By chance we met John in front of the airport, where he wanted to picked up his girlfriend. He recognised me from my profile picture. As it was too late to go by bus, John offered to take us to the hotel for 20€, which is 5€ cheaper than a taxi.
We made our reservation on the morning of the day we arrived, which worked well - even though the (very short) directions he gave us would not have been helpful for strangers. As we hadn't booked an accommodation for the following days yet, we asked him whether we could stay another two nights. He made us a very good price and even gave us the seaside apartment.
Although we were all happy about the fact that the latter worked out, we found it slightly worrying that he wanted us to pay on arrival.
For a price of 30€ he also offered to take us back to the airport early in the morning. For 30€ he would have driven us anywhere on the island a whole day long, so we wouldn't have to rent a car. As we did not want that, he kindly called a few car rental services for us so that we ended up with the best available car + a good discount.
Furthermore, John openly enjoyed caring for us. In the morning he prepared a can of tea/coffee and some sweet pastry (for free), which he brought out to the balcony.
All in all, John was a very nice, crazy and warm-hearted host. He would love to hear everything about our trip or just having a philosophical moment about life. He even gave us some tiny presents, which we found adorable.
The appartment itself was very small, especially the shower (the curtain was always clinging to one's body) but the amazing front view equalised it.
The room provides you with a small fridge and a TV - but the stove and equipment would not have been suitable for proper cooking. Instead John invited us to cook together in his flat upstairs.
The daily cleaning service was ok: quick sweeping, bed making and a new bin bag. Still the fresh towels always had some suspicious spots.
Oía is one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. As we came here in November, it was deserted and most stores and restaurants were closed - which we first found odd but then felt it was our luck. There are still two open supermarkets, one directly opposite the hotel.
After all, if your standards are not too high, you will love it. We would always come back due to the high value for money.