Santorini is a small island and Oia a very small town. But we decided to spend an entire 12 days there -- and loved every minute of it!!! The island and the famous sunset is magical, every corner a photographer's dream, and the people warm and friendly.

We are very thankful for Maria's generosity in offering us two of her homes, the Stella House and the Pori House, so we can experience different views of the island. Both cave houses are exactly how they are described. The Stella House has a bigger, well stocked kitchen with sunset views from the balcony but the bed was a little too firm. Pori House was centrally located with a large balcony overlooking the caldera, a little softer bed but the kitchen was miniscule. None of which lessened our enjoyment of the properties. We loved them both!

We were met by Vasilis upon our arrival, helped us move to the second cave house, purchased our boat tickets for the island and volcano tour, made sure we got in the correct bus to Ammoudi where the boats were docked. He was always there for whatever help we needed.

From my planning stages with dozens of questions and date changes, Maria was accommodating and replied to my emails immediately whether I was in Los Angeles or in Oia. Maria recommended places to eat and even made dinner reservations for us to ensure we got a good table. She made sure she came to meet us in person and even made sure she came to bid us farewell even though she herself had just arrived from Athens. She has a good team and several rentals to choose from, some of which we viewed while we were there. Should we return to Oia, we will definitely rent from Maria again.