PART 2:
With that stage set, I must say Villa Erofili was absolutely incredible. The architecture is a blend of modern and traditional, and fits nicely with the landscape. The finishing work on the villa is superb. The kitchen is really wonderfully done and a joy to be in, even when you're on holiday and don't want to cook or anything. Upstair bedroom really feels like a romantic escape-the wood floor with a wonderful clear-coat finish oozes luxury, as does the picture window, and french doors that open to the upper patio (which I am told may have full hot-tub/jacuzzi installed outside, at some point [i think this would be THE BEST for sipping white wine and watching the sunset during a cool evening]). The jet-bathtub worked very well, plenty of VERY HOT water to fill it, and, relaxing design/shape to lay down in. Climate control AC/heat in upstairs and downstairs works flawlessly and quietly. All windows in the home are wonderful (super high quality) and open to let so much breeze and air through the entire villa. Again to stress, the building materials, fixtures, etc, are all luxurious.
Other details: the pool we found a bit cold, but maybe due to the north wind and end of September. We found it refreshing to jump into for a few minutes after being in the ocean, or after getting hot from sunning ourselves. I bet it is perfect during hotter parts of the year.
As the villa is new from 2011 a few small household items were needed, such as laundry soap, some food condiments (salt&pepper), coffee filters. I only mention because we sought these items out and they are really the only parts of our stay that cannot be described as 'utterly sublime'. I imagine after the first year and continued guests there will be even more things in place and we took care of the above so they are there for future guests already and I think will be stocked. We also gave some recommendations to Niko such as a small cooler to be available to take snacks to the beach, etc.
I will conclude to say when we returned home, I didn't even realize just how much I'd relaxed while at Villa Erofili, until I noticed I hadn't counted a single calorie, had completely forgotten my debit card pin number (hadn't used it in europe), and just felt this deep sense of peace as I noticed the hectic lives of my co-workers and friends when we came home. Niko had said something about 'recharging' -- and I think he knows that there is some secret or magic to staying there, in this wonderful cor