Chris and Ida's place is a lovely Oasis amidst the busy Islands tourism. Messaria is like the last village spared from the crowd. The house is everything you expect from the photo's: everything very clean, a lovely well maintained courtyard with beautiful plants, enough privacy towards (the few) other guests, and a pool that is welcome in the heat of August. Messaria is not in walking distance of the other villages or beaches, but is well served with the public transport (KTEL). The house served well for the five of us (2 adults, 3 teenagers), the kitchen is a bit small for 5 but is fully equiped. The rooms are big enough (even a little bigger than we expected from the pictures).
The house is in walking distance of the busstop (in the middle of Messaria), that is on the way from the airport to Fira (take the fira bus, pay on the bus, and the ticket-controler will shout the name of the stop when you are near). Getting to the port is possible, but the KTEL schedule is not very clear about that. Chris arranged a transport to the port, which was not much more expensive than the public bus (for 5). In brief: we had a short but lovely stay here and if we ever come to Santorini again, we know where we will stay….