Our stay at Nicoletta's Ammoudi studio was incredible, and was by far our favorite-ever AirBnB experience. The property is an historic and recently renovated old shipping building on the bay of Ammoudi (literally, right out the window). Many Santorini visitors stay in Oia; while it's is beautiful, Oia is swarming with tourists and a bit overcrowded. Ammoudi the perfect tranquil alternative, a hilly yet manageable 15-20 min walk from Oia down the foot path (or donkey ride if you like that sort of thing) or a 5 min cab ride.

We were welcomed by Nicoletta's daughter, and their help with logistics made everything a breeze. They had a lovely bottle of Domaine Sigalas wine waiting for us, and this quickly became our favorite Santorini winery - we even visited to do a wine tasting, which I'd highly recommend. We loved hanging out with a glass of wine on the porch, and watching the boats and the sunset. We also met super friendly neighboring AirBnB guests, who gifted us some of their unfinished wine. We ate at 3 of 4 of the Ammoudi fish tavernas over the course of our stay, and they were all awesome - grilling up super fresh fish, seafood, and veggies.

Nicoletta left an expertly curated list of recommendations for restaurants and activities around the island. We took a daytime sailing trip around the island our first day (which they helped us set up), then rented a car the next day to visit the Akrotiri ruins and the villages of Pyrgos and Exo Gonia in the interior of the island. We had a fabulous lunch at the Cretan restaurant Metaxi Mas that was flagged on her list - of the amazing meals we had in Greece, this was my favorite (but do make reservations!).

Nicoletta's team helped us make arrangements for our activities and transfers to/from the port. They were even so kind to do our laundry for for us, which was HUGE given that we'd been traveling for several weeks before our arrival.

Simply put, I can't remember any accommodation experience that compares to the stunning location and excellent service from Nicoletta's team. Our hosts really went out of their way to make this a unique and worry-free stay. Our host and her fabulous property should be in the AirBnB hall of fame!