Paola was a wonderful hostess. We arrived in the evening and she waited on the street outside of the Old Town to find us as we were circling around. She showed us where to park and then helped us bring our luggage to the house. She showed us around and explained how everything worked. It was also comforting to know that she was right next door. Paola brought us breakfast the next morning - a wonderful assortment of muffins and sweet breads. It was such an unexpected and welcome surprise as we were very tired from our journey the night before.
The house is beautiful - very charming and there is such a sense of history there. It was spotless and the decorative touches were very nice. It is spread over three floors so there are stairs but we had no problem. There is a very neat central courtyard. Given that we were there after the summer season the roof was closed off. It still was very bright and I can only imagine how neat it would be in the summer to have that area open to the sky.
We loved the neighborhood!! In my opinion if you are going to stay in the city of Rhodes this is the place - in the middle of the Old Town. It was great fun walking through the narrow, cobblestone type streets with the ancient buildings all around. Once we got our bearings we found ourselves very close to all the shopping and the sights. It was just fun to explore and get lost as well. The first night we stumbled upon the "Walk Inn" which is a funky fun place to eat/drink. We had missed a turn that Paola had given us on the way to other restaurants and found this establishment It is a local place but the waitresses spoke excellent English and the food was very good. We even got two beers for free when we ordered the pizza.
Coming to Rhodes and staying Paola's lovely home was one of the highlights of our trip!