Rena is a reliable, warm, caring host. She had a porter standing by to help us carry our bags down 120+ steps to the cave house. On the day of the arrival, she provided us with a bottle of water, some crackers and jam, coffee and insect repellant. This really helped because we arrived late in the evening and would not have had time to get all of the supplies we needed.

The location of the cave house is outstanding - situated right below various famous landmarks of Oia. It has a wonderful view of the caldera and we enjoyed hanging out on the private terrace watching boats go by. The pictures Rena provided on the rental listing are accurate. The Cave House is a traditional house built into the side of the cliff. It's quite spacious with 3 beds in 2 rooms that can easily accommodate a family of 2-4. It includes a strong A/C for those extremely hot Santorini afternoons. The bathroom is tiny with a handheld shower head and you sort of have to squat to avoid spraying water everywhere. Not something we're used to but we learned to shower this way and it saved water.

As much as we enjoyed the Cave House, this place would not be ideal for folks with small children or bad knees (steep steps & young kids can easily fall off the terrace) and folks who are allergic to cats and dogs. There were at least one dog and 4 cats that was on our private terrace all day long. Sometimes bringing with them (and leaving on the terrace) dead rats and 1/2 eaten chicken bones. We had a good laugh about it.