PROS AND CONS
I stayed at Agia Anna for 2 nights at the end of Oct 2022, when the resort had to all intents and purposes wound down for the season. When I booked the apartment, it was described as
Cycladic traditional studio 3 steps from the beach
Private room in rental unit
4 guests 1 bedroom 3 beds 1 private bathroom
A complex of stand-alone apartments in Agia Anna, 20 meters from the beach!
Traditional, Cycladic Studio for 3 or 4 adults or family with children!
So this review is based partly against that description, which wasn’t totally accurate.
PROS
Clean
Comfortable bed
Close to the beach
Top floor has nice sea views (but with buildings in front). Lower floors will mainly not have sea views.
Pleasant shared courtyard
Kitchenette looks OK (but never used it)
CONS
It’s compact. OK for 1, bit cramped for 2. Would need to be some kind of wild party for 3 or 4 adults given there is only one double bed. Possibly because, the apartment I got was not the one shown in the description.
WIFI, but no Internet to go with it
TV, but no TV channels subscribed to go with it.
Limited storage. There is some hanging space but no draws. You will need to live out of your luggage so not practical for stays of more than 1 or 2 days.
Shower works well but cold water in the mornings are only luke-warm water in the evenings.
Towels are well rough.
No toiletries.
BUT…. this is real let down. This apartment was sold as 3 steps from the beach. It is then also described as being 20 meters from the beach (which are 3 big steps right?)
One might reasonably therefore expect it to be beachfront? But, it is nothing of the sort.
It is not only NOT front of beach, it is not even second row back. It’s in the third row 100m from the beach. That might not sound like a lot, but when you’re sold a “3 steps from the beach property”, it’s a big let down to find it's 3 rows back.
GOOD TO KNOW
You will share the common area with a lot of cats.
Why the 3-star rating?
Given the above, a 3* rating might seem generous.
But I’m prepared to give the host the benefit of the doubt in that they were just being enthusiastic with their description (although surprised AirBNB didn’t bother to validate it) Also, I don’t want to put anyone off of staying here. It’s clean and it’s close to the beach. Just nowhere near as close as claimed.
Would I go again?
No