The most beautiful place we've ever stayed in!
We arrived at night and parked our rental car in Stegna. Gavriela's parents Adonis and Tsambika met us there and while Adonis took our luggage over to the house in his pickup truck, Tsambika walked us around via the awesome short path by the sea to get to the house. Tsambika gave us a quick tour of the house and they had very kindly left us a bottle of wine, some fruit directly from the garden of the house, a huge watermelon and other essentials.
The first morning when the sun came up really highlighted just how special this place is. The outdoor space compliments the view that's right in front of you. It's so quiet that you can just chill out and listen to the sound of the ocean. There's a perfect combination of shade from the trees and spots where the sun is shining on all day. Feeling too hot? there's great air conditioning in the house itself to keep you cool and is a blessing during the night to sleep, especially for the kids.
When the sun goes down the views of the moon and especially the stars are breathtaking. I've never seen the stars like I seen them at the Stone and sea.
The house is so so close to the small resort village called Stegna. Even when it's busy it doesn't feel crowded and has plenty of options to suit everybody. Milos cocktail snack bar has lovely food and great cocktails. It was brilliant to be able to just walk from the house to go for a meal and few drinks then walk right back so easily.
Swimming wise you can get into the water right in front of the house. We had our 2 children with us (8 and 6) so most of the time we opted to walk round the path by the sea to use the beach at Stegna. We also drove just around the corner to use the Tsambika beach multiple times.
We found that the house is in a perfect location for a base to drive everywhere. Lindos, Rhodes town, the butterfly valley etc are really not that far of a drive to get to.
All in all what Adonis and Tsambika have created is a paradise. We genuinely feel lucky that we've experienced it and currently have massive holiday blues! We really hope we get to come back in the future.