Casa Verde exceeded my expectations. Aside from being in a beautiful and peaceful nature filled location Riki and her mom were wonderful, generous with their time and energy and treated us like family from day one. Riki went above and beyond to help us get aquatinted with Kos. Unbeknownst to us we discovered that she is an archeologist and offered to accompany us to the archaeological museum. We were able to view many of her pieces that she had worked on personally. This was very special and we learned a lot. She acquainted us with restaurants, beaches and parts of Kos that we otherwise would not have discovered. In our initial communication I let her know that I was interested in textiles and she arranged for us to meet with a weaver on the island. She accompanied us and we spent a lovely day learning from the weaver as she acted as translator. She then guided us on a mountain road overlooking the lush and fertile valleys of Kos. As we are getting ready to leave she took a lot of time helping us figure out where to go next, where to stay and helping to arrange ferry tickets which made transitioning into the rest of our journey so easy. I feel so fortunate to have it landed in Riki’s care. Everything about our experience was filled with gentleness and ease. Her dogs, her wonderful mother and especially Riki were a blessing.