Me and my boyfriend had an over-all very enjoyable stay as the first guest in one of the Hotel Livadia owners' countryside studios. We arrived a little late at night by ferry in Parikia, so Yiannis and his wife offered us a nice room at their hotel until the next day, where we rented a car for the week and drove to the studios on the opposite side of the island with Yiannis. We had to realize that it is absolutely necessary to have either a car or a motor bike to get around - and to get there at all - since the studios, despite the beautiful surroundings, are situated on a rather remote location with 5 kilometers to the closest town. The studio has a pretty view over the sea, but actual beaches are not within walking distance. The studios are surrounded by a big, beautiful garden, and the greek-speaking caretaker family live in the building as well; they are very welcoming and helpfull and offered us a lot of figs, tomatoes and fresh herbs from the garden. They have two mostly peaceful dogs, who welcome you by the car, when you come home at night. Because the studios are a bit in the middle of nowhere, there is a magnificent starry sky at night. We would recommend good driving as well as map and sign reading skills (or good mood and plenty of time), since the (often narrow, curvy, steep and/or dusty roads; standard greek island conditions) have no names and the houses no numbers; and it gets very dark at night. Nonetheless, we managed to get to and fro the studio every day, and within 20-30 minutes of driving, you can reach most of the eastern island's cosy villages and nice beaches. We mostly dined out, except from breakfast, since the kitchen in the studio could still improve by adding some basic tools like a cutting board, kitchen knifes, a potato peeler and a frying pan, as well as salt, pepper and oil; and also because it is both rather cheap and very delicious to eat out. We strongly recommend the harbour restaurants and the beach at Pisa Livadi, the bakery close to the studio situated by the main road and the rocky beach Kolymbithres - especially the family driven tavern situated at the main road just when you turn right for the parking spaces by this beach.