We had an excellent stay in a beautifully decorated home with an amazing view.I am sharing details with few watch outs .
Pros:
1.Excellent location, Firostefani village is away from the crowds yet lively with a church- restaurants and few shops . Yo reach the home you arrive at church and walk down about 50/70 steps .
2. The view is breathtaking with a huge patio with chairs and umbrella
3. House is 15 min walk to Fira bus stop ( bus to Oia) and about 20 min walk to Fira town
4. House was authentic , decorated clean and modern style - with stocked up kitchen.
5. Host was super helpful and there is daily light cleaning provided.
Watch outs
1. There is no WiFi inside house unless yo stand at entrance or sit out. ( we reminded ourselves that the view compensated for it!)
2. The patio is shared with two other units. One of the units had very noisy renters for part of the stay, was bit of a dampener. We did let the host know.
3.The house gets extremely hot without an AC or ceiling fan . There are 2 stationery floor fans , leaving the front door open in evenings helped with air circulation . Again we reminded ourselves that it’s the nature of cane home design.
3. The scenic walk to Fira is closed ( so you take the non scenic walk) and the bus to Oia no longer stops here, it needs to be taken from Fira. On way back, on hosts suggestion, we were able to have the bus stop at Firostefani - which saved us a walk back from Fira.
Overall, location and view is what makes this place stand out !