I am so happy I chose Katerina's place for our 1-week stay on Andros. The house is about 5 minutes drive out of Batsi in a real Greek village with animals and fruit trees. You can walk out the door in the morning with you pajamas, swipe the leaves from the porch, listen to the roosters and cows and sheep live their rural life, eat some seasonal fruit (we had pomegranates that grew in front of the porch) and pick fresh thyme for your omelette. Kids (and also grown-ups) were really happy to observe the nature around them with all the insects and plants and small rocks. The nature around the house is really abundant and reflects the long agricultural history of the island. It felt really special to walk between the old olives and figs on the property and think about Katerina's grandparents who lived in that house. The traditional house has really thick stone walls and ceilings and it probably keeps cool in the summer quite good. There is also a small chapel on the property!
So for all the nature lovers and people who like rural setting, this is a great place! But you have to keep in mind that rural villages have their own downsides, for example the water pressure is very low and water from the tap is not potable. The whole village takes it's drinking water from the tap next to a road, but also Katerina had brought enough bottled water for us. She had also brough us some food and kept bringing fruit :)
Katerina was helpful and sweet in every way! We arrived in Greek just when huge storm Zorbas hit and the ferries were docked, so we could't get on the island. Katerina gave us all the information we needed and was very flexible with our arrival date and time. I would definitely recommend her as a host.