With 3 seniors (with limited mobility) and a preschooler on board, it wasn't exactly an easy task to find a holiday home suitable for everyone. Luckily, we found property and it was pretty close to perfect for our family vacation. The villa is spacious, inside and out. Surrounded by a wide & well maintained lush green garden, that gave us privacy from neighbours. We spent countless hours lounging in the beautifully pebbled patio, listening to the wind blowing through the trees and the gentle lapping of waves just meters outside. The view from the bedroom windows and the patio is stunning to say the least. Waking up to birdsongs, watching beautiful Aegean Sea sunrises in your backyard every morning, is an experience money can't buy!
To our pleasant surprise, despite being close to the busy tourist village of Faliraki, the villa's "tucked away" location and large property still gave us enough privacy and a feeling of far-from-it-all, at the same time, being easily accessible to local amenities, e.g. Supermarkets, Tavernas, Post Offices, Bakery & Butcher's Shop etc. We even found a horticulture centre nearby (with a bit of help for the very kind gardener) and picked up little bougainvillea plants and a little olive tree to take home. It was the best way to experience local life & culture of a country that is not your own.
Rhodes is an easy & a great island to drive around with a car and explore. We often drive to Rhodes City (less than 20minutes away), to the beautiful town of Lindos, Filerimos Hill and a few random quaint Greek villages.
Among local tavernas, we recommend Desert Rose on the main road in Faliraki for all sorts of authentic Greek cuisine and local shrimp fries at Restaurant Maria at the Faliraki Marina.
All in all, the whole family had a wonderful time. Our little one seriously didn't want to come back! 😊