This is a perfect place. We looked for a place with a kitchen, since we like to cook, and also close to the beach. We found both here, and much more. If you love to swim and anyone says you should stay up in the Hora instead, don't believe them. It's a long bus ride from up high to the beach, whereas here you have a few minutes' walk to Livadaki Beach which is sublime, and the taverna at the beach has great food. But the apartment is also perfect, a nice big living/dining room area with comfortable couches that can be extra beds, and the kitchen is quite well-equipped, and the terrace has a great view of the bay and the mountains. The bedroom is very nice, with a lot of storage space for clothes. In every way it was just perfect, and Christos is a great host who quickly replied to any email queries, picks you up at the ferry if your bags are crazy heavy, and in general was so friendly and warm. It's a long flight from NY to Greece but I sure wish I could go there more often, and stay at his place. Also if you're on a budget and there for a short time, here are two tips: (1) Ignore people's insistence that you go to as many beaches as possible--they're nice, of course, but it means a taxi ride (if you don't have a car) and the one other we went to (Ganema) was nice but in fact no nicer that Livadaki Beach, so we were very happy to continue going to that one, especially because the taverna was so great for snacks or meals or just drinks. (2) If you're curious about the island overall, there are hourly buses that go to the Hora, but every day at 6:30 am and 2:30 pm there's a different bus that goes to the Hora but then beyond, to three other villages, and then turns around and comes back to Livadi, and it's a spectacular ride through the highest mountains in the middle of the island and over to the north side, so it's a great way to have a super cheap tour of the island (only 4.60 euros roundtrip!). On our return trip we got off the bus at the Hora and then walked back down to Livadi on the old cobblestone footpath, which was really interesting. I hope you have a great time in Serifos, it's wonderful--we were there for 10 days and would have been happy to stay a lot longer.