Nostos Apartments, Santorini

The staff at Nostros were very helpful. They helped us book an airport transfer, car rental for the day, restaurants & activities. Breakfast was a full buffet of great food overlooking the ocean. Our room was spacious & clean with an AMAZING view. The air conditioning in our room was adequate but not great but we did not spend much time in our room. The small pool had an AMAZING view that we enjoyed. The hotel is conveniently located at the beginning of Oia so not near the crowds & noise. However there are lots of steps from the main path to Nostros. But we thought the extra effort was well worth the view & privacy.

Santorini was our last stop on our vacation, and I'm glad we saved it for last. It definitely had the most jaw dropping beauty of all that we had seen. Not to say all the islands weren't great, but when you are perched on the edge of the caldera in Oia the view is just stunning. We stayed in one of the deluxe apartments that came with the hot tub. If you are on the fence with this I would say splurge and do it. The hot tub is the perfect temperature. All of their deluxe apartments have a little bit more room outside with private sun loungers and the hot tub. All of the apartments have great views overlooking the caldera and the water. The pool is nice and was never crowded. They have maybe 6 lounge chairs by the pool all looking out over the water. These were also never crowded. The room was the most unique of all the places we stayed. It is the "cave style" that seems to be typical for most of the places you can stay in Oia that are perched on the side of the caldera. The location to me was the best. Once you climb the steps you are on the main pedestrian only boardwalk in Oia where all the shops, restaurants, etc are. (The beauty is their location is right at the start of the boardwalk so it's not as crowded as you will find further down.) There is a little supermarket at the top of the stairs that we hit daily for wine, beer, snacks, water. The rooms have a fridge that is plenty big for all of that. My wife and I both wouldn't hesitate to stay here again!

Overall, this was a great boutique style hotel, with cave-like rooms overlooking the caldera. There were a few problems (air-con in one room and shower in another room didn't work as well), which should really not happen at this price point. Both the front desk staff were amazing - super friendly and helpful. The views were fantastic - laying down by the pool, staring out into the sea and sky were truly magnificent. But be warned that it is quite a walk down from the main pedestrian street (the walk back up is quite strenuous).

We stayed in the two bedroom apartment ( two queen beds& one twin) and could not been happier... Plenty of room for family of five with updated bathroom, great shower, beautiful balcony, lovely breakfast and kind, helpful staff. Location is wonderful for walks and dinner. Clean, nice pool and the view is amazing. Would stay here again! Loved it!!

We had an excellent 3-night stay at the Nostos Apartments. The location is top notch (you can walk everywhere in Oia from the property!) and the views are stunning. The staff was amazingly kind and made sure that every part of our stay went well--from the airport transfers to helping us know where to go and what to see. We highly recommend!