We stayed 17 days in the villa and were 4 adults and 2 children.
We were very much looking forward to experiencing Mykonos.
First, all the positives that really deserve praise:
- Great location! We were 7 minutes by car from Old Town and because we traveled during Covid-19 in the month of October, there were very few tourists. We were very lucky to experience Mykonos under these conditions!
- Great view! We had a tremendously beautiful view of the mountain and ocean and with beautiful sunrise every morning!
- Quick response from landlord Sofianos both before booking and during our stay!
- Quick response from our villa host Panda under our entire stay.
- Fast wifi download speed (upload is very slow though).
- The villa was really nice but used/worn. Does not appear as in the pictures.
- Large rooms and nice with 3 toilets and lots of beds.
However, since we have traveled a lot, also via Airbnb, we also have some things that we were not so happy with:
- All shower heads were handheld.
- It was moderately dirty everywhere - even though a maid came and cleaned.
- Our villa was part of 4 villas in total. Do to Covid-19 we were lucky and had it all to ourselves most of the time (including the shared pool). However, we got 10 young noisy guests in the villa next to us for 3 days. They partyed every night until after midnight and we had to both write to our villa host and even go in and ask them to calm down (all 3 nights). It can happen, of course, but our villa host ended up getting angry because we complained when "it's normal" on Mykonos. We dare not even think about how much noise there COULD be if all 3 other villas were rented out to party-loving young people.
- Our villa host Panda was angry at us several times. First because we did not write to him directly (but wrote to the landlord) regarding the dishwasher did not work. When we were going home he was also slightly angry because we had complained about noise 3 nights in a row.
- Kitchen utilities and dish washer should be checked (pans were crooked and Teflon was worn off, which is harmful to health).
- One double bed was unstable and squeaks extremely much. Our 7 year old boy was the only one who could sleep in it, despite creaking noises.
- There are missing small things, such as plugs for bathtubs.
- We were told on arrival that a Maid would come every other day - she came every third instead.
- It is not child-friendly conditions outside and we had to look after our 2-year-old girl constantly.
We hope that the landlord will take our feedback and that future tenants can form a picture of the villa and whether it fits with their wishes.