We were greeted by the owner who took the time to show us around, tell us about the villa, set our personal code for the safety box (Which he had installed at our request when we booked!) and finally he took us on a little tour of the village pointing out the best restaurants and the shortest route to the beach. All in all an excellent and very warm welcome.
The villa is located right in the heart of the village within walking distance to several tavernas and restaurants as well as two supermarkets and a bakery. Despite the central location, there was never an issue with noise. The back garden i walled off and even on Saturday where there was a party in a house close by, we could hear nothing in the back garden.
The villa itself is extremely well kept. It is clear that someone has lovingly restored the property. The chairs are comfortable, the beds are comfortable, the aircondition made the 40 degree days bearable! Outside in the garden there are two sets of garden furniture so you don't have to move everything around depending on where you can find shade.
The area is predominantly greek and we very much appreciated the lack of tourist traps. A few times we got caught out as the road signs were in greek letters only -But this just adds to the feel of a proper holiday. The owner emailed us with little hints and tips on restaurants, excursions etc. during our stay which was nice.
The owner also had a PC and a printer in the house, meaning that it was easy to access and print boarding passes for our flights home -again a small thing that makes the overall impression very, very good.