Unfortunately we cannot share the positive reviews given here at all. We frequently rent places in different countries but we have never had an experience like the one we just had in Greece. On the outside the house looks very nice and the pool area as well as the views are fantastic, the location is convenient for various activities and the place is very spacious. But, for us that’s about it.
On entering the place this impression changes completely. On arrival we were shown the place and thought we were given all the necessary information for there was also no useful information folder or anything similar in the place.
To keep things brief, here is a list of “things” that happened:
-	When opening the dishwasher we found it really dirty (I have never seen a dishwasher that dirty before), full of grease and filth - we showed it to the owner but couldn’t use it the whole time we stayed – apparently they wanted to buy a new one but that was that.
-	A similar experience was made when we wanted to change the bag of the kitchen bin and found it too full of old sticky old grime at the bottom.
-	Couch and kitchen counter also showed sticky leftovers from previous rentals, a cable from a bedside lamp was chewed upon by mice or something else in a way that looked really dangerous and we didn’t dare plugging it in at all.
-	We didn’t have any hot water for the first 2 days. After writing to the agent, we were then told that the water was heated through solar panels. Since it was rainy and cloudy that didn’t work out. On the third day we were then shown a switch in the basement to heat the water. To be honest we would expect the owner to tell us that right from the start, especially in the autumn and winter months with less sun.
-	Lack of equipment specified in the advertisement:
o	Aircon installed in 2 of 4 bedrooms – each bedroom should have one
o	Microwave
o	Shampoo
o	No soap in the kitchen and bathrooms
-	The flush in the upstairs bedroom didn’t work - it was repaired 4 days later although we were promised someone coming in the next day.
-	The owner entered the house without informing or asking us beforehand which we also never had before.
-	One of the bedrooms had such a bad smell – it seemed like it was located right above the sewerage so that you could just stand being inside if both windows were wide open. According to the owner this was because of the wooden flooring – no way!
-	Neither the aircon nor the TV worked. According to the owner’s son the aircon was run by gas which they ran out of - yeah right; there was a plug in the wall for electricity! – and the TV could just be handled by the owner himself, but he never showed to fix it even though they lived right next door.
-	During our stay we had severe rainfall during a couple of nights which left one of the downstairs bedrooms with puddles of water inside which we had to clean up several times. We also told the owner about that and just got the answer that it was a wooden door leading outside – no one offered help or came to clean up the mess after the first time it happened.
-	To top it all off and the worst thing for us personally was that the owners had dogs which they kept on a short chain outside during the night and they barked and whined/howled for hours on end during the night. Our two kids woke up every night at least once and we all had a hard time sleeping at all for the whole duration of our stay. We ended up sleeping with all windows closed and earplugs in order to be able to sleep at all.
All in all this house is somehow run down and does not match the information and pictures in the ad. We did not feel comfortable here and do not recommend this house. In summary, we felt downright ripped off.