The apartments at Sensyo were spacious and clean, with fantastic views out to the caldera. Elvira made us feel welcome and helped us with organising transfers to the port. Santorini was definitely one of the highlights of our trip.

However, there were a few issues we experienced during our stay that detracted from our experience. During our stay (5 days), painters were on site most days.

On one of the days, the painters walked onto our private balcony (the private balcony is one of the reasons we were willing to pay extra to stay at Sensyo) and started painting about 2 metres away from me while I was eating breakfast. At this time, my partner was in the bathroom with the window open, meaning the painters could look straight at her while she was using the bathroom (you can only see into the bathroom window from the private balcony). There was no notice that they would be painting while we were still in the apartment on that morning.

For the premium price paid to stay at Sensyo, I did not expect to share private areas we paid for with painters during our stay. The constant paint fumes were also annoying.

On another day, we couldn't access our apartment as the painters were painting the stairs leading up to our apartment, meaning we had to wait until they were done. Elvira was on site at the time and was very friendly and offered us a shady seat while we waited for the paint to dry. However, for the price paid we shouldn't be restricted in access to our apartment, and the needs of the painters shouldn't be prioritised over the needs of guests.

Also, the plumbing made noises frequently during our stay (even when we weren't using any water - was likely the result of other apartments using the water), which made it difficult to sleep on some occasions. The apartment also wasn't cleaned on one of the days.

I was really disappointed about the constant renovations during our stay (which was in peak season) and how this impacted on how we could use the apartment, particularly for the premium price.

Despite these issues, my partner and I really enjoyed our stay at Sensyo. It is in a fantastic location, has great views and was very spacious.