Elina’s place is so nice and cozy that after touring the entire island we concluded that we made the best choice. It is conveniently located in Mandrakia, a small fisherman’s village with a great restaurant, Medusa. The village, though remote is easily accessible by and close to a gas station a small village and the supermarket. It is 6 min from Adamas and even closer to Plaka. The best thing about the house is that it is located at the end of the village and is silent and remote (no neighbors around) and it has a great view of the sea and the cliffs from the terrace. There is only a narrow road between the front porch and the sea. Sunsets are beautiful.
We were greeted by Orestis, who was genuinely nice and very helpful, giving us a map of the island and tips and recommendations on the main attractions and best places to eat.
The house was cleaned every other day and we would find fresh fruit, coffee, butter and honey in the kitchen. The tap water is not potable but we got bottled water and wine upon our arrival.
The bed was comfortable and the kitchen well equipped (except there wasn’t a good cutting knife so making a salad proved quite challenging). The toilet was sparkling clean and we got fresh towels every other day.
The sitting area outside is amazing and a good place to lounge and read.
Only issue was that the water pressure was sometimes low, but I guess that is a general issue in such villages and it wasn’t such a disturbance.
All in all, I genuinely recommend Elina’s place as it exceeded our expectations and it was a nice place to relax after exploring the island. We felt like home and will hopefully return soon.