I spent a LOT of time researching where to stay in Mykonos and kept coming back to these beautiful villas. We debated whether or not to do the larger villa with the private pool or the one with the shared pool. Either of these would have been a great choice, as our fellow villa neighbors weren’t rowdy or noisy.
The shaded outdoor living space near the pool was such an added bonus, and the general aesthetic look of the outdoor area and the house itself was beautiful. Elena met us for check in and was really informative and attentive to random stuff that came up over the course of the week. She also put us in touch with a great transfer company and a wonderful wonderful babysitter. I would absolutely stay here again.
Oh and something I didn’t catch before booking but it ended up being totally awesome is that two of the bedrooms in Nefeli are actually at pool level, with its own separate entrance. So since we were three families, it worked really well to put the family with the small kids down there and they could contain all their stuff, and that helped with peace of mind as well, that the two year old was on the ground level.
Which brings me to my three small ‘things to know’.
1)	This is a point about Mykonos more generally. If you stay in town, you don’t need a car. If you stay near a bus stop and bus route you don’t need a car. Leno Estates is in a less developed area and it’s almost impossible to walk anywhere, because the small roads are lined on both sides with stone walls, so when cars drive by there’s no where for you to go to get out of the way, plus they are super bendy so there’s very poor visibility. SO, we took taxis everywhere and they are NOT cheap. One of the families in our group did rent a car at the airport and that’s a good option, however the roads are VERY narrow and so squeezing past cars going in the other direction is not for the faint of heart. And get ready to drive backwards at some point, to let another car pass! So you should factor that in when choosing this location - to maybe get a rental car or budget for taxis.
2)	Of the five places we stayed in Greece on our trip, this was definitely the worst wifi. There was only a single wifi source for all the villas and since we were right on the end, we had almost no signal. We ended up embracing the off-grid life but at times it was a little stressful. Hopefully they sort that out soon.
3)	If you have kids be aware that the beautiful outdoor terrace where we ate our meals has a very low wall and steep drop down to the pool area below. We were vigilant with the two-year old in our group and made sure the kids were never outside without a grown up there, but it’s just something to know before you go. And also clearly this is only relevant if you have small children.
So overall, we had a REALLY REALLY great stay at the beautiful leno villas – villa nefeli and I would recommend this to friends for sure.