We loved our stay in the cottage in Melanes! We highly recommend it for various reasons. Firstly, the house is very well taken care of, with a lovely design and thought given to all the details that make a stay comfortable and enjoyable. Simple and perfectly comfortable, with an out door eating area to enjoy the view and being outside. Alexandra was very welcoming, even though she was not there in person. She left us some fruit and "ouzo", almonds, water and etc. in the fridge for when we arrived, and she gave us explicit details of how to arrive. The house was as we imagined, with a lovely view of the fertile valley, with Melanes on one side and the neighboring village on the right. We loved the authenticity of Melanes, far from the holiday bustle of the main town of Naxos, yet only 8 km away. We had some nice meals in Melanes, once again very authentic and not touristic, and we loved discovering Naxos in general- a beautiful island with lots to offer! We were sorry to leave :-)