Our stay at Maria’s place was not as enjoyable as we expected and our expectations were certainly not met. To begin, the host does not live nearby and the only communication was via text, instead we were greeted by her mother who is the main occupant of the house. We were fortunate enough to know an adequate amount of Greek as communication would be difficult for non-Greek speakers as Maira’s mother speaks minimal English.
The house was poorly represented in the images as they made the house look larger than it was, and the closest village was 2km uphill so we were required to order taxis and transfers to each location. We would definitely not recommend driving as the roads are quite narrow in this area. The wifi was also quite poor and only worked for 2 out of the 4 days of our stay.
During our stay, we experienced unease and anxiety as we had noticed Maira’s mother had been visiting the house whilst we were not home. At this point we don’t think any of our belongings were stolen however this happened on more than one occasion and we did not have any easy nights’ sleep due to this. The lack of aircon also did not help during those hot summer nights.
Overall, I would not recommend this house for large groups as it is quite small and the single and pull-out beds are extremely uncomfortable. If you are looking for a home close to the centre or close to nightlife I would also not recommend.