This review is going to be kind of long and if you don’t want to read it then the summary is this…
JUST BOOK THE AIRBNB WITH XANTHI!
So we’ve travel around the world quit a bit and have stayed at various AirBnB, VROB and other boutique hotels in the US, UK, France and Scotland. We have never seen an AirBnb like Xanthi’s. Other AirBnb hosts only provide the bare minimum of stuff and most of them don’t even live in the same town or country. Most of the time there’s no personality and very businesslike.
Not with Xanthi, right off the bet, she would greet you in person and walk you to the house. She would explain everything to you. Inside of the house, she would show you everything. I can tell you that Xanthi has thought of EVERYTHING! She has everything that you could possibly need in the house. You literally don’t need to pack anything to stay at her place. She has a full cabinet of first aid stuff from razors to feminine hygiene supply to full bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Not like those little bottle travel stuff that you can only use like 3 times then you have find more.
Then when you go to the kitchen, it’s a fully equipped kitchen with dishes, cups, pots and pans. She has cookies, candies, multiple specialty jams and multiple different kind of tea and coffee.
Xanthi really has put her heart and soul into this place and if you spend a little time exploring the place then you will know what I mean. She has made many binders and books explaining everything you need to know. She has a binder about the history of the house, another binder about bus routes and where to go, another binder for her art work. Then if you look closely she has decorated little places that nobody would pay much attention to like that breaker box/fuse box by the door.
So lets talk about cleanliness, how can a review without mentioning the cleanliness of the place? Let me tell you, I’m OCD and germaphobic. I check everything when I move into a new AirBnb or hotel(not recommended ever). And Xanthi’s place is spotless! I always look at the bathroom and around the toilet area when I check into a place. If the toilet area is clean then the rest of the house probably will be clean. I RARElY walk around an Airbnb with socks or bare feet but I actually walked around Xanthi’s place with my bare feet!
Xanthi’s place is also on a prime location as well. You actually have a sea view when you sit on the patio. I’m not talking about a little blue spot you barely see in the distance. I’m talking about you can actually see the waves and white caps. You could hear the waves when the night(late) is quiet and windy out. AND the shopping, bars, restaurants are right there within 7 to 10-minute walking distance. You couldn’t ask for a better location.
Anyway, this is getting long…and I start to sound like a salesman…(Yes I was in marketing and I could sell anything, lol). The bottomline is that Xanthi has put a lot of thoughts, heart and soul into this place. It’s more like a home than a regular AirBnb. You will not be sorry if you stay here!