Villa Elea is a beautifully restored, maintained and furnished traditional house, with all the amenities you could possibly need. It is an architectural work of art really - being at once true to the Tinos heritage, but also replete with 21st century functionality.

Danae and Michael are excellent hosts, with meticulous attention to detail which translates into a luxury experience. For example, the cutlery is high quality, there are custom Tinian soaps in each bathroom, there are full jars of espresso and filter coffee (along with coffee makers) ready to go. Countless examples like this, but it shows how much effort they put in to making a home of the highest calibre, and a place you can immediately feel at home in - not often you can say that about holiday villas. Furthermore they went above and beyond to make the home welcoming for our two young kids (buying a swim trainer for our one year old for example) - and they have experience in that regard having a toddler themselves.

Tinos itself has a different vibe to most Greek islands. It's quiet - not at all overrun with tourists - and the key attraction is the myriad of spectacular villages. The landscape around Volax for example is other worldly. We feel like we just scratched the surface really. If you want bustly nightlife this is not the place, but Mykonos and Syros are both nearby and make a good short trip, after which you can return to the relaxed luxury of Villa Elea.

I thoroughly recommend staying at Villa Elea, its top notch in every respect, and we very much hope to return next year.