PLEASE do not run risk having your vacation RUINED by choosing to stay in a property managed by this IRRESPONSIBLE host. During my two month trip, I had had many great Airbnb experiences, and unfortunately it was my last experience that ended up being a NIGHTMARE. As a responsible Airbnb'er, I feel that it is my duty to warn others of my experience in an objective manner and let you decide whether or not to take a risk in renting with this host.

Prior to arrival, Christos had informed me that the apartment would be ready by 1pm. I told him I was going on a wine tour which ended at 2pm, and when I contacted him afterwards, he said that the apartment wasn't available because the previous guests had left their luggage inside, taken the keys, and that he couldn't contact them. He said the earliest I would be able to check in would be after 6pm. I told him that I was very tired from the tour, couldn’t drive, and would be sleeping in my car (and to contact me if the situation were resolved earlier). After emailing him at 6pm, he said that he was going to send his colleague to meet me, which I felt was completely irresponsible after what happened (the colleague also gave me a completely different explanation for the situation). The next day, I emailed Christos about my checkout and expressed my disappointment about what happened. I told him that I am typically not one to complain, that I understand that things like this happen, but that it was only fair to let him know my disappointment. I told him that I felt like I had essentially been paying for the previous guests to store their luggage for half a day while I slept in my car rather than the apartment I had paid for. He said that he would meet me at 6am at the apartment the next morning to resolve this issue (I was leaving at 6:30am). Although I wasn't excited about waking up earlier than I needed to, I wanted to allow Christos this forum. So I woke up at 5:45am and waited...and waited...and waited until 7:15am, and then after he just simply didn't show up. When I arrived at my ferry, which I almost missed, I emailed him to let him know that I left the keys inside since he didn’t show up, and still, 3 days later, I still haven’t heard from him - no acknowledgement, explanation, or apology. What insult to injury!

Hosts like Christos need understand that losing an entire afternoon on a short trip matters a lot - people work too hard to earn a few precious days of vacation that should be relaxing rather than infuriating. There are hundreds of listings in Santorini on Airbnb - please do yourself a favor and choose one of the others rather than run the risk of having your vacation ruined like mine was.