I stayed in George's house in Chora in July 18. The location is perfect, it has a great view of nimporio beach from balconies upstairs and down and the roof and you can walk there in 5 mins. The main tourist high st is 2 flights of stone steps up and is very picturesque and has restaurants, ice cream shops, bakeries etc. If you cross over the high st you can walk down stone steps to paraporti beach which is wilder and backs onto some small sand dunes. Even in July it was much quieter than I expected, it never got crowded. The sea gets deep quicker here but my 8 and 10 year old children were fine swimming near the edge.
The house is stylish and cool- we were there in a heatwave and I didn't wish for aircon- the bedrooms are cool downstairs built into the rock and there are sea breezes. It was beautifully clean and comfortable. The kids used the attic room as a playroom/chill out space when we weren't at the beach. The kitchen is basic but has essentials, we either ate out or made our own greek salad and got takeaway souvlaki. The brioche type buns with almonds on from the local bakeries are delicious with honey for breakfast.
George and Lia were both v easy to contact and helpful. We really appreciated the chilled water, fruit, honey and wine left for our arrival. We felt very looked after and would love to return.
We hired a car on Andros and this is essential if you want to explore more of the island, but it would also be fine to stay put in Chora as you have everything you need in walking distance - shops, restaurants, 2 beaches, an art gallery and archeological museum.
Thankyou so much, I didn't expect our holiday to be quite this perfect - it was a real dream come true!