Read no more: just book Maria and Giorgios’ place in Old Town Rhodes and move on to making the rest of your plans. What? You need more convincing? Where to start . . . Have you ever wanted to hang out in your own private courtyard in a medieval stone-walled village, swaying to the breeze in a hammock listening to the wind rustle through the leaves of the banana and lime trees with the scent of jasmine on the air as your friends and family babble on nearby at a gorgeous wooden banquet table? No? Well, how about the well-equipped kitchen and baths? Want to be able to walk 7 minutes to the center of Old Town? Maybe 4 minutes to hear traditional rembetika with locals? How about have all grocery shopping done for you by the host by the time you check in?
Seriously, I don’t know what more Maria and Giorgios could do to be the most incredible host AirBNB ever dreamed up. Our group showed up at separate times – did Giorgios blink? Nope. He just brought a gift of coffee, filled the place with fresh fruit and vegetables, a myriad snacks, and even some wine. He left a list of recommended spots – each one we tried was a home run! Did they press us to check out at any particular time? Nope. Giorgios even stopped in to leave us with lovely parting gifts.
This group has stayed at AirBNB’s from Cartagena to Paris, Santa Barbara to Faro, Porto to Sevilla, Barcelona to Bordeaux . . . I could go on. Maria and Giorgios are the Super Hosts you’ve been dreaming of and this place is gorgeous. You’ll get a great night’s rest in a lovely spot and, late-July heat be damned, you’ll be cool and comfortable the whole time. Just do it. Doooo it.