The most exceptional stay! We wanted to keep it secret but to be fair to our lovely host, Stratos we have to recommend it in the strongest terms.
This was the best place we stayed on our trip around Greece. The location here is just stunning - at the end of a dirt road but accessible by normal car. The only sounds are the wind and the waves, the occasional goat in the morning and a small, friendly cat.
There are two secret beaches in coves you can climb down to and have entirely to yourself, we swam there every morning. My partner went for runs up the mountain on the level road and I would look off the cliffs every morning to the small islands just off the coast - absolute heaven.
There is a larger public beach with a bar just four minutes walk in the other direction, this is literally just a cabin on the beach but people drive there during the day - it was useful to have this as they serve food and even made great cocktails, you have a choice therefore between wild seclusion and modern comfort, you can also walk another ten minutes and there is a second beach with a taverna.
The cottage is in a small hamlet of four houses, only one of which is occupied. The accommodation is simple but well considered and extremely clean. The cottage is a single double height room with bed on the half floor and a wet-room on the ground floor, made from an old dovecot, with a large terrace outside. There were some really nice touches, like the traditional slit shutter over the bed and quality crisp ironed cotton sheets. Coffee, detergent, honey etc were all thoughtfully supplied so no need to buy everything.
Stratos was the most amazing host, incredibly friendly and attentive, he helped push our stalled rental car, found us a new umbrella in hours when ours blew over - nothing was too much trouble and always with a smile. We bumped into him taking his daily swim at the public beach and always enjoyed having a chat with him - thank you Stratos!
We cannot recommend this rare pearl of a stay highly enough if you are looking for total peace and seclusion in a wild, ancient Greece that is increasingly hard to find.