This place will not disappoint! If you want to stay in a local village, a few minutes away from the business and tourism of the main city of Fira and Oia.. this is your place!!
We were on the island for my sisters wedding and had the bridal party at the house the morning of the wedding. We had plenty of room to get ready while the boys hung out by the pool. We had lunch catered to the house which was a very easy process that the owner and house maid helped arrange.
Kyriakos is the owner of the mansion and met us there to show us around the house. He was very helpful during our stay by arranging transportation for us, telling us the best wineries and restaurants to go to and helping us set up an ATV rental.
Aggeliki is the house maid who is on property from 0800 to 1500. She is amazing! She would call places and speak to them for us if we were having language barrier issues. She met transportation drivers and the caterers at the bottom of the road and guide them up to the home so they could find us easier. She cleaned, washed linens and took care of the pool/patio area. She was a pleasure to have around during the day and made sure to not get in the way, by cleaning the rooms we were not using at that time then moving onto the rooms we were using once we left for the day.
Since the house is about a 5 minute drive to Fira we rented an ATV for our stay which I would highly recommend. Cost ranges from 35-60 euros per day but worth every bit of it. Each end of the island from Oia to the most southern point was a 20 minutes drive in each direction with beautiful views. Kamari beach is also about a 15-20 minute drive.
The village the house is in is a 5 minute walk where you will find many restaurants, grocery store, coffee shops and ice cream shops.
We had originally wanted to stay on the Caldera and booked a place that cancelled on us 3 days before arriving to Santorini. You have to be careful of where you book as some hosts will double book and cancel whomever paid less for their stay. After a stressful last minute search we found the Indigo Mansion which looking back, everything happens for a reason and we were much happier with the space of this house as well as the distance from the busy touristy part of Fira and Oia. And we still got a beautiful ocean view!
Kyriakos is an honest man who would not double book. We felt very safe in the house and on all of the island.
When back in Santorini, I will absolutely stay here again!