Claudio is really friendly and helpful and went out of his way to make us feel comfortable in his home. He met us off the boat at the port to give us a lift back to the house, which is on the road to Akrotiri (with a bus stop nearby). The room is large and decorated with Claudio's art. He recommended places to visit locally, including the stunning Red Beach (Ammos Kokkino), which is a 50-minute walk/short bus ride from the house, the ancient site of Akrotiri and others.

In the evening, he offered to take us to Perissa and recommended two excellent and inexpensive local restaurants: we ate twice at Lava, which offers traditional Greek food including mezedes (delicious aubergine, stuffed vegetables etc) and fresh fish, and once at Tranquilo where the salads (€8-9) have to be seen to be believed, and shared by 2-3 people minimum!

We were also taken to the lighthouse nearby one evening to watch the sunset which was beautiful.

Claudio provided a generous breakfast of Greek yoghurt, fresh bread, eggs, coffee and juice, and offered us fruit at other times, as well as leaving mineral water in the room's fridge (tap water is not safe). He also kindly washed a load of our clothes in his machine, which quickly dried on the veranda.

He was often on hand and happy to answer any questions and give lifts whenever possible (including to a better bus stop to get to Fira). Overall we had a great time and really enjoyed getting to know our host and the local area. Thank you very much Claudio!