This is THE perfect place to stay in Santorini - full stop.
To start off, Mark and Christine are truly the perfect hosts and two great people! I could write for pages on how thoughtful, helpful and kind they were! They provided excellent tips/advice/recommendations of restaurants/areas/bars/what to do etc on the island. They made check in/check out the easiest process ever and above all else, just made all efforts to make our stay perfect. We will be returning to Santorini and staying with them for sure in the future.
As for the villa, it was gorgeous. Amazing decor, great kitchen, comfy bedrooms, and the outdoor/pool space was absolutely perfect! Seriously, you won’t get better.
The village itself of Megalochori was perfect and in all honestly, you wouldn’t even need to leave ( though you should as the island is gorgeous and great to explore!). It has at least 7 restaurants we’d have happily ate in, with the most perfect ‘cafe’ steps from the villa (calling Martha’s place a cafe is a complete disservice! Yes, she does amazing iced coffee, but we also had one of the most memorable meals of our lives there). It also has a supermarket 1 mile walk away, a 24 bakery 100metres away, a gorgeous wine bar in the village, an ice cream shop and a small shop for amenities. There’s also a small family vineyard next to the bakery who sell the best Raki on the island (€4 a bottle, we bought a few!).
All in all, this place is perfect. I urge you to stay here, unless we’ve already booked it!
Thanks again mark and Christine, we’ll be back!