TRADITIONAL SANTORINI CAVERN HOUSE HELIOS

My boyfriend and I arrived by ferry. Our ferry was about 45 minutes late but Eddy waited for us patiently at the port. He then drove us up to the villa and helped us get our luggage inside. We were overwhelmed by the beauty of this place. The photos just cannot even capture how wonderful it is. We arrived to find plenty of food and beer/wine in the fridge which is just what we needed after our long ferry ride. Eddy let us settle in and then drove us down to the bike shop and helped us hire quad bikes so we could get around the island. He also recommended some great places for us to go to - such as the nearby taverna (Metaximas?) which is by far the best food on the island, and the nearby winery (Santo wines) which has a gorgeous view of the sunset (personally I thought it was better than Oia - which gets too crowded during the sunset). Four more of our friends arrived a bit later, so there were 6 of us staying in the villa. We were very comfortable and the rooms were nice and cool and spacious. We had everything we could possibly need at the villa, but I'm sure if there was something we needed Sarah and Eddy would not hesitate to help us. The location of the villa is perfect. It is situated in Exo Gonia, right in the middle of the island, which makes it very easy to explore everywhere on quad bike. The outdoor courtyard was an ideal place for BBQs, surrounded by beautiful flowers and grape vines. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about this place. Sarah and Eddy are very lovely people and will make you feel entirely comfortable. Sarah was extremely helpful when we found out our afternoon ferry to Ios was cancelled and had to return our bikes, pack, get to the port and buy our tickets for another ferry all within an hour - she rushed over immediately after finding out and drove us around.
Thank you for the most wonderful week of my life so far. I am most definitely returning sometime in the future!

After receiving the news that our friends where getting married in Santorini we searched long and hard for accommodation for 6 couples and we were so pleased we didn't go for a hotel and rented both ajoining cave houses (Antheas/Helios) for the week.
The villas are amazing and perfect for family or friends to rent, they have AC in each room and everything you will need for your holiday. Sarah and Eddy were lovely, they met us from the airport and helped with our booked car hire/luggage etc, they stocked our fridges with drinks and some snacks on arrival and bought us bread over, popping by occasionally to check on us and clean the pools.
The villas have the added bonus of wifi, washing machines (with powder) and a welcome pack with lots of info for the Island - all came in handy!
We would advise car hire as they are based in a residential area but the villas are so nice that you would be very happy spending time there. We booked a car for the week but found we spent at least two full days at the villas, just chilling and enjoying the pools and views. We all stayed in one night and used the BBQ, food from the supermarket is reasonable and only a 5 min drive away.
The villas are close and 5min walk to the award winning restaurant called Metamiximas where we ate twice, the food is lovely and it's open late, food comes as and when it's ready, expect to spend around €20-€30 euros per person when eating out, drinking, starters etc...
The villas are close to Pygros/Fira but I would get a taxi or drive, as the roads could be dangerous to walk on, its only €10 to Pygros, which is nothing when its uphill all the way. Fira is around €15 and has a lot more going on but my favorite restaurant was the Mediteran restaurant in Oia, which was amazing and worth a visit, book the top table on the terrace to watch the sunset - beautiful!
All in all could not have been happier, I thought the villas were amazing value for money and we had the perfect holiday.
The only thing I would change, is for them to have long length mirrors in each room, locks on the bathrooms (is greece thou) and longer BBQ utensils. None of these things would stop me renting them again in the future!
I hope to return within the next couple of years, either with family or friends. I think for value or money, I would not book into a hotel or rent anywhere else on this island.
I forgot to mention that the villas are very close to Santo winery, should you be attending a wedding there! :)

We spent seven days in Sarah's and Eddy's lovely villa. It is equipped very well, e.g. cooker with oven, washing machine, two fridges (we were pleased to find them full of drinks and food on our arrival so we didn't have to go to supermarket at the first day) etc.
The small pool on the roof is brilliant for refreshment and the terrace itself is such a beautiful place that you are tempted to spend the whole day up there.
Sarah and Eddy were always on the spot when we needed something and even organised scooters for us so that we were mobile from the beginning of our holiday.
All in all we had a great time on Santorini and we highly recommend the villa to erveyone looking for a place to relax as we hab nothing to complain about.