Wow!. Sotiria’s house is beautiful, the pictures don’t do it justice. The house is up on the hill about 0.5 mile up a track overlooking Vourkari bay. You are essentially on your own with only two nearby houses which you can’t really see from the terraces. The view of the sunset is lovely. The house is like home from home with everything we needed. My personal view is you need a car to experience the island. We managed with a standard compact rental car with our children 21,19, and 15 and got to many lovely beaches. It would be quicker to travel down the the beaches if you have a 4x4 as most are 2-5km essentially on dirt tracks, but many do it in standard cars. We loved all these beaches - Sykamia (isolated, no facilities, slightly pebbled), Spathi (facilities, sandier), Koundouros (beach bar vibe, very sandy), Xyla (facilities, sand), Otzias and Gialiskari. For younger children last two are shallow, sandy, and only 5 minutes drive, with Xyla also good for children at 15 mins. The old town in the hills Ioulis (Iolida) is just 15 minutes drive and you pass here anyway on route to Koundouros or Sykamia. We ate very nice meals in I Piatsa and To Steki in Ioulis. The island is pretty, despite limited trees, with nice drives around the north and west roads and over the top through Ioulis. We loved the mix of the architecture of the old town mixed with many new natural stone houses being built everywhere with a view!. Kea is really easy to access. 35 minutes to Lavrio port from Athens airport where we stayed one night, then a 50 minute ferry. If you fancy a Greek island without too many tourists this is a great location, and the house, and Sotiria as a very helpful and communicative host were great.