WHAT AN AMAZING VILLA
We stayed here mid-August with 4 adults and 2 kids (8 & 10). This is why we absolutely loved it:
Villa
Lots of space upstairs, downstairs and outside. Large living room and fully equipped modern kitchen.
Best bit was the outdoor dining table, where we enjoyed having breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks with stunning views of the surrounding mountains. The pool is of a decent size (+/- 15m) and never felt crowded, great for a quiet morning swim and the kids absolutely loved it all day long through to 10pm.
Location:
We stayed for 1 week and you really don't need a car. We happily walked to the shops (nearest supermarket is about 400m) and to the town centre (15min walk). There are local taverns serving Greek food and pizzas, one at 200m, two more at 500m, if you like your morning espresso there is also a beach bar at 300m. We took the bus to Rhodes (+/-45mins) - bus stop for both Rhodes and Lindos is about 200m from the villa, easy to use, just hop on and pay the driver (EUR3.90 to Rhodes). We also took a boat trip to Lindos from the local harbour - the organisers picked us up from the villa. About 300m away is a path that leads all the way up to the top of one of the mountains where there is a shrine. It took us just over an hour to get to the top - with an 8 year old - and about 40 mins to come down. Best to do this in the morning before it gets hot (take a bottle of water)
Like many villa visitors, we spent a day in the luxury hotel Atlantica Aegean Blue (at 200m), they sell day passes (not cheap), worth for a day of all inclusive eating and drinking at the pool bar and the water park is pretty good too.
Elias, our host made us feel welcome and at ease. He made useful recommendations and made a point of checking on us a few times to assure all was going well. Also the cleaning lady went out of her way to make us feel comfortable.
If I am forced to suggest room for improvement, perhaps that the place could do with a little TLC but otherwise, I would really struggle. We had a close to perfect holiday and recommend Elias and his villa to everyone.