Villa Kiko is wonderful, but hiring a car in advance is absolutely essential.
Kiko herself is a generous and accommodating host. She made contact with us in advance, met us when we arrived and had made sure there was food, water and beer in the fridge when we arrived. She also helped to source the all important hire car which had not realised was quite so essential.
The villa itself is charming and the pictures didn't do it justice. The bedrooms are all comfortable and were clean with plenty of storage and extra bedding if required. We were there in mid August and there is no air con, but the fans provided along with open windows meant we slept well (once we had bought some mosquito repellent). The villa comes equipped with wifi and a TV with Netfilx.
But what really makes Villa Kiko special are the views. They are simply beautiful. There are various terraces around the property, and watching the sun set over the sea (whilst enjoying a drink) on the upstairs terrace was bliss.
The flipside to the wonderful view is that the villa is quite a long way up a VERY steep hill that is itself off a dusty and potholed road. As a result, we found taxis from the port were not keen on the journey and charged a premium as a result - it cost us 100 Euro for two cabs because we were 6. The nearest taverna, supermarket and a wonderful bakery are about a 40 minute walk. All of which is why a hire car is a must.
That said, the nearest stretch of beach is only about a 10 minute walk if you are feeling brave enough to walk back up after. Plaka beach with lots of sunbeds for hire is another 10 minutes away on foot, but we preferred the quieter beaches closer to the villa. Snorkelling was great fun wherever we went, with lots of fish to see, particularly the beach at Mikri Vigla.
Naxos Town is about 25 minutes in the car and really comes to life at night with lots of great places to eat.
All in all, we had a wonderful week and would definitely come back again.