Dear fellow Airbnb’ers,
If you plan on staying in Oia, forget the fancy hotels and please stay at Vasilis’s house. His cave house is the IDEAL location for staying in Oia! There are 3 reasons for this:
Reason 1: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Vasilis’s place is located on the main pedestrian walkway in the middle of Oia across from the beautiful bougainvillea tree. It’s a roughly 5-10 minute walk to the Oia castle and the steps down to Ammoudi bay. It is also next to all awesome shops and restaurants in Oia. Vasilis provides a guide of the best restaurants and things to do in Oia and every place we went to was so close to the house!
Reason 2: Privacy and The best view of Oia! Even though the house is situated on the main pedestrian walkway, once you step inside the courtyard and house, you feel like you are isolated from everybody even during the busy periods. The balcony off the bedroom and the shared rooftop terrace provided in our opinion the best view of Oia! You can see the three blue domes on the left and the castle on the right. Of course, in front of you is the magnificent caldera! The balcony and terrace is one of the highest points in Oia and you can literally look down at everything below you. This provided a lot of privacy for us on our honeymoon.
Reason 3: Hospitality! Vasilis and his family own a restaurant called Lotza just steps away from the house (Side note: if you do go to Lotza, the Sea Bream was delicious!). They answered everyone one of our questions and provided fresh bread in the morning. A delightful treat to start off our day! They were also kind enough to set up transfers to the airport to ensure that we got to our destinations smoothly.
Vasilis and family, we couldn’t of asked for a better way to start off our honeymoon than to enjoy your special place. We will never forget our experience in Oia because of you. Thank you so much for everything and if we do come back, we for sure know where we want to stay!