This place is incredible! And, not only is the apartment clean, newly renovated and centrally located yet private, Karenina is a serious super host!
She seamlessly arranged airport pickup for us, and was there to greet us at check-in. She carefully explained all aspects of the property down to the last detail (think: lavender packets at each bedside to help with sleeping, a proper hairdryer, the aircon and heating, umbrellas, the WiFi and the back-up WiFi). After walking us through the apartment, she whipped open a map of the island and meticulously went through suggestions for activities, restaurant recommendations and the like, which really helped our planning and improved the quality of our trip. She even included a local cell phone in our room, which we could take along during the day to make local calls and use to reach her at any time of day or night! Case in point - when we decided to take a boat cruise at 8 pm the night before, Karenina picked up her phone cheerfully and patiently explained the options, emailed the descriptions and brochures and then met us in the morning to provide the tickets and our transportation to the ship (the management office is conveniently located upstairs). When we asked her to make dinner reservations (you must try Metaxy Mas Tavern—do not question, just go, and get the baked feta with honey), she provided a printed confirmation and 2 chocolates on our kitchen table.
Santorini is gorgeous, and you’d have to work hard to have a “bad” time, but be sure to stay with Karenina to ensure you have the best one!
P.S. there are two full size bathrooms - this pleasantly surprised us, but probably was written somewhere and we missed it.
P.P.S the pool is heated and has a jacuzzi end, which was the perfect way to unwind at the end of a day.