Where do we start! From the incredible hospitality of Donna to the incredible views and local food.
We arrived late with three children, 13,7 and 8 months, we hadn’t stopped for water or essentials and couldn’t find anywhere open, Donna went above and beyond by having a local friend open the supermarket so we could have some essentials to see us through until the morning. I could of cried when she arrived at the door. If that isn’t incredible hospitality I don’t know what is!
Donna provided us with some incredible information on local places to eat, we ate at Mama’s kitchen and it did not disappoint, you must must must try the bakery! The baklava, the sandwiches ... ALL of it is just delicious, it’s like a bakery you’d expect to find in London not a gorgeous village in Rhodes.
We loved the villa so much, access to the beach directly from the side of the pool which takes all of about 3 minutes to walk to, wear sandals or slides as there’s some little prickly dry plants that spike you slightly. There’s an outside shower to rinse off when you return. The water is crystal clear, it’s rocky but take towels and a blanket because the tanning is way better down by the sea and the water is not to be missed.
The layout of the villa is incredible, open plan so you feel like a family still when everyone is relaxing in different areas, very clean and everything was easy to find for us. We used the oven, microwave and hob with no issues at all. It was all very clean and easy to figure out. We also bought washing liquid 2 in 1 and washed all our clothes with the machine which made it far easier to return with a family of 5 with next to no dirty laundry!
We had no issues with bugs, remember to use the nets on the sliding doors and the pool was clean always, a lovely man came to check it mid way through our stay too.
Finding the property was easy, I would suggest typing in blue Wave Villa into your phones maps as opposed to using the link on Airbnb as it didn’t quite send us to the right place.
Everything is an accessible easy drive from the villa, we drove into Lindos and explored, we visited St Paul’s bay, we drove into Rhodes old town. The villa is an hour from the airport, very much a straight forward drive.
The villa is beautiful, so clean and homely. We felt so relaxed and at home.