A perfectly located, dreamy vacation retreat. We never wanted to leave!
The location, view, and charm are all spectacular! I 100% recommend staying here.
We stayed for 4 nights in the winter (January). The water heated quickly. It takes a few hours for the one heater to get the space to a comfortable temperature and we left it running the entire time. Nicoletta provides a couple extra blankets, which made snuggling up on the daybeds wonderful.
We greatly appreciated the melba toast, jams, coffee and water provided. It's these little touches that make a place a home away from home.
We really enjoyed cooking our own meals and drinking espresso on the front porch, while looking out at the volcano caldera.
If you travel here in the winter bring warm clothes (scarf, gloves, toque) and an umbrella. While it may be 6 or 10 degrees, the strong winds make it feel a lot colder. Also be prepared for only a couple restaurants and shops to be open anywhere you go on the island. Only 2 restaurants are open in Oia in the winter and both are very pricy. Entrees from 14-18 euro, espresso is 4 euro.
The plus side of visiting Santorini in the winter is the island is extremely peaceful. You can walk down the narrow streets of Oia and have it all to yourself, or only share it with 10 other tourists, instead of the thousands. In the summer around 5,000 people get off each of the 12 cruise ships that stop there daily, not to mention the hundreds of people arriving on the 40 flights per day.
If you don't like heat, sweating and tourist crowds. Visit Santorini in the winter!