Marianna’s house is in the most glorious setting. Pedi Bay is beautiful under any circumstances; you can never get tired of seeing that view in different lights at different times of day. The house location on top of the supermarket is super-useful, and there is no noise transference that I noticed at all; but please note you need to climb stairs to reach it.
There is a restaurant which is popular with people in the local hotel, and also visiting yachts moored in the bay immediately opposite; there are sunbeds next to it and a little areas with tables/chairs for a cafe/bar lounge adjacent to the restaurant. If you have the front windows open you will hear some music from the taverna; but that’s rather nice, and if it bothers you it’s possible to close the windows and you don’t really notice the music at all.
The house has a traditional front balcony overlooking the restaurant/bay, and a larger back balcony looking back towards Chorio and the surrounding mountains; there is washing line from the back balcony to hang out hand washing and it dries within hours/overnight. Inside the bathroom is large and spotlessly clean, with a bath and a powerful hand-held shower over the bath (complete with shower curtain) and plentiful supplies of hot water. There is a large kitchen area with lots of crockery, pots, a stove, great big fridge with freezer compartment, which opens into an open plan living and dining room with two large comfortable settees, and a television with English language and Greek television, a dining table and chairs for 4. The bedroom has a comfortable double bed, and large wardrobes with drawers underneath and a plentiful supply of hangers; and I appreciated a full-length mirror inside one of the wardrobe doors. The bedroom also has air conditioning which was wonderfully welcome at night.
From Marianna’s there is a nice walk to St Nicholas Beach which is relatively easy but does include a stone step descent down to the beach in the next bay; or if you want to go to St Marina you can walk over the hill at the other side of the bay. However, you can elect to take the taxi boat to either which goes regularly just minutes from Marianna’s house. The bus stop is right next to the house too, and buses leave Pedi on the half-hour into Chora and Yialos which is perfect if you want to visit beaches further away such as Nanou or Marathounta. The return buses at on the hour from Yialos; each way costs 1.70 euros (as at September 2018)