Korina was the perfect host - she always replied to my texts quickly, which made us feel really looked after and kept our journey stress free. She was there to meet us with no complaints, late at night after our flight was delayed for which I was really grateful. She had clearly gone to loads of trouble to make the house special and the decor, linen and housekeeping was of a really high standard - lots of nice touches like milk, bottled water and tea in the house for our arrival. The sea is at the end of the garden like a big crystal clear pond and there really is hardly anyone on the beach for miles on any day of the week. With our 11 and 8 year old, we happily spent whole days at the house, cooking on the fabulous indoor/outdoor bbq oven, wandering to and from the sea. There is a beach bar that serves food within 15 mins walking distance - easily reached but not so near that its music bothers you. There are also many nearby beaches with easy parking (Agathi was great for snorkelling) that are lovely too within 15 minutes drive. Gennadi has a decent, well stocked supermarket and there is a fish market at Lardos that had amazing fresh caught fish (if not at market prices!) We went one evening to a castle 15 minutes away in Asklipio that had a family run taverna Nikolas at the bottom that was great food whilst we watched the sun setting. We wanted our own beach, in a lovely home with no neighbours but with all the mod cons and a town nearby.. and that is exactly what we got.. I would love to keep this place a secret but Korina and the villa deserve a five star review! We will definitely be going back.