I hate to write a bad review for such a beautifully located and cozy cavehouse overlooking the best part of Oia. However, the two instances of lack of privacy we experienced in our short stay due to the owners of the property make it necessary. After the 2nd night of our stay we woke up to noises coming right outside and even rustling above our room. 30 minutes or more after all the rustling and noise we get a knock on the door and it’s the property owners. While it was nice they were checking in and asked to take our trash I would have preferred they have set a designated time or at least warn us so we wouldn’t be woken up by it. The last day of our short stay they did the same thing, came in that morning hours before our check out time and began making noise around the property right outside the door. They have an office right outside the door, where the table and chairs are (behind the gate of the property) that they were going in and out of. After about an hour my husband decided to tell them we wanted to have our breakfast outside on the table and chairs and we’d like privacy. Their only response was to close the doors of the office but even then they walked in and out of it. I feel like this stopped our trip short and gave us less time than we already had to privately enjoy the wonderful scenery of our location.
A final note, we wish we were told that it is more than necessary in Oia to have your accommodations arrange transportation back to the port as there is no taxis or form of getting your own transportation on the same day as your check out. Maybe it’s our fault for not asking because they were more than accommodating for setting us up on the way to the Airbnb from the port.
All of this is just for you to be aware that there may be instances of feeling like your privacy is invaded. If these are not a big deal though the Airbnb is a lovely one, clean and comfortable and in the perfect location to enjoy all that Oia has to offer.