When we had booked the house, it had not received any reviews, yet. So we were quite excited if our stay would fulfil the high expectations we had developed seeing the lovely photos and appealing description. To sum things up: It did!
The house is located on the host's parents premises (if you wonder what the surrounding buildings are). We were warmly welcomed by the host in person and received a short introduction of the building as well as the "neighbourhood". Although both parents barely speak English, they are a monument of the typical Greek hospitality. There was not one day they did not offer us cake, olives or other food. The host was quickly replying to our messages and we felt like the whole family made sure to make our stay as comfortable as possible.
The house itself and its furnishing has recently been renovated and looked as nice as on the pictures. Everything was very clean when we arrived. All the basics like shampoo, washing powder, oil, salt, toilet paper etc. were available. The air conditioning is strong enough to nicely cool down the sleeping room during day and night. Fans are available for the living room and might be needed there for sleeping as the air conditioning has its main effect in the sleeping room (we were just 2 persons).
The house is situated about 10-15 walking minutes from some of the best sand beaches of Kos island. The salt lake - one of Kos' natural sights - can be reached in 5-10 walking minutes. The closest city Tigaki lies within 10-15 minutes walking distance and offers a good selection of restaurants, bars and shops. We can also recommend visiting the 2 nearby wineries. To sum things up, the house is very well located for "beach bums" and for the exploration of the eastern part of the island (northern beaches, Asklepieion, Kos town, mountain villages, Dikeos, Palio Pyli, paralio thermes, ...) by car etc (public transport is barely available). If you stay longer than a week, you might want to consider moving to another house further in the west afterwards in order to explore that part of the island.
Thanks again to the whole family for the outstanding hospitality! :-)