Pros
- very beautiful garden and wonderful path leading up to the house
- The path and the house are well lit at night
- Very sweet kitty to keep you company
- The sound of cicadas
- Fully functioning Wifi
- Fans to help you cool down
- A lot of space
- Irini was very nice and took some time to give us advice although she had to rush to get somewhere afterwards.
- Evaggelos was friendly when we met him a couple of days after our arrival.
Cons
- cleanliness : there were candy wrappers or things of the sort under the bed. Also there were a few cobwebs in the house. The animal food was stored in the bathroom which first caused a very bad smell and then after it was wrapped to avoid the smell, became infested with worms which was really disgusting.
- communication with hosts by phone/airbnb app: not so great. On the day of our arrival, we were rushed so as to be there at an exact time which was a bit too early for us considering we had just got off of the ferry and had to drive all the way from Gavrio to Chora. The owner gave us an ultimatum: either we were there at 3:30pm or we would have to wait until midnight to be able to get inside the house, which we found very unpleasant and stressful (especially because we has no control over the ferry schedules which were quite unreliable). We also had to skip lunch to accommodate their demand. I understand they had somewhere to be that day, but it didn’t feel very welcoming. And it turned out to be a communication problem more than anything because when we arrived at the house, Irini was very nice and took some time to explain things. Another communication problem was that, during the following days, we didn’t know when the owner was going to come by and he didn’t always answer my messages.
- On the airbnb pictures, the cistern is full and presented as a « traditional pool ». When we arrived at the house, it was empty. When I asked if it could filled, I was told it was for the plants and trees. Then our host said he would fill it up four days after our arrival but he didn’t. Therefore I think that the ad is misleading because on the pictures it looked like you could bathe in the cistern. Moreover it was labelled « pool ». Perhaps the picture should be removed from the ad if the owner doesn’t want guests to think they can use it or there should be more exact information stating that it is not meant to be used as a swimming pool.
- Comfort: The bed wasn’t very comfortable and the disposition of the furniture inside the house was not very pleasant. It would be nicer if the bed was placed like it is on the airbnb pictures and it would be so much better if a mosquito net was hanged to the ceiling/bottom of the mezzanine to protect the bed at night as there are a lot of mosquitoes even when using a repellent.
- The geese were a bit threatening!
- And finally, paying over 100€ per night is really too expensive when so many things aren’t a hundred percent satisfying .
- Overall I was disappointed by this experience, especially since I had booked a long time ago and was looking forward to staying there.