I write this with sadness but I have to write honestly because many of my fellow travelers, like me, base their precious vacation choices on reviews.
It is a lovely, beautiful, house in a great location whose upkeep was not good resulting in a bad experience.
Bunch of things contributed -
1. We had to clean the kitchen on arrival (microwave, stove, counters, we sent pictures to the owner) and the maid had left clothes in the washer which we had to dry so we could use the washer
2. Despite a prior request to ensure we have hot water the water throughout our entire stay was lukewarm and it was winter and cold. Not fun. The place is heated only by solar panels and it is not adequate.
3. The heating in the master bedroom did not work and we had to be home when the repair guy came a couple of times to try and diagnose and fix...this put unnecessary constraints on our schedule. It was choice between being cold or coordinating the repairs. He did not quite succeed and we had to deal with a cold bed room. To the owners credit he did try to get someone to fix it.
If we had known all this, we would not have rented this place. It would have helped if the owner had checked beforehand and been transparent about the hot water and heating situation.
Instead we were requested to not write a review if it was not good, and we were offered some money at the end as compensation for the discomfort. While we appreciate and are grateful for the gesture, it doesn’t makeup for a cold/bad stay and I also did not want to feel obliged to not write a honest review. So in summary...
It is a lovely house and with a little more love and care both for it and its guests, it can be a terrific place to stay!
ps. There are stray cats on the island and we had some regulars frequent this house as well. I hear many Greek islands have a good sized cat population.