Stavroula and Kostas are the perfect hospitable, knowledgable Cycladic hosts who do everything in their power to familiarize visitors with the unique and vast array of things to do, see, and learn on Tinos. Their summer villa is spacious, well-appointed, pet-friendly, and located c. 20mins' drive from the main town: quiet in high season. You will need a car with some power--a Jeep Wrangler would have been perfect--to negotiate Tinos's many dirt roads and, often, 10% graded hills. The drive out to Ballos, and the beautiful beaches beyond, is not for strictly-urban visitors: you MUST rent a car to stay here, as well as to see the island properly. Kostas helps with port transfers, car rental, directions, etc., etc., etc.