The good
+ Great host. Very friendly and communicative. Also, very helpful in scheduling car services, pick up as needed
+ Location. In the middle of town…very very close to Main Street in Thira. Also, very close to the airport.
+ Quiet. Really very peaceful
+ Clean and well maintained
The Not so good
- Air-conditioning (or lack there of). The house has two units. Main villa with two bedrooms and separate room just off the courtyard. The main house AC needs to be re-started each time you open a door or window in the main house, which, while inconvenient isn’t a problem. The problem is the power/efficiency of the units themselves…the main house simply never cooled down even after leaving them on continually over night. Not sure if they need to be serviced or what.
- Odor. Both units smelled…very musty/moldy. The Main house, while bad…wasn’t nearly as bad as the second/small unit which had a bathroom with no window/ventilation (only a very small wall fan)…this second room bathroom smelled almost like a sewer which made that room also smell bad.
- Shower in second bathroom. There is only a hand spray attached to the wall next to the toilet and a central drain on the floor. This appears to be somewhat common in other locations…but wasn’t that apparent in the profile photos of the unit.
We only stayed one night so there wasn’t much point to raise…but I would definitely check with host prior to booking to see if they are addressed. Trying to be fair here and just giving heads up as I wished someone had done same in their review prior to me…Again, overall, Nikolaos (host) is a very nice guy…he just needs to address these two key areas…especially because the unit isn’t cheap.