Artistic Home- 250yr old traditional village house

Artistic Home- 250yr old traditional village house Overview

First Impressions

Honestly, the moment you turn off the main road and find yourself in Koskinou, something shifts. This isn’t a resort town — it’s a real Greek village, one of the most well-preserved on Rhodes, with painted doorways and flower-draped courtyards that feel almost too pretty to be real. Artistic Home- 250yr old traditional village house fits right into that picture, because it essentially is that picture. It’s a 250-year-old stone house that someone has clearly loved back to life.

The Property Itself

What makes this place stand out is that it doesn’t try to be a hotel — and that’s exactly the point. The building has that thick-walled, cool-in-summer quality that old Greek houses have, the kind of architecture that was solving the heat problem centuries before air conditioning existed. There are artistic touches throughout — hence the name — and you can tell the owner has a genuine eye for it. It feels personal, a bit eclectic, and not at all generic. You’re staying in someone’s carefully curated home, not a room that could be anywhere.

Location and Village Life

Koskinou sits just a few kilometres south of Rhodes Town, which means you’re close enough to pop in for an evening without any real effort. But the village itself is worth your time — I mean, just walking the lanes here is something. The traditional Rhodian architecture is remarkably intact, and the pace is slow in the best possible way. Couples especially seem to love it here, and it’s easy to see why — there’s a romance to the place that a big beach hotel simply can’t replicate.

The Experience Day to Day

Staying somewhere like this, you’re not going to have a lobby or a concierge desk, and that’s sort of the whole appeal. Mornings feel quiet and unhurried, the kind where you sit outside with a coffee and actually notice things — the light, the sounds, the texture of the walls. Because the house is so old and the setting so specific, it rewards guests who want to slow down rather than tick off sights. It’s well-suited to people who travel to feel somewhere, not just see it.

Why Guests Love It

The rating here is a perfect ten, and while that sounds like marketing, in this case it genuinely reflects something real. Guests who choose a place like Artistic Home- 250yr old traditional village house are usually the kind of travelers who know what they’re looking for — character, authenticity, a connection to the place they’re visiting. Rhodes has no shortage of big hotels along the coast, but finding something that actually feels like Greece, old Greece, takes a bit more searching. This is that find. If you’re traveling as a couple and want something that’ll actually feel memorable rather than just comfortable, this is worth serious consideration.

Artistic Home- 250yr old traditional village house Accommodations

Reviews of Artistic Home- 250yr old traditional village house

• Judith from United Kingdom – 15 April 2024 (10/10)

  This is a beautiful, unique house, fully equipped and perfectly clean with a welcoming and helpful host. Koskinou is a pretty village with a good location for accessing Rhodes town, the beach and the main routes round the island.
  
  What could be improved: I have no complaints.

• Ian from United Kingdom – 17 September 2023 (10/10)

  Very pretty house located in a hilltop village.
  Quiet friendly village off the beaten track.
  Very friendly host.
  
  What could be improved: No parking at the house.
  A usb charger would be a great addition (our luggage was delayed).

• Manuel from Spain – 19 July 2023 (10/10)

• Maria from Greece – 5 July 2023 (10/10)

  Φανταστικό το σπίτι, τρομερή αισθητική και απίστευτα άνετο κατά τη διαμονή! Εξαιρετική η οικοδεσποινα! Η τοποθεσία είναι πολύ βολική τόσο για την επίσκεψη σε παραλίες αλλά και για την πόλη της Ρόδου! Το σπίτι είναι ιδανικό τόσο για οικογένειες όσο και για μεγάλες παρέες, έχει πολλούς ανεξάρτητους χώρους!

• Tom from United Kingdom – 27 June 2023 (10/10)

  Alida the host was so lovely from the first day. She helped us throughout our stay and was incredibly welcoming and friendly. The house is an amazing and authentic space set in charming old cobbled streets. Lots of room, great architecture, great facilities. The roof terrace was beautiful to sit and watch the sun set. The location in Koskinou was excellent, close to everything but still felt authentic and charming. All the local businesses in the village were welcoming and friendly, restaurants, cafes, car hire and taxis were all brilliant. We couldn't have been happier with our stay, we will absolutely be coming back and recommending this house and Alida to anyone wanting to go to Rhodes.
  
  What could be improved: We didn't like that we had to leave.

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