Henry's House
This whitewashed stone house, the larger of the two, opens onto a walled garden with a raised terrace offering spectacular sea and mountain views. Beneath the terrace, rainwater is stored in a large cistern. There are many flowers and flowering shrubs, as well as a vine shading an outdoor table. (click on pictures for larger images)
Guest directions can be found here
The main room, spanned by a stone arch supporting the wooden ceiling, contains two large double beds built into recesses on either side of the arch, a dining table and an antique sofa. There is a curtained cupboard for hanging clothes and a library of books in a variety of languages
The second double bedroom is smaller. Originally a separate house, it is entered through its own door. It also has a stone arch dividing it. It contains two single beds, which can be put together as a double, and a small table. Outside it is a shady place under a vine where a table can be set on a hot day.
There is an additional room with a large single bed. This room is called The Bakehouse because it once served as a village bakery. In fact, the oven (now sealed) was big enough to roast three goats for the celebration of the finish of the home’s re-construction. It has a wide single bed on a raised platform and a small table.
Kitchen and Bathroom:
The fully stocked kitchen has everything you need to create meals in-house and has a 3-burner stove, a microwave oven, an electric kettle which heats quickly, and a small refrigerator.
The recently enlarged bathroom is a separate structure approached by a short flight of steps, with a flush toilet and shower in a tiled compartment. The water heater warms up quickly for showers. Water is newly supplied by the village council and as a backup water from the cistern can be pumped automatically to the bathroom and the kitchen. But, because of the severe shortage of water on the island, we ask guests to conserve it. For colder weather a radiant electric heater provides warmth. And while we all seem to travel with lights on our mobile phones, it is recommended that you bring a torch/flashlight for night-time bathroom visits and for night time walks through the village or a late night return up the muletrack.