Chrysanthi Apartments

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If you are looking for very basic Greek style accommodation, then the Chrysanthi Apartments are for you.
Nothing special but they are clean as the maid comes every day (apart from Sunday). Towels are only changed twice a week but the bed linen is changed every day. The manager is very helpful, but his English is limited.
Basic is definitely the word as our apartment was one small room with a wardrobe, dressing table and a few drawers (not enough!). The kitchen was tiny and part of the main room...just a cupboard with two rings on the top and a sink, so don't expect to be cooking any major meals!
The bathroom was small with an unusually powerful shower, but no hook to hang it on so it's a hold over the head job. Water was very hot from 4pm onwards and although there was a shower curtain, the floor gets very wet, so be careful. A fan for the room will cost you 30 Euros a week and to turn the air conditioning on was 50 Euros a week.
The best thing about the apartments is their central location - just off the main street down a dirt track and only a 5 minute walk to the beach. There is a supermarket across the road and plenty of bars and restaurants nearby.
The biggest negative about the Chrysanthi was the noise. The room walls were paper thin, so we could hear everything....even the neighbours clanking their cutlery on plates first thing in the morning!
We had a balcony but it just looked out on to the dirt track and, unfortunately, a building site across the road. This site was the source of a great deal of noise throughout the day (started at 9am!) Also the bar that was across the dirt track next to our apartment block started playing loud music from 5pm onwards (but not during the night thankfully).
I would say that the building work over the road will continue throughout the summer as it was only in its early stages last week.
The best way to avoid looking at it/hearing it is to make sure you have an apartment near to the pool/towards the beach and I would suggest requesting this with your travel agent.
We were situated in a separate block nearest to the main road, which in my opinion was the worst place compared to the rest of the apartment complex.
The pool area of the Chrysanthi was nice and (apart from the building noise!) was a great place to catch the sun as it was quite sheltered from the breeze. The restaurant serves basic food and is open all day.
Pefkos itself is a lovely resort. Very much geared up for families and kids. Lots of nice bars and restaurants. For a lovely, well cooked Greek meal using the best cuts of meat and with lovely flavours, I would recommend the Greek House. This is situated near the bottom of the road towards the beach, across the road from the Matina Hotel.
Enigma restaurant (biggest and nicest looking place on the main street) was also lovely. For a friendly welcome and nice cocktails try the Roof Garden, Jimmies Bar, and Nostalgia.
If you want a really nice place to stay, go for the Stella Apartments, the Matina Hotel or the Pefkos beach. We had family staying in all of these and they were really nice and modern (especially compared to the Chrysanthi!!)
My partner and I had a great time as Pefkos is a nice, relaxed resort, but it is definitely worth paying extra for good accommodation if you can afford it!