About the Apartment:
Great cozy studio apartment just across from the beach. We enjoyed our stay here and Dimitris was a great host that was always very quick to respond to any questions we had. There is a maid on site who does the laundry for you, which was a really nice surprise and the home-delivery menu for dinner had really good food. The bed is comfortable and the shower is really big with good water pressure - so overall we were very happy with the apartment and the host :)
About the Area:
The area is quite nice, but it is right near the airport so whilst it is a quiet area, you can certainly hear the planes taking off and landing. There are no restaurants or shops near the apartment; the closest 'mini market' was a 12 minute walk - but just a warning, it is a complete rip off! We paid 30 euros for 6 small yoghurts and 4 milk drinks, only to find 2 of the yogurts were out of date and mouldy when we opened them. The emphasis on the mini market is also on 'mini' - there is not much variety. My recommendation is if you are heading in to Fira, there is a large supermarket called Sklavenitis about 5-7 minutes walk from the Fira bus station. The cost is more than half of the mini market and they have a huge variety of grocery items. They also sell cooler/fridge bags so if you buy cold items you can keep them cold on the bus trip back.
We found the bus to be reliable and a good way to get around, so it was nice to chill on the beach the days we weren't doing anything and then take the bus to Fira/Oia the other days. The bus stop is not signed, but it's right at the end of the road to access the beach houses, across from the Gaia winery (yes, there is also a winery just up the road from the apartment). The bus takes about 15 minutes to get in to Fira, and about 25-35 minutes to get back as it does a round-trip so you have to go back past Monolithis before getting off. The bus stop is kind of 'unofficial' so you have to signal to the bus for it to stoop, and more importantly, let the ticket seller know you want to get off at Gaia winery when you get off AND remind him just after you leave the Monolithis stop. I would recommend sitting on the left hand side of the bus so you can also see as the bus approaches the winery as if he doesn't look like stopping (sometimes he forgets lol) then yell out to the ticket seller and he will yell out to the bus driver. We never had any issues and for 1.80 euros it's a cheap and easy way to get around.