beverages. Contact the host if you need water or clarification.
Complimentary self-service breakfast ingredients include items such as coffee, milk, bread, jam, honey, juice and local products. Look in the kitchen fridge and cupboards. Cereals and rusks/toast are in the cupboard to the left of the kitchen sink. Fruit, including oranges, is on the table. This is not a served breakfast or buffet. If you are staying several days, request additional items from the host; supplies are not automatically replenished.
Nespresso capsules, Greek coffee, filter coffee, drinking chocolate, assorted teas and sugar are on the kitchen counter. There is an electric briki, filter coffee maker, De’Longhi Inissia espresso machine taking Nespresso capsules, and a kettle. Use safe bottled drinking water for beverages, never tap water.
A sandwich press, separate bread toaster, frappé mixer and juice-making machine are provided. There is also an oven, hob, fridge, electric Greek-coffee briki, filter coffee maker, De’Longhi Inissia Nespresso machine and kettle. There is no microwave or dishwasher.
Olive oil, salt, pepper and various spices are available. Some food containers, aluminium foil and cling film are supplied subject to stock. Dish soap, a sponge and kitchen towels are provided. There is no dishwasher.
Plates are in the left cupboard beside the extractor hood. Drinking glasses are in the kitchen cupboards. Pots and pans are in the cupboard beside the oven. Cutlery is in the first drawer and other utensils are in the second and third drawers.
The hob has touch controls, and the extractor fan is switched on using its control. Detailed oven instructions have not yet been confirmed. If an appliance does not work, its circuit might have been switched off for safety. Please contact the host rather than operating the electrical panel yourself.
At Archontiko, the brown bin to the right of the kitchen and the bin under the sink (left-hand cupboard) are for general rubbish. The yellow bin is for paper, plastic and metal packaging, while the green bin is for glass packaging. There is also a small bathroom wastebasket. These colours describe the property's internal sorting system, not the official colours of municipal street bins. All bins take the same replacement bag type, available in the last kitchen drawer.
Spare rubbish bags are in the last kitchen drawer. The same bags fit the general rubbish bin below the sink, all three recycling bins and the small bathroom wastebasket.
Breakfast supplies are not replenished automatically. If you are staying for several days and need additional items, message the host to request them. Replenishment is arranged on request.
Archontiko has 3 air-conditioning units that can also be used for heating: one in the living room, one in the kitchen which also serves the mezzanine, and one in the other room. There is also a fireplace. No additional heating system has been confirmed.
The living-room air-conditioner remote is on the table, the other room's is on the bedside table or a small shelf, and the kitchen remote is near the electrical appliances. The kitchen unit also serves the mezzanine. Contact the host if a remote is missing.
Hot water comes from a solar water heater operated by the owner. If there is no hot water, message the host. Do not operate the heater controls or electrical panel yourself.
A QR code for Wi-Fi access is on the sideboard in the living room. Access is intended for confirmed guests; the public AI Concierge never discloses passwords.
The host permits a simple router restart if Wi-Fi is down. The router is on the small table a little way beside the fireplace in the living room. To restart it, unplug the router from the power outlet for a few seconds, then plug it back in. Allow time for the connection to return. Do not press RESET or perform a factory reset. If the issue continues, message the host.
The host confirms Netflix, Apple TV and HBO are installed on the television itself and open from its app menu using the TV remote; no separate device is needed to access these apps. Subscriptions are supplied by the owner. The TV remote is on the living-room table together with the living-room air-conditioner remote. If an app does not work, contact the host. The exact button sequence and television model have not been confirmed.
The safe is in the middle section of the wardrobe. Guests may set a personal PIN using the written instructions on top of the safe. Contact the host for help. Private codes and the location of any backup key are not disclosed.
There are outlets near the beds, but phone chargers and USB cables are not provided. Please bring your own.
The house is spacious, with some suitcase space in the loft and lower bedroom during your stay. Hangers and spare hangers are in the wardrobe, and a coat rack is in the lower bedroom. There is no shoe rack yet. Storage before check-in or after check-out requires prior arrangement with the host and is not guaranteed.
A full-length mirror is directly opposite the bathroom.
Some main windows have insect screens, but not all windows. Mosquito repellent is not routinely supplied in the house, but can be brought by the host on request.
Board games are available for guests at Archontiko, including backgammon (tavli) and Nisopoli, the Greek-islands board game. The board games are on the living-room shelf. Other board games are also available, but the complete list has not been confirmed. Ask the host if you cannot find them.
There are currently no books or magazines provided for guests at Archontiko. The host plans to add reading materials in the future, but no date has been confirmed. Board games are available on the living-room shelf.
During a power cut, the emergency-exit lighting comes on. There are two battery-powered table lamps: one on the living-room shelves and one on the bedside table in the lower bedroom (below the loft, not on the building's ground floor). To switch on a lamp, tap the touch-sensitive Power symbol on top. Press and hold the same control to change its brightness. No separate handheld flashlight/torch is provided. Ask the host if you cannot find either lamp. The emergency exit is the property’s main entrance door, also used for normal access. If power or an appliance fails, message the host or Jehny; do not operate the electrical panel yourself.
The emergency exit is the property’s main entrance door, not a different door. Emergency-exit lighting comes on during a power cut. No separate evacuation route has been confirmed. In immediate danger, leave safely and call 112.
The washing machine is in the bathroom. Laundry capsules, detergent and fabric softener are kept on top of it. The host recommends selecting a lower spin speed rather than the machine's maximum 1,400 rpm. No exact spin setting or wash programme has been confirmed.
The washing machine can spin at up to 1,400 rpm, but the host recommends a lower spin speed. No specific RPM setting or programme has yet been confirmed.
The drying rack is outside on the large balcony, and clothes pegs are in a container on the balcony.
The clothes iron is inside the wardrobe in the kitchen, along the passage towards the bathroom. The ironing board is on the left-hand side of that same wardrobe.
The mop and regular broom are kept outside on the small balcony. There is currently no vacuum cleaner at the property.
Extra towels, sheets, pillows, blankets and duvets are in the wardrobe, along with bedding, a pillow and a blanket for the sofa guest. The wardrobe is in the kitchen along the passage towards the bathroom. Ask the host if you cannot find it.
Extra toilet paper is on the shelf at the bathroom entrance, together with single-use guest amenities: slippers, toothbrushes, sanitary pads and sewing kits.
Shampoo, shower gel, soap, slippers and bathrobes are provided. Extra toilet paper and single-use guest amenities — slippers, toothbrushes, sanitary pads and sewing kits — are on the shelf at the bathroom entrance. The hairdryer is inside the bathroom, directly behind the door. Message the host if you need additional supplies.
If you have no hot water, low water pressure or a leak in the bathroom, message the host, who will arrange a solution. The solar water heater is operated by the owner. If there is a leak, avoid using the affected equipment until you receive guidance.
Mid-stay cleaning during longer stays is available only by request and involves an additional cleaning-service charge. For towel or linen changes, ask the host about available arrangements and any charge; free daily changes have not been confirmed.
The living room has a sofa bed that provides an additional sleeping space for the fifth guest. Confirmed layout: lower bedroom with one double bed and a baby cot, loft with one double bed, and living room with one sofa bed. Guests can sleep directly on the sofa as it is, without unfolding or converting it. Sheets, a pillow and a blanket for the sofa are provided in a wardrobe. The wardrobe is in the kitchen, along the passage towards the bathroom. Ask the host if you cannot find it. The sofa's exact dimensions have not been confirmed. The current booking capacity is governed by the live property settings.
The current published property policy does not allow smoking indoors. Please contact the host for clarification about any pending policy change.
Up to 2 pets are allowed per stay at no additional charge, provided the host is notified before arrival. More than 2 pets are not permitted. No specific rules for sofas or beds have been confirmed.
Quiet hours are 23:00–07:00. Friends and family can visit during the day while respecting quiet hours and the no-parties rule. Extra overnight guests require host approval.
The high chair is in the kitchen. The lower stone-walled bedroom contains one double bed together with the baby cot. This is NOT the raised loft/mezzanine sleeping area. The raised loft has one double bed. Therefore the confirmed sleeping setup is one double bed in the lower bedroom and one double bed in the loft, plus the baby cot in the lower bedroom. The living room has a sofa bed providing an additional sleeping space for the fifth guest. Guests sleep on the sofa as it is, without unfolding or converting it. Exact measurements have not been confirmed. The rented accommodation itself is on the building's upper floor; 'lower bedroom' is relative to its loft, not a ground-floor room. The existing website labels the spaces descriptively rather than using official Bedroom 1/2 numbering. Contact the host if you need help with baby equipment. Supervise children closely near the loft railings.
The first-aid kit is on the shelf at the bathroom entrance, with the guest amenity items. It includes painkillers, gauze, rubbing alcohol and Betadine subject to availability. Consult a pharmacist or doctor if unsure about medicine use. Call 112 in a serious emergency.
Smoke detectors are installed in the living room and kitchen. The fire extinguisher is left of the entrance door as you come in. The host confirmed that there is NO fire blanket. There is no installed carbon-monoxide (CO) detector. Smoke detectors do not detect CO.
When it rains, pay attention to the windows and especially the shutters: if the shutters are left open, water may enter the house. Close them in time and inform the host if water comes in.
Umbrellas are not currently provided for guests. There is an umbrella stand at the entrance, immediately to the left of the door. You may use it for your own umbrella.
If something is damaged, an appliance fails or you cannot get in, message the host or Jehny. In an immediate serious emergency, call 112 first.
The courtyard, balconies and available outdoor spaces may be used by guests. The garden is planned to be improved soon, but improvements have not been confirmed complete.
Outdoor tables are available for guests. A barbecue or BBQ equipment has not been confirmed.
When leaving, please tidy what you reasonably have time for. No full clean is required. Ensure the door is closed and take care with shutters when it rains.
You do not need to take recyclable packaging outside; you may leave it at the property. The three internal bins to the right of the kitchen are sorted as follows: yellow for paper, plastic and metal packaging; green for glass packaging; and brown for general rubbish. This is the Archontiko house sorting system, not a rule for municipal collection bins.
Late checkout or luggage storage must be agreed with the host and cannot be guaranteed, because a new check-in may follow. No specific fee has been confirmed.
Thymiana village has a bakery, mini markets and pharmacies. Public listings include Artos Imon bakery, Mamali Kornilia mini market and pharmacies run by Themistoklis Ioannidis and Despoina Hameti. These are independent research leads, not host-endorsed favorites. Check maps and opening hours; exact distance from Archontiko is unverified.
For questions or unconfirmed details, contact the host.
Katarraktis
A traditional Greek taverna in Katarraktis, Chios.
Thymiana
A restaurant in Thymiana serving home-style cooked dishes of the day.
Agia Ermioni
A restaurant by the small harbour of Agia Ermioni, a short drive from Thymiana.
Elata – Mesta, south-west Chios
A quiet cove between Elata and Mesta in south-west Chios — pairs well with a stroll around Mesta.
East coast
A long sandy beach with shallow water — the closest organised beach to Thymiana.
East coast
A small bay with fish tavernas and calm water, just south of Karfas.
Mastic villages
A mastic village famous for its black-and-white geometric façades, known as xysta.
Mastic villages
A fortified medieval village of maze-like stone lanes and vaulted passages.
South of Chios town
A landscape of citrus groves, tall stone walls and historic mansions — lovely for a slow walk or bike ride.
