We had a wonder and reviving stay in this charming little cottage. The view was breathtaking and the seclusion was a welcome respite from our busy city lives. From the balcony you look down over a handful of villas scattered on the mountainside, then there is a small harbour and to the right the village with the island just beyond it which you can swim across to and visit the tiny, well kept chapel. Beyond this is the sea with huge, mountainous headlands rising up to the east and then north of these are a cluster of distant islands. It is spectacular. There is a 15/20 minute (very steep) walk down to the village. The shop seems to be open all the time except 2pm-4pm in the afternoon, and sells all the basics as well as goggles, snorkels, rubber dinghies and other tourist paraphernalia. The Tavernas in the village are owned by friendly village folk and there is a sense that you are being accepted into the community, at least that was our experience at the beginning of April, the service might get a bit less personal later in the summer. Everyone knows Kostas, and were interested to hear that we were staying in his place. We saw quite a lot of Kostas's father who is very charming and helpful. All in all we spent a glorious 9 days jogging and tramping across the dramatic landscape, then snorkelling and swimming in various beaches, as well as spending quiet times reading in the secluded environs of Trahilas House. I particularly recommend taking an evening stroll up the mountain behind the house to catch the sun setting over the gulf, you can see the lights of Agios Nikolas and there is an island in between which my 10 year-old thought looked like a crocodile.