We absolutely loved our stay at Nicoletta's family home in Armeni Bay. She met us off of the plane in Oia and arranged for donkeys to carry our suitcases down the hill to the house, because it was unusually windy and we weren't able to use the boat that day. Our two young daughters (age 8 & 11) were over the moon with excitement about our arrival alone. We spent 5 relaxing days in this gorgeous and super spacious home watching boats come and go and watching local life and routines in the Bay. We swam off of the dock when we were hot, we walked up to the town for meals or sight seeing, we asked Alex (the private boat driver) to take us to jump off the rocks near Ammoudi Bay, we kayaked, we ate many meals at the fantastic restaurant in Armeni Bay. We enjoyed every minute of it. Nicoletta went out of her way to make us feel welcome by explaining the history of the island, her family's summers there, and helping make our daughter's 12th birthday special. She and her daughters arranged transport and a boat tour for us and gave us fantastic recommendations for restaurants. Our girls were able to explore the Bay and had the freedom to roam there and they loved the neighborhood cats and kittens. It was so nice to be on the water and away from the crowds in Oia. We felt like we had a unique opportunity to see Greek life outside of the towns.