Wow. What a great host. Stella was not able to be there but she was in constant contact with us, for example, she stayed on the phone to direct us when we got lost going to the apartment, gave us directions to some of the small mountain villages (the maps are not the clearest), and gave us good recommendations on where to eat. Her parents took AMAZING care of us - they actually came with new towels several times in the 9 days we were at the apartment and asked us when would be a convenient time that they could change the sheets on the bed!!! They also brought us a beach umbrella! The apartment really is as near to the sea as the photos indicate (across from a small road with an unobstructed view) and there are several small beaches within less than a 5 minute walk. There are several decent restaurants serving local food within a 5-10 minute walk of the apartment (also a small grocery store with fresh fruit and vegetables and pretty much anything you need) so no need to go anywhere on lazy beach days. The main town was about 15 minutes away by car and we went as often as we wanted to go (we spent a lot of time in the mountains). I wished we could have stayed there for a month and hope to go back one day.