Kymata Bohemian Beach Resort

This was our third trip to Kefalonia. We chose this remote area on purpose and booked Villa #1 (sea view) directly with the property for 7 nights (€900). I was honestly surprised by how positive many other reviews are. I really hope we weren't deliberately given the worst villa because we booked direct, perhaps on the assumption that we couldn't review on platforms like Booking.com or use credit card protections. The host did respond commendably to immediate problems, but the property's basic quality and safety were far below what the price suggests. We wouldn't return. The location is a real plus, just a 2-minute walk from a beautiful little cove. We were welcomed with lemonade and a bottle of wine in the fridge, and there were coffee pods, sugar, milk and single-use bathroom toiletries: shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion. When we reported a faulty TV and a completely broken AC in the master bedroom, management immediately replaced both with brand new units. They also brought us salt when we asked. The shower temperature was a serious safety problem. It stayed lukewarm for several minutes, then suddenly turned boiling hot and burned us. On our last day, we spotted old blood stains washed into the foot of the bedsheets. We panicked and checked for bed bugs, but luckily there were none. It was likely from a previous guest scratching mosquito bites, but stained sheets shouldn't be kept in use. We were told towels would be changed every 3 days. They were changed on day 3 but not day 6, so we had no fresh towels for our final shower before checkout. Small face or hand towels were missing for the first days too. Inside the shower, there is no real flooring, just washable paint that's actively peeling and flaking. The bathroom doors don't lock, and the windows aren't fully frosted for privacy. The private pool is a very basic, cheap setup, with a drop-in hydro-jet filter hanging over the wall. It runs 24/7, and our pool light was blown out, but the filter isn't powerful enough to clean the water. There were bugs in it constantly, so we preferred walking to the nearby cove. There were plenty of mosquitoes around. The plug-in repellents provided were completely empty and useless, so we had to sleep covered in bug spray. Unlike most Greek villas, there was no olive oil. There's a small BBQ but no charcoal or firestarters. We bought those things, along with salt, and left them for the next guests. There was space for a washing machine but no machine. Laundry service costs €20, which is overpriced, though thankfully the master bathroom sink is big enough to handwash clothes.