For our vacation in this COVID-19 situation, we were looking for a place that is quiet, clean, far from busy tourism, near the beach, quiet beach, local food, less traffic on the street and safe.
We are a married couple, from Munich, stayed in Ostria Apartment for 8 days and 8 nights. It was the last week of August 2020. This was the most pleasant vacation we ever had. We feel fully recovered after that.
Lefteris is very hospitable. As a welcome present the host gave us homemade cookies in the jar. One morning we were surprised by finding fresh vegetables from Lefteris’ garden on the terrace table. They were very fleshly. Local food: 20-30 min walk to reach the first restaurant. We love the Taverna Nikitas and the Taverna Kriti. Their Greek Salad bowl is huge, careful before you order more food :) Dessert: Aeriko Cafe has the best waffle!
Supermarket: there are 2 small supermarkets, my personal recommendation, the closest one, the prices are relatively cheaper and the owner is friendly.
A bottle of 1,5 L drink water costs 50 cents.
Beach: partly rocky, partly sand beach, go for a short walk to find your best preference. We like the Monompouka beach. The water is so clean and the seafloor is sandy.
Air Conditioner (AC): we had a good nice room temperature with the AC: put it to 20 deg, low fan speed, and close the windows (we had outside temp around 31 - 33 deg. everyday)
Kitchen: if you are going to cook your own food, bring your own knife, or at least a knife sharpener. Overall, we enjoyed the place and would love to come again.
Tips:
Before you book the flights/airlines, please do some research in the news and social media, just to make sure you will get your return flight on schedule due to COVID-19 situation.