We enjoyed four nights at the Helianthus Suites in late June. The cave house is unique - clean, cozy and quiet. The room had everything we needed, to include a comfy queen bed, air conditioning, a mini fridge (stocked with croissants and wine), filtered water, a coffee maker, and a patio with excellent views of the caldera. Breakfast was a 2-minute walk to a local cafe and included cereal, eggs, yogurt, rolls, juice and coffee. It was good.
Helianthus is within easy walking distance to many good shops, restaurants, cafes, pubs and the bus stop. NOTE: it is about 50-60 steps down from one of the main pedestrian streets. The steps were not an issue for us, and we really didn’t mind the climb, but they may be for some. However, although Oia was very busy and crowded, the suite is down away from all of that and it allowed us to escape the hustle and bustle when we wanted. We didn’t notice any crowd noise from the street at all - day or night. Very peaceful.
Kiki was a fantastic hostess. Very friendly and service oriented. She was very responsive to our needs and went out of her way to make sure we were comfortable. She booked the airport transfer for us, met us on arrival, had our bags carried to our room, made restaurant reservations and booked excursions for us. She even arranged a late breakfast on our first morning after jet lag knocked us out until 1pm. I can’t say enough about Kiki. We will definitely stay at Helianthus again when we return to Santorini!! Thx Kiki!!!
