If your plan is to rent a car and spend your precious time on Milos exploring its unbelievable beaches, seeing its old towns and dining out at least once per day for its excellent cuisine, stay here for its location. If you prefer to be just far enough away from the city center, but a 3-min car ride to the port for its amenities, it’s your place. If you prefer to have the island’s best supermarket (and local wine/cheese selections) and a perfect bakery-cafe for a morning omelette, sweets and spinach pie for the road just within walking distance, pick this spot.
We loved it because it’s true to the pictures, brand-brand new, 100% clean, and felt like a mini-spa experience after a full day in the sun. There’s an amazing jacuzzi/mini-pool with a view in this unit (not heated, not necessary), enough space to spread out and everything needed for a few days stay. (There are two other units on the property without a jacuzzi.) Even so, the bathroom is the star of the show, from the large surprise shower to the summer robes and new towels to the bathing products. Four Nescafé espresso pods (replenished each day) and a new machine to make your coffee with do the trick in the AM. There’s some excellent Italian espresso up the way at the bakery-cafe when you need it, though. (And it’s run by really nice people who seem to feed the area’s small business owners who prefer quality eats.)
Christina met us at the airport after a full travel day (with big time zone change), showed us the well-appointed suite, and shared her picks for cuisine, which were among the best of the suggestions we received from other locals. She grew up on the island, and this AirBnB is part of a family business. It’s a suite in the classic tradition. If you spend a lot of time carefully looking at other options on Milos, you’ll note the Cycladic aesthetic of most renovations, which this one features, except that this property seems to be entirely new. (AirBnB is definitely having its impact on the Greek Islands, for better or for worse.) See our notes about location, which are important.