Our experience with this AirBNB was unfortunately a terrible one. While our initial check-in and communication with the host were fine, we discovered a major issue with this property that ultimately resulted in us leaving at 1:00 AM to check in to another place.
Upon returning from a late dinner, we noticed that the room felt extremely humid due to the "cave" construction and the rapid change in temperature resulting from the cooling off of the building at night. This caused a thin layer of condensation on the floors and walls. This was not necessarily a deal-breaker, but was definitely noticeable.
The issue that caused us to leave was the bed, and more specifically the sheets. The nightly condensation in the room had resulted in the sheets, bed, and pillows feeling extremely damp. We tried to ignore this at first. However, it felt like we were sleeping on sheets that had been washed, but had not fully dried before being put on the bed. Additionally, our personal belongings, specifically clothes, already felt damp from the humidity in the room after only checking in that afternoon. After realizing that there was no way we would be able to get a decent night's sleep, we made the decision to leave.
I messaged the host at that time to explain the issue. Her response was that there were no issues with the room. The next morning, I reached out to ask that we work together to process a refund given that we did not even stay a full night due to these issues and had to check into another (and more expensive, last-minute) place to be reasonably comfortable. Unfortunately, the host was not willing to negotiate a refund, instead responding that (1) three couples had previously stayed in this room with no issues, (2) she had checked the humidity levels in the room, and (3) hired an expert to certify that there were no issues. First, there was only one other review for this property and it was earlier in May where the daily changes in temperature were not as significant. Secondly, even is she did check the humidity / hire an expert, the issues occurred at night, not during the day when these levels would have been checked. Ultimately, we got a nearly full refund through AirBNB.
I do not like leaving bad reviews like this and probably would not have done so if the host had been willing to work with us. This is a relatively new AirBNB, so it would have been nice for the hosts to use this experience as an opportunity to fix the issues for future guests. However, the hosts seem to totally disagree that there is a humidity problem and I want others to avoid the same experience that we had with this property. Something has to be done here to address the humidity issues. The solution is as simple as purchasing a dehumidifier to run at all time to ensure the room and furnishings remain dry. Other "cave" properties in the Greek island do this and are successful.
One other note...the pictures online are very creative with regard to the location. You can see the ocean from the pool, but the rest of the view / area is not as pristine as it may seem.