We don’t want to be mean because Galini House could genuinely be a lovely retreat if things were up to standard. It feels very neglected right now though and needs some investment to bring it up to an acceptable standard. Not going to list all the down points as we’ve messaged the owner about all of these. It lacked basic instructions so we were without hot water until the owner replied. No functioning air conditioning or WiFi. It’s an old house with a lovely outside space we used every day. Drinking coffee under the branches of the pomegranate tree was a delight.
Symi is a lovely island and Galini is well situated between the harbour and Horio which is 203 steps up (yes, we counted!). Great beach at Pedi which we walked to several times and a cheap bus service at 2€ each which comes back to Horio or into town.
We loved Pedi, just not Galini House!