Without a doubt this is one of the best beach houses we have EVER stayed in. To give some perspective, we have rented villas on Sardinia, Sicily, Mykonos, Zanzibar, Malta, Santa Catalina, Costa Brava (Spain) and Puente del Este (Uruguay). This was the best. Five key reasons: 1. The Host. Leonidas is amazing. He loves Rhodes and shares his knowledge. He makes you feel more than welcome with a bountiful welcome basket, great advice, extra help when needed (wood for the outdoor wood oven pizza oven? delivered right away, sharper knives for cooking - no problem, where do I find the best local fish? I will bring it to you). We felt like we had met one of the world's truly special people. We hope he will come to US to visit so we can be hosts and give back some of the generosity of spirit and passion for culture that he shared. 2. The house. It is stunning. It is rare that I find the actual property to be better than the pictures when we rent Villas. But that was not the case here. The house and the grounds are perfectly maintained. Everything is top-notch. Comfortable and beautiful furniture. Elegant dishes and glasses. High quality sheets and towels. Perfectly maintained pool and lawns. The pool area is fantastic. A very large tile swimming pool with a real deep end and numerous top quality chaise lounges, umbrellas and three outdoor tables so you can have each meal in a different place. 3. The location. Afantou Beach is beautiful. Over 2 miles of sand and pebble beaches. Cabanas you can rent on the beach for only 5 Euro a day and folks who come to take your drink order. Crystal clear water and no litter. It is about a 1 minute walk from the house (you do walk along a drive way and cross the beach access road to get to the beach but there are no buildings between the house and the beach). Stunning. 4. Location: You are only a 5 minute drive to very well stocked stores. 30 min North and you are in the World Heritage Site city of Rodos. 30 min. South and you are at the Acropolis of Lindos and its beautiful town. 4. The outdoor kitchen. OK if you rent villas and don't cook, you can skip this part. But if part of your fun, like mine, is getting local ingredients, opening a good bottle of wine and enjoying cooking - this is the villa for you. The outdoor kitchen has a wood-fired pizza oven (we made pizza, moussaka, oven roasted potatoes and fresh fruit pastry), a huge grill (we did a steak and lamb dinner, a grilled 6 kilo grouper and a garlic grilled eggplant), a plumbed sink and a marble table that seats 12. Needless to say, we loved this. 5. Comfort: The beds and top-notch. Every bedroom has a private bath. The showers have actual water pressure and plenty of hot water....