Jackie’s cave home is indescribably wonderful. The view is even more amazing than the photographs can do justice; wait until you see it. And the cave home itself is so charming and clean. It can be hot, even in September, but there were fans and a dehumidifier and the stone house actually stayed rather cool on its own. The windows are screened, which allows extra air flow.
There is daily maid service, which can be tough on jet lagged tourists, as the maid didn’t come at a predictable time (the first morning she came close to 11 AM and the second morning she came at quarter to 10). However, we left a note on the door asking not to be disturbed until after 10 AM and she respected it, so that solved that.
Jackie is SO responsive. She will get back to you within an hour or two anytime you send a message. She also arranged a land tour for us, and we had an AMAZING time. We are not guided tour people, but we are so glad we did this. The tour company was OnLava and the guide we had was Nikos, a personal friend of Jackie’s. He was the best and we hope to keep in touch with him!
Jackie arranged our transfer to and from the airport — included in the price of the stay — which is invaluable in this place because there are no addresses for the cave homes and there are LOTS of steep and uneven stone stairs to get to and from.
In short, five stars is maybe not even enough. Stay at this home. It was the best vacation we could have hoped for. Thanks again Jackie!!