We recently returned from staying at Alexandra's house and had a lovely time there. The house is located in an area about 20 mins drive from the main town so we would highly recommend renting a car for your stay. This will allow you to explore the island and go to some wonderful beaches with ease. We found a great rental company called "Avance" who are local. Upon our arrival as you come through the doors of the airport they are on the RHS. We got a fantastic brand new Renault Clio( stick shift as are most cars in Europe to rent ) for 70 euros per day. They were extremely polite and very efficient. All the beaches we visited had parking that only require a tip so on average would allow 10 euros per day. Easy access and everyone was so nice. In town we found a great parking area for 10 euros also that was located near to the bus station -turn left at the junction to the main square- its opposite a quad bike rental place . Heads up for the drive if you do rent a car -its a bit like whacky races over there and is every man for himself. Lots of mopeds/quad bikes to be aware of and small windy roads but great fun driving!! Favourite beach and location found on last day (of course ) Ornos. Good music/vibes/beds/restaurant for lunch .As you enter the beach go to your right and its the black beds. Pasaji is also nice there too. Beds are around 20 euros and up per set for the day-book a day in advance to guarantee a bed and good spot on any of the beaches in high season. Gets busy around midday on average. Its nice to go into town if you have kids after the beach for a browse and shop around as its so close by. If you go home and go into town later in the evening its extremely busy and also the road is difficult driving at night. Avoid Tuesday evening as the cruise ships are in and its chaos. Great restaurant -Avra in town. Love this place but book in advance. Most of the good ones need advance booking and all are nice. Would give yourselves at least 150 euors allowance for four people. Great lunch restaurant if not windy -Kalafatis beach down the road from the house. Nice sofas/music and food. Quite pricey again. Lovely beach if not windy. Other great beaches - Platis Gialos/Psarou/Paranga/Paradise(clubbing beach)Super Paradise (get little boat around from Paradise for a bit of fun ) Kalafatis where the house is can be windy and the beach is popular for windsurfing. Unfortunately whilst we were there the winds were really gusting around 25 MPH so we were unable to use the pool. We spoke with a local and they mentioned its worse around a full moon but generally speaking its a windy island anyway. The house itself is cozy and has...