Ayoba Santorini

Great location with easy access to sunset, market and anywhere on the island. Be ready to buy bottled water (this is all Santorini), so being close to market is ideal! Market is open 7:30am-11pm! Very basic accommodations. * Great shampoo and body wash but no conditioner or moisturizer. * Shower has limited hot water. * Room is modern and clean but basic. * Needed an extra pillow for shoulder issue but couldn’t get it. *Asked for extra towel as alternative and it disappeared after one day! * bed is very firm. After 3 nights go used to it. * great AC and comforter. * received 4 empty boxes of vanity set and shower cap. Requested replacement on first night and still have not received it on check-in am! If you book a studio, request NOT to get studio #1 if you need it dark. The window shades are NOT effective and the light comes in very strongly so as soon as sunrises the room is very bright. I had to wear an eye mask to sleep in! Plunge pool is cold so perfect if you come back when sun is out.

Three units are surrounding the “courtyard” which is also where the main office is. So people coming and going for check in and check out are literally outside of our windows. Interior is super old and outdated. The whole unit smelled heavily of cleaning detergent but nothing is clean. Toilets are old and yellow. We found mold on the shower wall. Kitchen smells like rotten wood.

Only stayed here for one night since our other hotel had a conflict for one night. We requested to cancel the reservation because the concrete floors seemed filthy and the room still had remnants of old guests (open shampoo/lotion bottles laying around). The housekeepers came off pretty rude as well. The room likely hadn’t been maintained well as the door creaked enough to wake up the whole villa when we would come and go. I booked it to save money, but it was only saving us a very small amount compared to the semi luxury style hotels with views we went to afterwards, not worth it. I wouldn’t pay more than $100/night for this, unless you know what to expect. Breakfast was ok, and a nice perk to be included.

Me and my partner stayed here for a week and it was so lovely. The staff are so friendly and helpful, they couldn’t do more for us. We enjoyed staying in imerovigli because it is much quieter than Oia and Fira but still has the same amazing views and restaurants to offer. Vigla and Mama Lina were our favourites. We used the local buses to travel around the island. It was only €1.60 each so it was a cheap way to travel. The beaches are too far away to walk but are easily accessible by bus. The breakfast provided was delicious and there was a fridge and microwave in our studio apartment that we could use to make our other meals if we wished. A minor downside was that me or my partner didn’t get any service in the room. It didn’t really matter to us as we weren’t using our phones to make calls but just be aware if that would be an issue for you. Overall it was a brilliant place to stay and if were to return to Santorini in the future this would be the first place we check availability for.

Studio 1 had no wifi and no reception for data use. TV signal was intermittent for English Channel. Lounge chairs were broken. Very simple accommodations, not great value for the high cost. Giannis was helpful but these conditions were beyond his control. Studio 1 was very small, and bathroom was tiny. Gigi made a great breakfast but I would not return here. I feel I paid too much for this hotel.