Fortunate enough to have just spent 9 days in Santorini, an experience that was enhanced by staying at this great apartment.
Helen and George are warm, welcoming hosts who were readily available to help during our stay if needed. Lovely little treats were waiting for us on arrival including fresh produce from George's fabulous garden. Even eggs from his chickens!
We chose this property primarily for it's quieter location and this turned out to be a great choice. Very centrally located on the island and only a 5 minute quad bike ride to Thira but set in it's own little oasis away from the crazy crowds so was great to return to the peace and quiet each day. Very long stretch of beach only 100m away from the property.
You would definitely need transport of some kind as the nearest village (Montolithos) to catch a bus would be a solid 20 minute walk. (Helen organised quad bikes for us which we loved!) There is a very cool beach bar (East Breeze) just a 2 minute walk away and the most awesome local taverna (Taverna Karafa) just behind the bar with awesome beach views and hosts so that was perfect for those quieter nights when we didn't want to head back out. The village of Montolithos also has 3-4 good places to eat to as well as an ATM machine and shop.
We generally taxied if we were going out at night, which ranged in price from 15 euro to Thira (one way) and 25 to Oia
The accomodation itself is exactly as described and was clean and comfortable and had everything we needed. Plus it was serviced daily which was a bonus. Loved sitting out on the balcony after a long day exploring.The pool area is gorgeous, set in lush gardens and is immaculately maintained by George. We always seemed to have it to ourselves too!
As mentioned, yep, the planes fly over, but this is a small island and am sure this would be a common theme across the island. It was no big deal to us.
We simply loved this place and would return in a heartbeat!
Thank you Helen and George.