Maria and Kostas’ house is completely… fine. Maria is a very good and communicative host. Though we had issues with check in, she was easy to reach and available throughout, even changing our linens midway through! You can’t beat the location, but I just gotta say - for the same price point you can find much nicer places with actual sea views and amenities.
The thing that was most difficult for us was that there is almost zero natural light. The bedroom’s view is of your car, parked in a driveway. The second room has two bunk beds with a tiny window. The living room also has only one window, with a view of the driveway and neighboring property.
The rooftop terrace is MAGNIFICENT. That said, we happened to be here for two weeks in August, and our first few days were during a record breaking heatwave. So heat wave or not we couldn’t really utilize it much, and that’s how we learned just how much this isn’t the place to be if you want to spend any time in it. The beds and couch are rock hard, and again, if you want any “ light” (quotations very necessary here) you have to open your door or window, thus giving four different adjacent neighboring properties and their plentiful guests direct view into your house.
If you want to go to Sfinari, bring water shoes! It’s a major pebble beach but is gorgeous/truly adorable. Fidia’s and Thalami (neighboring restaurants) are DELICIOUS. Past that you’re looking at a drive - which is worth it for Balos (1 hour), Elafonisi (1 hour) and Falasarna (30 min).
All in all, if you’re looking to spend all your time at the beach (hell yeah!) then this is a totally viable place. The kitchen works well and is very well stocked, two ACs (main bedroom and living room), WiFi only broke down once when we there, and Maria is a really good and communicative host. But it might be worth it to do a bit more research before booking.