WOW. What can we say? We spent 5 days in one of Nikos' cave house and had one of the best – if not THE best stays ever. The house is as described; historic, charming, clean, more than enough space for 5 girls and their luggage! The location itself is a 10 minute walk to busses to the heart of Messaria, where you'll find plenty of restaurants, small supermarkets, a bakery, and moto rentals. Getting around to the places we wanted to go to around the island was very accessible by bus. We had to rent a car for 2 days to visit the places not as accessible by bus, but the process was simple and driving along the coastline was beautiful!
Nikos, our host, is the best host any of us has ever had. He was communicative 24/7 and extremely accommodating. He arranged for us to be picked up from the airport and was gracious about it even while our flight was delayed by 2 hours. When we got to the house, we were welcomed with water, bread, and snacks. Then he sat with us the next morning with a map and highlighted how to get everywhere and anywhere we wanted. He recommended fabulous restaurants and things to see/do — everything he suggested was TOP NOTCH amazing so listen to him! He was never imposing and checked in with us to make sure we were happy throughout the stay. He even helped us book everything we inquired about!
Thank you, Nikos, from all of us! The stay wouldn't have been the same without your hospitality!
P.S. To anyone else who stays, we lightweight adopted one of the strays there — who we named Hermes — and sadly couldn't take her back to the US with us. Please be kind and take care of her for us! She will try to get in the house any chance she gets, so you'll know who she is ;).