Ballos Apartments

An apartment on the Nea Makri promenade

Ballos Apartments is a family business that opened some thirty years ago, when Nea Makri was still a small summer village. It is at the start of Poseidonos Avenue, the coast road, a few steps from the beach and the centre, where you have supermarkets, banks, pharmacies and tavernas. It is the option if you want your own kitchen and a bit more space than a hotel, for several nights with children or to explore the area without hurry.

From here the Marathon plain begins a couple of kilometres away: the tumulus, the museum and Schinias beach are a few minutes by car. The family say on their website that they organise excursions to the battle sites for their guests; ask them when you book.

The apartments

Each apartment is for two to four people and has a bedroom, a living room, kitchen, bathroom, hallway and a spacious terrace. There is air conditioning in the bedroom and the living room, and television. Some face the sea, towards the Gulf of Euboea, and others Mount Penteli, the source of the Parthenon's white marble. There are also ground-floor apartments, more convenient if you have a pushchair or an older person with you. Judging by the photos, they are simple flats with no design pretensions.

What is worth asking

The website does not publish check-in and check-out times, whether there is parking or whether the apartments open all year. The only rates it shows are from 2023, so do not take them as a guide: write to the email or call beforehand. It also says nothing about pets.