We had an amazing week at John and Athena's place.
Check-in and communication was great. Athena followed the progress of our delayed boat and sent us messages to say she would be at the house. After check-in, we noticed a problem with the A/C and Athena came back to the house at 11:30pm to fix it. I really appreciated that she did that.
The house was great. 3 really good sized bedrooms with A/C, door screens, shutters for sleeping, and ample closet space. 2 full bathrooms was helpful when the whole family was showering after the beach. The living area was amazing. Open kitchen, big dining table, lovely corner sofa. From each you had a great view to the ocean through the big windows.
The outdoor space was nice. Incredible and unspoilt views. One table had shade until the afternoon if you wanted breakfast or lunch out. Though on days without wind there could be some bugs. The best part of the outdoor space was at night. A great place to look at the stars with little light pollution.
The house is located an easy 5m drive to the main town. Agios Fokas beach is walkable in 5m (though no sidewalk and up/down a hill) or a 2m drive and there are a bunch of other beaches within 30m drive. In the area the beaches are sandy, have both organized and unorganized parts, and most of the time the waves were small so our 5 year old had no problem. On windy days Agios Ioannis was a nice beach since it was protected.
The only negative, I would say, is the driveway to the house. After the first bit it is not paved and quite rocky. I arrived at night and found it a bit tricky. After a couple times up and down I figured out the angles and it was fine.
All in all, a great trip and we would happily return.