Roula is a great host: considerate, available, and always smiling and doing her best to make sure that her guests have everything they need (for instance, she arranged a car rental for us at the peak of the high season), and we did enjoy meeting her, but we were slightly disappointed by the residence where our terrace, which was supposed to be the highlight of the place, had to be shared with other guests, and was without a view. Kionia itself was also a disappointment as it is too seclued from the main town (Hora) with very few facilities and a beach that I wouldn't describe as amazing, notwithstanding the unobstructed view of Syros in the horizon. A car is indeed essential if one plans to stay there more than a day.