Where to start.
So in late 2020 we first booked our stay for May 2021. Then in early 2021, due to the UK’s travel restrictions, we had to move our trip to the following year. But because of Airbnb’s booking system, we couldn’t pick the exact date we wanted yet, so Lydia very kindly allowed us to change our booking to a random date. Then once the dates we wanted were bookable, she let us change it again to the correct dates, in May 2022.
Before our trip even neared, she was incredibly helpful, offering to book us airport transfer, car or ATV hire, boat tours etc etc. Closer to the time, she very kindly provided us with a very thorough list of recommended restaurants, beaches, and must sees.
During our stay, she was just as helpful, always being incredibly quick to respond to our messages, despite how last minute some of our requests were…from booking us a island tour, to booking us an airport transfer on the day of check out. She even very kindly let us take our time with checking out, as our flight was delayed.
The ASPRO cave house is a really really lovely place to stay. Very very clean, with a wonderful living/kitchen space, a great waterfall shower, and the front garden was the perfect place to sunbathe. We had no issues with noise, in fact apart from the air filter system, it was incredibly quiet the entire 5 days we were there. The location of the Airbnb was also perfect, as it is only a 15 minute walk to Thira, and there are many excellent restaurants and bakeries nearby, as well as a local supermarket and an ATM.
Side note: Vasilis was the cab driver that took us to and from the airport, and was also the tour guide. He was incredibly friendly and helpful, and we had a great time with him on the island tour he took us on. We highly recommend his tour, which included visiting a monastery, a tour and wine tasting at a vineyard, seeing the ‘heart of Santorini’, and visiting the Red beach.
The only thing we didn’t get to do, was to go on a boat tour, and to spend some time on a beach or two… however, this is great incentive for us to return one day!
We had an amazing anniversary trip, and for me, this was the first time going abroad in 13 years, and it was 100% worth the wait.