The hotel is clean, staff friendly and helpful. The pool is large with plenty of sun beds and towels to use but doesn’t reflect the glamorous photos on air b&b!
Our room was dated/ tired but clean with good air conditioning. Because I only booked 3 weeks prior to coming it was my most expensive stay on the island, which I felt didn’t reflect value. We stayed in the main block of 3 floors which was a bit noisy with people coming and going from their rooms.
I personally found the location too isolating, but perfect for our 2 night stay to relax by the pool and walk 10 minutes to the beach before our flight home.
If you stay near Fira you can always get on a bus for 1.80- 2 euro one way to any part of the island. Because you get on the bus at Fira bus station you know you’ll get a place on the bus.. we’ll this was the case in May, don’t know about height of season. The bus is a good way to explore Santorini and key if you are on a budget. However if they are full, they won’t stop to pick you up from bus stops en route.
A couple of middle aged people we spoke to around the pool had used taxis to get to/ back from Fira or Ia because of the times of the bus timetables. We didn’t try to use the bus service close to this hotel so don’t know how easy it is ,but I think the bus to Fira comes one every hour, then you change at Fira to get to other destinations on the island.
We missed not walking up see the sunset on this side of the island after previously staying in firostefani. However the couple of guest who had stayed here a week had loved the hotel and location.
I think if you are on a budget you have to weigh up cost of room with cost of transport across the island. Also if you want more of a beach / pool holiday or lots of sight seeing.