My wife and I highly recommend Casa Sofia, and probably many other of Maria's properties as far as service goes. It is the view and location at Casa Sofia that sets it apart. When looking for postcards, you will see Casa Sofia in many of them which is cool. Maria always answered the phone when I called and although we prefer trying the local transportation, she offered a taxi service at the airport which upon reflection we should have taken because our taxi guy didn't say much and took another couple along with us without giving us a break on the price like in other countries. The 3 taxis in front of us at the airport did the same thing. Although we had a taxi within 5 minutes at the airport, be prepared to wait for taxis for possibly an hour like we had to if you are at a restaurant or something. I was told by a local that there are only about 50 taxis on the whole island.

Maria's assistant Vasili who also shares the other part of the house at Casa Sofia (totally separate part) carried our bags and was very polite. We are in our 30s and 40s, but Vasili who is even older was rockin' up and down those stairs like a track star, carrying one of our bags. The island life has obviously been good to him:).

We were only here for 3 nights, but still had the maid service both days which was nice coming home to a clean home, bathroom, and bed. The blue door on the left of the main photo, closest to the sea is the bathroom. At first I wasn't sure about that, but walking outside at night in Santorini reminds you where you are, and it was actually very cool. It's also very quiet and peaceful at night, something you don't see during the day. There are lots of tourists in the summer, but Casa Sofia, although popular with photographers, still feels secluded enough. There are always people taking pictures from a few dozen steps above you because Casa Sofia is so beautiful. It lets you know you made the right choice. The steps aren't as bad as some other guests make it sound. Just stop and take a breather if you need. It's only 3 minutes to the top and the main "street"... worth it because you are so close to town but still secluded with this view.

We had an early flight out, so having Vasili close by was nice as he was at Casa Sofia at 4:45am to escort us to the van that took us and 3 other couples from other properties to the airport. We were sad to leave Casa Sofia & will call upon Maria when we return. The only suggestion we have for Maria and Vasili to write down the house instructions on paper as Vasili rushed through them really fast as it seemed he had another place to go next.