Having stayed in a few places on our current tour through the islands, consistently the most important quality in the places we have stayed has been the friendliness and responsiveness of the hosts. Stella and her family, who own and run Carmel Apartments, have this in spades. Everything works well, it’s scrupulously clean, it has a good, quiet outside area with great views across the beach and sea, it’s next door to two of the best eateries on the island, and the beach is literally 50m from the door. There are some excellent local walks too if you get bored of the beaches (check them out on Alltrails). We’ve loved it here and highly recommend it.