Ekaterini: Wonderful host, very friendly and welcoming. She went above and beyond for us, drove us to the supermarket on the first day and to the beach on the second. We found her wonderful and a joy to deal with.
The house: The house looked like the photos on Airbnb, however there was a huge problem with mosquitoes which made it almost uninhabitable. With the combined use of the coil, spray, device, fans and anti-mosquito app we managed to get some sleep at night, however in the morning there were at least 100 dead mosquitoes on the floor. Unfortunately this pattern persisted for the duration of our stay, although we made sure doors (or at least the fly screen) and windows were closed. Once we raised the mosquito problem with Ekaterini she supplied us with a coil, mosquito spray and an anti-mosquito device that plugged into the wall. She also asked us the following day if the problem was persisting and then offered to spray the house while we were out. Still, mosquitoes were everywhere, and, even after three days of attempts to eliminate them, they persisted.
Also, while this could be because it was a cave house the house smelt very strongly of mould, especially in the bedrooms which do not have ventilation. We had to re-wash many of our clothes afterwards to get rid of the smell and at times it was hard to breathe.
Along with the mosquitoes and the mould, in the bathroom, the shower was difficult to use, and two of us experienced a strange static/electric sensation upon touching the handles and the cord.
Location: The house is far from the nearest beach, bus stop, restaurants and shops/supermarket. We ended up renting a car which solved this problem. We recommend renting a car and not relying on buses and taxis: be careful of the taxi drivers as most were unreliable and lied and cheated us. They overcharged from the airport to the place – my daughter and husband were charged 18 Euros (2.9 km trip) when the taxi metre said 6.3 and on the same trip I was charged 10 Euros by another taxi driver.
So whilst Ekaterini was a very nice host who tried her best to make us happy and solve the problems, she needs to look into the mosquito problem (maybe put new insect screens), mould smell (which may be impossible to fix due to the type of the house) and the shower issue. Because of these things we only stayed 3 of the 4 nights paid and spent more money to change our boat tickets and add an extra night at our next location.
All in all, we would only recommend this place if the mosquito issue is resolved, the mould is eliminated and the bathroom static electricity issues resolved.
In conclusion: outstanding host, however, the place really needs work.