Where to begin? We stayed 7 days in this villa. In summary:
This property needs care/maintenance. It appears as if the photos illustrated on the listing have been heavily filtered/photoshopped.
Rather than sharing a biased opinion, I will try to provide a few concrete examples:
- filthy patio chair lounges: permanent stains/cigarette burns/etc.
- damaged/broken pool floors which may results in cuts or injuries
- smashed mosquitoes (“red marks”) across various parts of the bedroom walls
- swinging egg chair missing from the villa. In fact, we noticed the chair was being moved across surrounding properties
- the other adjacent Etesians villa had a broken fridge (door half opened) sitting next to their pool
- No mattress protector, only a thin bed sheet separates you and the mattress. Pillows should be replaced as they were yellow. We put our own beach towel to serve as a pillow cover.
Other facts:
- Not enough towels: 2 bath towels, changed only every other day and only upon request
- During your stay, do not bother contacting the host via AirBnB directly. Responses would not come in a timely fashion. For instance, we asked about checkout and were responded the day after our checkout. Instead, phone or text Christos, a friend of the host? Christos was amicable and quick to respond.
- Generally a lot of insects outside and inside the villa (dead mosquitoes on the walls from previous guests and never cleaned up). Fun fact: On our first night, we had to capture a lizard inside the villa and return him back to nature. My wife was pretty agitated that night.
- The pool is only 1.2 metre deep and in poor condition.
Highlights:
- Nice view and walking distance to the beach
- Friendly greeting, check-in/check-out easy thanks to the help of Christos
To us, it felt like an overrated superhost. Moving forward, we would not entertain in any other listings from this host.