Villa 1809 is part of the boutique hotel operation across the alleyway, the Thireas Hotel. So you get your own property but with the full hotel service included; continental breakfast, cleaning and laundry if you need it.

The villa has one of the best locations in Fira on Santorini Island and every moment of the day you are greeted with a "Million Dollar View" out into the smaller islands of the Aegean Sea with a beautiful deck to relax out on.

There are three lovely bedrooms (two with en suite shower). The master bedroom is in back and the two other rooms are up two tight spiral staircases so not good for the elderly, infirm or infants.

The principal highlights of our stay at Villa 1809 were:

1. Location.
2. View.
3. Service

The manager of the adjacent hotel, Dimos, was so charming and helpful there was nothing we did not need. He cheerfully arranged tours and transport and everything worked like clockwork. He is an amazing host and we loved catching up with him once or twice a day. Having Dimos on hand (and he works all hours) added greatly to our enjoyment of the stay at Villa 1809.