10/10 Excellent
Vince A.
3 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Next to Perfect & great for families and large parties.
This place is next to perfect and host Markos and his team was absolutely amazing. Staff came in daily to clean and straighten and were very polite and just went about their business discretely.
Location I would say is just fine, you are facing the east side of the island so you get sunrises not sunsets. However that does mean cooler afternoons and evenings.
Getting to Fira takes about 10-15 minutes, and Oia takes about 30 min, especially during the high season.
I would highly recommend just using Markos and his team to shuttle you around the island. Costs for that was about $50 one-way on average, but if you have a large family or party like we did, everybody just chipped-in $10 or so to ease the costs. They have really nice air-conditioned vans that hold up to about 8 or 9 people.
I would NOT recommend renting a car. 1st, the Villia is very hard to find and it's up streets that even on a mortorcycle feel tight. We looked on Google and pinned it on a map and we still couldn't find it. Also use Google Maps while there not Apple Maps.
If you're from the U.S. and are expecting large streets and places to turn around you're in for a huge shock. When looking for the Villa I told my wife there is no way the Villa is up that road and so we had to call Markos to come show us the way and sure enough it was up a road that looked like a small driveway.
I would rent 4-wheelers, it was nice to be able to run to Grigoris Bakery Delights and grab espresso and treats in the morning!
Vince A.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
