Eleni’s place is amazing!! Super clean and she left nice touches like snacks, fruit, and water for us. She offered us a personal taxi for ten euro to get us off the ferry, and our ferry was over an hour late and our ride was still there!
Naxos is absolutely beautiful and Elena provided us with thoughtful suggestions on where to eat, which beaches to visit, and sites to see.
Her home is in walking distance to St. George beach and many shops, restaurants, and bars.
On the way home, we knew the island well enough to walk back to the port for our ferry (it’s very close to the Portara.) The restaurants had absolutely delicious food and drink, and very affordable as well. Our favorite spots were Oasis and Gyro Gyro.
A word to the wise if you’re interested in renting an ATV to travel around the island - we rented from Mike’s Bikes for €25 + €5 insurance. The shop’s located directly below Eleni’s apartment. Our ATV broke down when we were in the mountain area, which was overwhelming because we were far from Naxos Town where we were staying. We had to walk to somewhere with a phone and find someone who spoke English to help us. The shop did bring us another one within an hour, but the second one was also sputtering and barely got us back. We DEFINITELY recommend renting an ATV (it was fairly cheap and a great way to see more of the island), but there are many other places to rent that is not Mike’s Bikes. We still had to pay full price and spent some of the day stranded, but maybe we just had very bad luck!!!
Our experience with Eleni’s Airbnb was wonderful! Booking with her is a great idea!