We managed to book into Jasmin House fairly last minute and count ourselves very lucky to have found the perfect place for us.
As it says in the description, it's small but it's perfectly formed. Having been on our travels for the past six months, we've stayed in larger places that were not nearly so well designed and equipped. In particular, there's plenty of storage space (including space beneath the bed to stash your bags, so you don't keep tripping or climbing over them!)
We were delighted to arrive to a kitchen already stocked with some basics (water, butter, coffee, bread) and some treats (a bottle of wine, delicious mandarin marmalade). A list of suggested places to see and eat, as well as local maps, was a very helpful orientation.
Things you might like to know:
- Nick and Lynn live in the main house around the corner but will take their cues from you and always err on the side of your privacy. However, they are both so charming that we really enjoyed chatting with them when our paths crossed and finding out what brought them to Paros for half the year (then working on controlling our envy!)
- Marianna is the go-to person for house-related matters and she looked after us very well. She's a killer combination of gregarious and no-nonsense.
- air con is effective and quiet
- the outdoor seating area functions very well as a living space (great place to sit and read or drink coffee)
- the location couldn't be more central: you're right in the heart of the old town but barely five minutes walk from the sea, supermarkets and the port
- it's very quiet, despite being in the heart of town there's very little noise from the main streets
- you can hire an electric bike or push-bike in the main square
- if you're flying in after about 7pm you should book a taxi in advance: the last bus to town leaves at about 7.30pm. Our flight was a bit delayed and, by the time we'd collected our bags all of the taxis had fled. Luckily, Marianna was on hand to help!