Rustic charm but not up to international standards
If you want a basic, slightly run-down yet adequate home from which to hit the beach, this is fine. It’s not as well-maintained as some houses on its street, but mostly functional. Host replies promptly. Expect defensiveness and parochialism from host when you express a need (such as hot water for showers), but if you put up with his attitude and don’t jump to the bait of argument, he makes honest effort in the end.
Charming, clean, two-floor cottage surrounded by roses, honeysuckle, vegetable garden. Three bedrooms, with ample natural light. Spacious upstairs balcony (no chairs on balcony). Bedroom doors don’t close properly. Towels are thin and old, not enough towels for a family of four to take some to the beach plus have clean ones for showering afterward. There’s soap, but bring shampoo. Upstairs bathroom bidet sprays water on the floor. Spacious living room, beautiful large windows. Small kitchen has full refrigerator, dishes, pots, utensils.
You’ll be trapped if you go to the storage area to turn on hot water, because its door locks behind you.
Location is best part. While not beachfront as advertised, it’s perfect for a ten-minute walk to beachfront, where there’s a simple café and, after 15 June, lounge-chairs under umbrellas.
One minute’s walk in the other direction is a convenience store. We bought drinking water there when we arrived. Later we pointed out to the host that initial drinking water should have been provided, and then he promptly did provide.
Note that there are no very close restaurants; you’ll need to download a special app to get meals delivered and it’s cash-only.
Host not physically present, but sends service people. Overall, host seems satisfied defending existing conditions (for example, saying other guests enjoy it) than with understanding what a comfortable experience for international guests requires. Other AirBnB hosts we’ve had in Turkey are more respectful and welcoming.
Items listed when we rented, but missing when we came:
•	No microwave, no coffeemaker--both once there but broke; host forgot to edit listing (or replace them).
•	No snorkeling or beach gear. Beachfront café with chairs, umbrellas is 10-minute walk.
•	Salt and cooking oil—to be fair, as soon as we mentioned their absence, host had them fetched.
•	No regular oven, only a strange round tin contraption stacked in storage, which I guess locals use as oven; we’d never seen anything like it, no idea how to use it.
•	Listing says 10am check-in, so we based our schedule on that, but host said it was still being cleaned (should put later check-in time).
•	Electric kettle doesn’t work properly; we propped its button with something to make it work.
Guests should note: some neighbors or caretakers may enter property without warning. I was having morning coffee at the picnic table, not yet in a state to meet anyone, when a woman came from the backyard toward me. I understood she was there to water the garden. This should be explained to guests beforehand, so they are not startled.