Location - The house is located in a quiet alley, perfect, easily walkable to the old town and harbor.
Irina - she is like having your own personal concierge. We have never experienced the helpfulness we experienced with Irina. She was unable to meet us upon check-in, but her assistant was waiting (and peering out the door, anticipating our arrival) for us. She gave us a tour of the house and instructions particular to the house, i.e. dishwasher, wash machine, air conditioning, etc. Oranges, beer and Ouzo were left for us as a welcome gift.
Honestly, we like Airbnb because we like our independence when traveling, Irina never encroached on that, but was always available to assist, make recommendations, etc.
The restaurants she recommended were fabulous - don’t miss Bougatsa Chanion!!!
The house has been completely renovated, tastefully and functionally well done. The first floor has a couch, end tables and a chair, very comfortable, along with the kitchen. It is very well equipped. We like to cook at last half of our meals and it was very easy in Irina’s house. The second floor has a very comfortable bed (nightstands with lamps on both sides of the bed!), great closet and dresser, and a very nice bathroom. The rooftop terrace, is one of a kind. We drank our coffee out there every morning and ate many dinners there as well. NOTE: the WI-FI is not functional on the terrace, but strong throughout the first two floors. You could easily depend on it if you have work to do.
Irina helped us make arrangements for a rental car before our arrival. It went so smoothly. The rental car agent came to the house, went over the paperwork and handed us the keys. They then came and picked the car up at the end of the rental.
The washing machine was great, and the clothes dried in a flash on the drying rack on the terrace.
What we didn’t expect, but greatly appreciated, is that since we were staying over a week (9 nights) a mid-stay housekeeping was provided. It was perfect!
There is a steep spiral staircase connecting the three floors, no problem if you are able and careful, but if you are unsteady it may not work for you.
It is without hesitation that we would stay in Irina’s home again and would highly recommend it to family and friends.