We stayed at Athena's villa for the first 2 weeks of October. We have a family of 4 including 2 young sons of 3 and 6. The Villa is very well appointed with everything that one may need. Ample rooms and sleeping arrangements, great kitchen with all the conveniences, and a very well laid out villa. It's in great condition, with plenty of hot water and everything one may need for a comfortable stay. The location was only a short walk from the beach, but we ended up renting a car that Athena organized for us at only 18Euro/ day, which was well worth it. It gave us the ability to visit all the local beaches in the area and try out different spots that were only a few minutes by car but would have been a little far to walk to. Also, with a car you can be in Naxos City (Chora) within 10 minutes or so, which opens up a lot more options for restaurants, lunch spots, shopping, and better supermarkets. Naxos is a great little town to visit with a cool old town with cobblestone streets nestled around an old castle, and a picturesque port.
Plaka beach, which is just a few minutes walk from the villa is a wonderful, long beach with numerous spots to hang out and restaurants every couple hundred feet to choose from. You can swim anywhere along the beach. Further along is another little beach/ village with a small port at Agia Anna, then 2 minutes past that is another little area where we ended up most days - Agios Prokopios - where it's a little more sheltered with incredibly calm water and was perfect for swimming with the kids.
Athena was a wonderful hostess who was courteous and helpful, picking us up from the Port when we arrived, and helping us get to the airport for our departure when we left. She had lots of great suggestions and information for restaurants, shopping, day trips, etc. Also gave us some organic home grown veggies, and was always available to help wherever possible. She lives next door, so was always easy to reach when needed.
I would definitely highly recommend this villa as a great relaxing place to stay, and the area for a wonderful vacation in a calm, quiet and safe area.