We stayed in this apartment with our two children, aged 11 and 8, and my parents stayed in the studio apartment (they share the beautiful terrace). The host, Yanna (who lives in another apartment in the house) is very lovely and accommodating and made sure we understood how everything worked etc. but then left us to enjoy the space for the 10 days we were there. The apartment was airy and comfortable. The children loved watching the sweet kittens from the window! Aircon works well. Balcony off the main bedroom has a beautiful view and place to dry clothes. The shower is the usual thing in Greece of holding it. We didn't need hot water as the cold water coming through was quite warm and the weather v hot! The apartment is about a 10 minute climb up quite a few steps from town, so easier in the evenings when it's cooler! The steps coming down are occasionally a bit slippy so care is required but it's not too hard. The view of the harbour from the apartment absolutely beautiful. There are a couple of nice bakeries in town so it's lovely to bring breakfast up to the terrace - or watch the twinkling lights with a drink in the evening. We found Hydra itself v beautiful and the local people friendly and accommodating like elsewhere in Greece. Some of the spots are a bit 'exclusive' and over-organised with having to reserve / pay a lot for sunbeds etc. Favourite beach was Yanna's suggestion of Saint Nicholas, which was quite pricey to get to on the beach boat but is a lovely half hour boat ride and it's great to stay all day - nice friendly beach bar and amazing snorkelling, absolutely gorgeous clear water. It's worth getting the first boat at 10.30 - but arrive for 10 as there is a queue! We also really liked the little beach at Mandraki (before the main resort) - which is about a 20 minute walk in the other direction on a good footpath. All the eating places we went to in town were lovely. The family tavernas slightly behind like Lulus and Steki are a little cheaper and have lovely traditional greek food. Neokosmidis was a lovely base and we were v happy and comfortable there. Thanks to Yanna!