AK Villa Tours

The Design of the Villa Vacation, Part 1

In a recent NY Times article ( April 10, 2010), entitled The Well Off Are Spending Again, But Carefully, a high end Manhattan travel agent was quoted as saying, many of her high end clients are returning, but they don't want Italy 101 anymore. They want more exotic destinations. The high end villa rental business reflects this kind of optimism, as well as availability of many elite, exotic locales. The result is the luxury villa rental business is doing very well, apparently better than many, even in this is still unbalanced economy.

One of the most successful travel brands Is Abercrombie & Kent Villas, part of the 1/2 century year old Abercrombie & Kent Luxury Travel company, that includes luxury travel to just about anywhere in the world the Villas component, and an equity-based, member-owned residence club, Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club.

Recently, it was announced that A&K Villas recently opened seven new villas on the Greek island of Mykonos, making their Villa residence count to over 150.

"The Villa vacation experience is a good value, because it can create the best memories," said Charlie Stephenson, Director of A&K Villas Europe, " and a great way of seeing Europe in a leisurely, elegant and often in a multi-generational way. Yes, we had a standstill in 2009, but we did not deflate. But this year, 2010, we are up dramatically! Since January 2010, our volume has increased about 25%. Our opening of the seven Mykonos villas in the Cyclades in Greece, reflect our growth, defined by the interests and the requests we have from our clients. And each of the Mykonos villas has its own design and personality."

Here is what Charlie means :
(all Villas below have between 3-5 bedrooms, and sleeps 6-10)

Villa Grace -- Overlooking Mykonos beach , close to the town of Mykonos.
$32,004.per week

Villa Olive Garden - In the middle of an olive grove overlooking
Mykonos Harbor $9736.00 per week

Blue Living --Villa on three levels, overlooking adjacent islands of Delos and Rhenia
$14,749.78 a week

Les Soleil de Rhenia
views of south side of Delos and Rhenia
$8965.39 weekly

Villa Asteria and Villa Artemis - sister properties both $11,471.00 a week, each.
Villa Artemis - an original stone country Villas
renovated, featured in Elle Decorator magazine, on the Southern peninsula, on a hilltop, and Villa Artemis adjacent, can be rented together for larger groups.

Villa Galaxy
$17,473.00 weekly
on a hilltop on 5 acres, facing the Aegean. This villa has four large suites enclosed within it.

As can be seen from above Villa rental is not cheap, but for those who can afford it, it is an addictive way to travel, very much like private jets. Once experienced, it is hard to return to stuffy hotel rooms and packed commercial airlines.

Gallery: Abercrombie & Kent Villas Mykonos