Heliophos  

Heliophos is a very nice hotel. We arrived in the morning on the day which we booked a room, and the owner invited us for breakfast. Moreover she allowed us to stay behind after checking out as our ferry is scheduled at night. The breakfast is nice. The room has a spacious balcony, on which you can relax and enjoy the view to the sea. It's about 20-min walk to the crowded area Oia. Definitely a good choice for relaxation.

It's a bit difficult to find. If you are coming by bus from Thira, get off at Finikia, then look for a restaurant on the side which you get off. The restaurant has so many photos that you can't miss it. Some of the photos are with celebrities like Stephanie Sun or Green Day. Take the road by the restaurant downslope. Then on your right side there's a small car park. Go through the car park, follow the road and you'll see the hotel. It would be better if there are more road signs starting from the main road.

The owner is very friendly and helpful. Although we have not booked with breakfast she invited to enjoyj it every morning for free. Moreover, Oia (the most beautiful city of Santorini) is only a 10 minutes walk away from the hotel.

Since the nearest parking place is 4 minutes away it is pretty exhausting to get there with heavy luggage.

Room is very clean and nice. The owner is very helpful and kind. The price is very good for the hotel. Very close to Oia.

It is not very close to the center. If you plan to drive to the center during the night, it is difficult due to the dark and narrow roads.

staff is kind and breakfast coffee is wonderful. hotel is very nice.

it's difficult to find.

This pension is absolutely lovely, I'd say it would be perfect for couples (I was with two friends and I was thinking of coming back with my boyfriend...!), the rooms are small houses in the typical style of Santorini's houses, the breakfast is amazing (usual stuff but also olives, dried tomatoes, capers... Yummm) and the woman is very nice and kind! The village of Finikia has a pair of very good taverns but nothing else, not very touristic so it's perfect if you want to avoid the huge crowds of noisy tourists in Santorini

The location, Finikia, is about 20min by walk far away from the main city, Oia, and the main street is not really safe to walk on at night (lot of cars and no sidewalk), so we took the bus, still ok but always very crowded. So if you plan to stay long and don't want to be stuck in a lovely but kind of empty village, better if you have a car. Also the beach is reachable in 20mins walk, but it's not the best beach you can think of.

I love the environment, it is very beautiful, clean and comfortable! The Owner is very nice and kind. I really miss her homemade juice, really fresh and quenching. I strongly recommend this accommodation to people who want to live in a traditional cave house in Oia, because it is valuable at price!

The owner Sofia is a bubbly and very helpful person. The accommodaton is reasonably priced unlike hotels in Oia and in excellent condition, traditional cave houses in a quiet village, with a great view from the balcony. Absolutely recommend this hotel to any type of traveller as it is just 10 minutes walk from Oia and away from the tourists. It was great to experience a very traditional location and beautiful cave house.

Breakfast is repetitive and basic

we loved every minute of it, we couldn't have found a nicer place to stay in santorin. the room was beautiful, and we ended up spending a whole day on sofias terrace. fantastic breakfast with homemade jam. the village of finiaki is really close to oia, yet very calm with great views, too and an ancient centre to explore. nice little taverna with great food just next door. very much recommending this place!

The room and place were so beautiful. We love that at breakfast we came to the main table and ate together among guess so we had many new friends who we can share trip experience. Sofia, the owner, was very nice, flexible and helpful. The place is quite far but still in walking distance to Oia, the most beautiful area in Santorini.

We wish we were foretold that we need to tell the bus to stop for us one village before Oia. This information should be showned in the website. Because we didn't know, we had to carry big bags/lugguages accross the villague which was quite far and the road was rocky. In addition, I hope hotel accept credit card because we didn't know so we didn't provide enough cash.

the hotel is located in a convience and quite place, only 10 minutes by walking to the centre of oia. The owner is very friendly and warmly. she shows the best host friendship. the hotel and room are equipped romantic and tastefull.

Heliophos is situated in one of the traditional villages of Santorini (very near to Ia (Oia)). The hotel is easilly accessible (after it is pointed out to you), a short walking distance to car rental, and close to main routes. The hotel itself is a renovated traditonal greek "cave style" home. The rooms and the hotel possess a natural charm which cannot be described at all. Additionally, the owner, Sophia's, is a most gracious hostess, who opens both her hotel and her home up to travellors. Breakfasts are a feast - Sophia puts on quite a spread - homemade jams, fresh baked chocolate cake, breads, copious amounts of coffee, lovely greek yoghurt and honey, etc etc. Breakfast is served in the common area of the hotel with a relaxed setting and beautiful view and guests are encouraged to sit together and mingle.

The room was not serviced every day - cant say if this was standard practice - but this was a non-issue considering the charm and everything else about the place - this was probably because the owner Sophia is not assisted by anyone or possibly because we stayed during the Easter holiday.

Sofía es una estupenda y dulce anfitriona, nos hizo sentir como en casa y nos ayudó mucho con un problema médico que surgió. El Heliophos es un hotel de un gran romanticismo bohemio, lleno de detalles encantadores, con vistas sobre los viñedos y hasta el mar. El pueblecito donde está es Finikia, entre Fira y (a 15 minutos caminando de) Oia, y te sientes agradablemente fuera del circuito turístico. Sofia est une excellente et douce hôtesse, nous a fait sentir à la maison et a aidé avec un problème médical qui se présentaient. L'hôtel Heliophos est bohème et romantique, pleine de détails charmants, donnant sur les vignes et la mer. Le village, Finikia, est entre Fira et (15 minutes à pied du) Oia, et on se sent hors des sentiers battus.