The villa is located at the top of a mountain. The view is absolutely gorgeous. It also means you need to get to the top of that mountain-the roads a narrow (we are from Canada, so we’re used to wide roads and big cars) and winding. You will need a car or some sort of transportation. It is located in the remote place. We walked down and up to the villa with three kids, it was a nice exercise, but took about 20 minutes. There is a small playground with swings at the bottom of the mountain that we visited frequently (near the restaurant Psako’s, where servers speak English and food is delicious).
The location of the villa is perfect! It’s right in the centre of touristy places to visit (all within 30-ish min drive), such as the old monastery, citadelle, old Roman/Greek settlements, natural park, beaches, border with France, etc. There is a nice grocery store 5 min drive from the villa-which was very neat and had everything we needed (including baby formula, diapers, fresh fruits, meat, dairy, etc.).
If you are from Canada/US something to note-they ask for passport photos upon registration, or when you arrive. There is a law in Europe-the owners must enter information about all visitors into the website (including passport numbers, dates of birth). I was worried about that at first, but it is what it is. Another place in Barcelona also asked us about that and took our passport photos.
The villa is very clean, has gorgeous dining room with huge windows, so every time you eat-you look at the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding greenery. There is also a nice balcony with chairs (it was a bit cool and windy for us to enjoy it though) where you can view sunsets/sunrises. Beds were comfy and clean, shower with plenty of hot water, kitchen had all the necessary stuff to prepare your own meals, washer for clothes (clothes come out semi-dry, so need to hang them out on the clothesline, it took few hours to completely dry), there is a heater/AC in the main room, so at night it was cooler in bedrooms, which was perfect for us (we all sleep better under warm blankets with cool air to breathe).
We’ve met the owner’s father, he is from Britain, so he speaks fluent English. He is very welcoming and very pleasant, he brought us baby paraphernalia (crib and high chair).
Overall it was a perfect place for us and we would definitely come back again!