We had to rate this villa at 3/10. That is for having decent hot water, AC and a reasonably good position.
Note that there is all the potential in the world there, and the host is willing enough. Plus, the position is good – though at the bottom lowest edge. This offers some welcome privacy.
However, the presentation and furnishings, such as they are, are thoughtless, inadequate, cluttered, and generally uncomfortable. Above all, the overall clutter (inside and out) and the cleanliness (again, inside and out) is genuinely substandard - and “substandard” is putting it mildly.
In short, though this apartment may serve as a sort of night-time dormitory, for such who may enjoy hostel-like life, it may suffice. Though the matrasses are as hard and unyielding as can come. The seating unpleasant and impractically arranged. Worse even, the outside patio is cluttered with everything imaginable. We truly did not know if this was an ongoing building site, or just carelessly presented.
In short this is not the sort of “villa” that I would recommend to anybody, who like us, looks for a “villa” to be a comfortable, well presented, pleasant “home from home”.
Please note that we are not malcontents, we are a very well, and widely, travelled family. Having owned both a safari lodge (though we are now retired) and still letting out holiday homes of our own. In the English countryside an another in Tanzania.
For the record, we had given the preceding villa, in Paleokastritsa, Corfu, a 100% rating – though with a different sales agent.
Let us start with the arrival at Santorini airport, which was simply just chaotic. Our host had offered to arrange a taxi for us. With someone to meet us with s written board, etc. neither materialised. After searching around frantically, we finally managed to log on to the airports wi fi, to find a message saying that the taxi driver was unavailable. And that we should go and meet the host, in her car, at “Arrivals”. Once there, we could not load the luggage into the boot area (for reasons unknown). Instead loading the luggage (of modest proportions) onto half of the back seat. With our daughter having to crawl over the back sat and into the boot space behind.
Needless to say, that was not exactly an auspicious start…
But it is indicative of what was to follow… In short, a willing, even kind, but completely clueless and disorganised host. Which simply completely spoilt this last five days of our holidays. There is no point in listing all the many faults, such as wi fi breaking down, a rolled hose pipe blocking the entranceway throughout our stay, with an overhanging bougainvillea obliging one to crouch very, very low (especially if one is tall), while simultaneously having to climb over that hosepipe. With ladders and general clutter all over the patio, and unswept/undusted surfaces everywhere, and no working TV (which we did not need anyway), no working CD player (though it was there). The most disappointing being a bizarre “kitchen,” with only a miniscule two-plate, table-top hob, no oven, no microwave, and no racks at all (none). Leading to unmanageable clutter all round. Etc.
Let’s just leave it at 3/10 rating, at best.
For the record we have photographs to back up every claim and then some.