Just returned from a two-week stay in Astrolabe hotel with our two daughters (aged three and eleven years old) and we are still looking forward to our next visit.
The hotel rooms are really spacious, equipped with a small kitchenette (pls coffeemaker and a kettle) great bathrooms, and approx. a20sqm veranda! The hotel is ideal for families with small kids, with a playroom with lots of toys for smaller and bigger kids as well as an outside playground. The gardens are filled with rosemary & lavender plants and the pool is lovely.
Breakfasts were delicious and abundant, with a wide selection of hot and cold dishes, fresh orange juice and local dishes (zucchini pie -kolokithopita- and cheese pie were our favorites).
Overall the hotel is great value for money!
Most of the beaches (including the one close to the hotel) have peddles but we don’t mind since the water is crystal clear and the scenery magnificent.
Although the closest restaurant, called Bella Vista, is a five minutes drive from the hotel we were more than happy to drive because they offer excellent food (our favorite was seafood spaghetti!!) and the people were friendly and hospitable.
Do not hesitate a minute, visit Astrolabe and you will have a great time!!

Just came back after a week at the Astrolabe hotel in the North Evia. The hotel was excellent, the rooms are big, twice the normal size and some of them are suites with separate bedroom with lounge area and kitchenette, the shower rooms are also spacious. Every room has a big veranda about 20 m2 with sea view. There are only 11 rooms, some of which are studios with kitchenette and some suites. The staff were very helpful and the owners so nice people and really care about their guests. Breakfasts were delicious, with Greek specialities (ex. spanakopita, tyropita, mbougatsa etc). The pool was lovely, and gardens beautiful, with the scents of lavender, rosemary and other plants. The hotel is is like an oasis and the view to the sea from the terrace or the swimming pool is a must.

Stayed July 2011

Just returned from a week at the Astrolabe with my wife and three grown-up/teenage children. We have stayed in many Greek 3-star hotels before, most of which were fairly basic, but the Astrolabe is not like that at all. The rooms are twice the normal size and more like studio apartments with lounge area and kitchenettes, and the shower rooms are similarly more spacious, as are the verandahs. There are only 11 rooms, some of which are actually suites with separate bedrooms, and for the first half of our stay (last few days of June) we were the only guests. The staff were very helpful despite speaking little English (Simon and Aristea, the owners, who speak excellent English, arrived later in the week. They are delightful people and bent over backwards to ensure we were happy). Breakfasts were delicious, the selection very wide with both cooked and cold selections (including bougatsa and spannakopites - our favourites!), and so abundant that we never needed any lunch.  The pool was lovely, and gardens beautiful, with the scents of lavender, rosemary and oregano everywhere.
You need a car - the beach within 100 yards or so is stony with no sunbeds or shade, but there are pebble beaches, some with bars, umbrellas,  etc within a few minutes' drive. Sandy beaches are not a feature of this part of the island, though there is apparently one at Pili (which we didn't go to) about 30 minutes drive away, and definitely one at Gregolimano (which is where the Club Med is), about an hour away. Avoid Agia Anna beach on the north coast which though very long is a mixture of grey sand and stones and not very attractive, though the 25-minute drive through the wooded hills is very pleasant  
The nearest taverna/restaurant is about a mile away from the hotel - Bella Vista, excellent.  About 3 miles away is Limni, a really charming and picturesque seaside town with a choice of places to eat around the sea front - Platanos Taverna was good. The same distance in the other direction is Rovies, not so attractive as Limni but with a selection of eateries. NB credit cards are not accepted in many restaurants, and there is no ATM in Rovies, though there is one in Limni. 
If you like pebble beaches (water is crystal clear and no sand getting everywhere) and don't mind a short drive to the beach and for your dinner, then this place is just about perfect. The hotel in particular is outstanding for its class and price, and fully deserves a 5 star review.

my only two regrets from our lovely weekend:
we will just have to wait until Fall for the next batch of the superb chestnut with pear, rum and pink pepper jam (- but many new gourmet summer flavors to come!)
not enough time in one weekend to spend by the wonderfull pool