Giannis or Adriana will collect you from the airport, which is a great stress-free way to start the holiday - just let them know the flight number! After a short drive to Kamari you'll be familiarized with a few key spots in the town as you drive through and then arrive at the Villa complex. You'll be invited through a garage area and small entrance through to a garden path, and then into the apartment - this access could be tricky for those with mobility issues as there are steps and low beams along the way. The apartment is clean, spacious and well equipped with an interesting enclosed bed space which could concern claustrophobia sufferers. You are kindly provided with a carafe of white wine and a bottle of water in the fridge; an espresso coffee maker and a good supply of capsules were also provided. There is a good freezer. We arrived mid-afternoon so relaxed, unpacked and walked ~ 5 mins to one of the supermarkets previously pointed out, in order to stock up.. the walk back from the town includes a short but significant climb, which can be challenging if laden with too much liquid produce. Access to the beach is along a path which continues past the apartment from the car park, through a small gate and down some quite steep steps to the coarse black sand and a boardwalk to the beach café / bar. There is a fixed umbrella with loungers reserved for the apartment and secured with a coded bike lock. Outside the apartment is a very pleasant sofa seat and table with sea views, great for al fresco dining and for enjoying the sunrise (which is highly recommended, and dare I say better than the Sunset at Oia!). The Villa complex actually comprises four self contained residences all owned by the couple - they live in one of them and rent the other three through Airbnb; the smaller studio entrance is to the right of the apartment as you face the sea and access to the 1st floor flat is to the left, which means a fair amount of foot traffic and exchanging of pleasantries. Also, the path from the car park to the beach appears to be used by others occasionally so it is not exactly a private outside space. The maid arrives each day at around 9.30 for a routine of outside sweeping and inside cleansing of the rentals, which continues until around midday. I've given a concise and honest account of our experience to outline what others can expect but in no way would I wish to give a negative impression. Giannis' wife Adriana is a great cook and we were pleasantly surprised to see two servings of Pastitsio waiting in our kitchen after one day out - it was delicious!, as were the home baked cookies provided on another occasion. We arranged a Volcano tour through Adriana and although we could have done similar with a hire car we decided to use the local busses to visit Oia (beautiful) and Akrotíri (incredible). Kamari town is full of shops, car / ATV hire and good quality restaurants - many with beach-side seating.
We were there for 9 nights and on the last day were presented with a small gift from our hosts and taken to the airport in perfect timing for our flight. Overall we had a thoroughly enjoyable time throughout the stay and the hospitality of Giannis and Adriana was exemplary, we'd highly recommend :-).