10 of my friends and I spent 10 days in Philippe's house and I must admit it was an amazing experience. The house was even bigger than what it seemed to be in the pictures. Th best part of the house was the outside patio, with a huge table and the amazingly comfortable couch area where we spent most of our days and nights. As for the house itself, it was very aired, so it was never too hot either in or outside. Two of the rooms are external which i found very pleasing as you can be just a tiny bit far away from all that goes on from the house and sleep without getting disturbed.
As for plates, cutlery and cups/glasses the house was more than equipped for 15 people, however, some basic kitchen tools were missing, also, the pans provided were great seeing as there were 11 of us in the house, but at times we needed smaller pans/pots and these were not there. Regardless of this, we managed to cook and eat for 15 people perfectly. There were no major problems with the house, except some power cuts and the drains smelling bad, but this is not in Philippe's control, of course.
On our arrival Philippe got his friend Alex to welcome us and he was very helpful and nice, he brought all of our suitcases to the house, explained a few things to us and left us his details if we ever needed anything and he stuck to his words. The cleaning lady came halfway through the holiday and it was free of charge, which we did not expect, but were very happy about, however she forgot to provide us with kitchen cloths, as she had brought the ones that we were using to the laundry.
The position of the house is incredible, the beach is so close to the house, the bus stop is at an about 5/7 minute walk from he house and the buses will take you from the city centre to some of the beautiful beaches of the island. Also, in only 15 minutes you can get to the Village (Chora) walking up the donkey path. which is quite tiring, but good exercise!
Overall, both my friends and I were very pleased with our experience at Philippe's villa and would recommended to anyone.