I would advise anyone from coming to this house. The location is seriously unsafe due to incredibly high winds. The day we arrived when we opened the car door it nearly came off its hinges and bent backwards creating a huge dent in the side of the car. Need less to say even walking around outside is difficult. Using the pools is not possible for large stretches of the day.
The host said this is normal but fails to mention it in the listing.
The house is very isolated because it doesn’t seem like this part of Greece is particularly habitable. The houses that are around are built into the hills protecting them from the wind. This house is exposed on all 4 sides which is why half the house is boarded up.
The roads are very narrow and wind around cliff faces with no protections at all. Please do not attempt to drive on them at night, it could be fatal as it’s quite difficult in the light of day and as it is so remote there are no street lights. Again another precaution the host should have mentioned.
We also didn’t sleep a single night due to the high winds that rattle the house and everything around it. The north side of the house has shutters that are permanently closed due to the wind. So one of the upstairs bedrooms in effect doesn’t have a window, which isn’t exactly safe.
Those table and chairs you see outside are all close to the house because they move around in the wind. Those colorful bean bag chairs are not there at all. You cannot eat outside like in the images or have anything that close to the fence or it will fly away. The house is basic. All ikea. Not comfortable for the rates you are paying.
This brings me to the host. She needs to put into the listing solid info on what the conditions are at the house and that the location is so remote and isolated. If the wind is a normal occurrence then just say that in the listing. The fact that it has such an impact on safety and usability of the house and it isn’t mentioned is irresponsible. She didn’t even give us directions when we booked but told us to follow google maps. Google has many roads on the map that no one should be on, unpaved dirt and gravel roads that are even more unsafe than the paved ones. The host made no effort to put signs up of any sort to direct you until you are at the house. We were turning around many times on small dangerous roads to try to find the place.
There is not one spec of info in the house on the area or anything about how anything works. Any info on what roads to take or not, where the market is located, what precautions to take in the area or what to do in an emergency, where the good beaches, good restaurants are located. Nothing. Not one bit of local info that is the point of staying in an airbnb. I think the host didn’t give info because if she told you the market and gas station were at least 30 min away on a treacherous road that you cannot navigate in the dark then no one would come here. By the way when I asked this question before I came she told me everything was really close by and easy! She will be sweet and nice when you ask questions when trying to book but once you arrive she is a different person and really doesn’t care in the slightest. When we arrived she acted like we were wasting her time, gave us the key and ran out of the house even though we arrived at the agreed upon time.
I really hope there aren’t any emergencies because once the sun goes down you are trapped in this house and the Wi-Fi is spotty at best and this host will not help you. Please make sure if you are at the beach or at a tavern you arrive back before dark. And leave yourself time in case you get lost like we did.
My honest opinion is that this place is a scam. People come and realize it’s uninhabitable and then leave and the host just rents it out again making more money off unsuspecting people.
Airbnb didn’t help us when we complained and said we have to depend on reviews. So I’m giving an honest review with a warning so you fully know what to expect here. Come only at your own risk.