We loved Panaytis's place! We stayed in House 3, which was the top apartment, with a sheltered balcony. It was really cute, well furnished with a great little kitchen area, powerful shower, and it was really clean and tidy. Loved the 'seaside' theme too.

We had a bit of miscommunication when we arrived - our fault totally as it took longer for us to hire a car than we thought it would, so we were late arriving, but the apartment was open, and eveything was all good - especially the VERY welcome bottle of Greek white wine in the fridge! It was our honeymoon, so whether that's a normal gesture or not, it was a lovely touch. Panayotis was really cool about us being later than expected too, which was great.

The private beach was quite open to the elements, (it was windy for a couple of the days we were on the island), but very peaceful. We even did some snorkelling there. You do need a car if you stay here, but the roads are good, and the car hire really reasonable. Paros is a stunning island. Naoussa is gorgeous, with great shopping, a lovely harbour-front, and don't miss 'Gourmet Street' for restaurants.

Our fave was Lefkas though - not only was it a very pretty place with friendly locals, the views are amazing, and we had the most delicious lunch one afternoon there. Simply perfect! We also ate at 'Siparos', which is a restairant about 3 mins walk from the apartment. The food there is amazing and the staff are super-friendly, so we went back a couple of times as it was so convienent.

There were other guests staying in the larger house who were friendly but kept themselves to themselves, and we didn't have anyone in the apartment below us. If you had a group of mates or a big-ish family wanting a holiday, renting the whole place out would be perfect as it's private as you need it to be, without being unsociable!

Paros was by far the best part of our trip to Greece (which included Athens and Santorini), and Villa A Mare was a wonderful pace to stay whist we were there. Highly reccomended,