If you're coming to Santorini, and you're thinking this cave house is maybe just a bit out of your budget, here's what I'll say to that.
Spend the money and stay here. Just do it. Stay here or any of Nick's places. We had a bit of an idea we were staying in a great location right next to the three blue domes, but what we didn't expect was the incredible hospitality and great care Nick and his team put into every detail of your experience. We're absolutely blown away. The place is extremely clean and thought out. Nick and his team are very responsive to any request you make. Nick reserved a seat at a great restaurant on our first night that served great vegetarian dishes. You're in THE BEST LOCATION if you're coming for the views and also want to do some shopping.
I do not want this to deter you away, but by coming to Santorini at all, just know that behind those incredible views is a ton of tourist's holding cameras and pushing to find 'their shot'. Oia has been for some time a popular tourist destination. People are VERY thirsty for 'likes' and 'followers'. They'll do just about anything to get their Santorini / Oia picture - which I don't blame them unless they infringe on other people's experiences. Just know that people can be rude, people can be disrespectful, and the reason I am saying this at all is because of this...
Your stay here is a refuge and will give you peace of mind. The occasional person will sneak past the 'private area' rope, but as nick said to me, you can kindly tell them to move if you feel they are inhibiting your experience. If nick and his team are around, they will ask them to leave as well. And if they aren't around...you'll hear a woman above telling anyone who steps over the line to leave who has lived there her whole life. They have your back.
So - bottom line - our favorite part about Santorini was how this cave house felt like our private area amongst all the chaos of Santorini and Nick and his team really did a A++ job on making sure we had the best experience possible. We wouldn't stay at another place and plan on coming back some day. Sunsets are beautiful, but I highly recommend waking up for sunrise too.
It was the best decision we could of made by staying here.
Thank you Nick and the whole team!