Platis Residence Villa

BE WARE: Yiannis manipulates reviews on Bookings. He cancelled my reservations 20 minutes before check-out (even though I stayed at the property) so that I can’t write a review. He is awful. Upon my arrival he barely welcomed me and instead was talking to my friend who speaks Greek. However when he found out that the reservation was under my name he was much warmer. Two days after my stay, I found out that Yiannis gave out some very private personal information to an anonymous caller that called him with questions about my stay, when I faced Yiannis about his unprofessionalism? He denied any wrong doing and surprisingly “cancelled” my reservation under Bookings to prevent me from writing about my horrible experience with him. Also, take your money elsewhere. He offers no help with the luggage, nothing extra for the price you pay. Much better services elsewhere.

When you travel to very touristy places you don't expect to still find hidden gems. The Platis residence is one of those and I can't believe that we were lucky enough to find availability. I think this is the nicest view you could have on the Caldera, but also on the rest of Oia because it's on the highest point of the village. Looking at the 360 view from the hot tub is a privilege. I would recommend waking up early once and catch the sunrise. The room is designed with taste and with high end material too. We also enjoyed it because it is quiet and you're not invaded by all the people that come to look at the sunset. We saw other properties completely surrounded with tourists climbing on rooftops and balconies to catch the view. Yanis was such a great host, showing us around and giving us the tips to enjoy Oia off the beaten tracks. He genuinely cares about the guests. He was so kind that he sent us a free breakfast straight to our room before we left. He made us feel at home and we really enjoyed our discussions with him.

Yiannis Yiannis Yiannis! Lemme start by saying that the two stars are solely for the view, which I must admit was amazing. The place itself is nice, but has a funky smell and his cleaning lady, albeit super sweet, uses products that don’t exactly smell great. Upon our arrival, we realized that there was a quite uncomfortable walk from the cabs drop off location to the actual residence. there was nobody to greet us at cab drop of. No one from The locals even knew where Platis residence is. And our data wasn’t even working at that point. A lot of people stopped us on the way because they felt bad for us and asked if they could help us. Many were surprised that we didn’t have someone sent to help us with the luggage. People told us that their hotels provided a service of sending someone to help you with your luggage. That would have been a nice addition but after meeting Yiannis didn’t expect such an essential touch on his end.. The real issue is with Yiannis who seemed to take a liking to my male friend and ignore me the whole time he was talking. Upon our arrival, he barely smiled (at me mostly) however When he realized that the reservation is under my name? He changed his demeanour towards me immediately as he knew I would be the one writing the review on Bookings. Com and when he heard a bang as I exited the bathroom he all of sudden was so nice and asked if I was ok. I knew right away that it was because he knew the reservation is under my name as I read a review on booking saying that he really cares about positive reviews. The biggest problem during my stay however was when someone from my hometown called Yiannis and asked him some personal information about my stay and he disclosed the name of my male friend to the caller. When I wrote Yiannis a message about it calling it a very unprofessional move and that he should never give any information about people staying at his place? he denied it of course. Surprisingly, 10 minutes before check out time, and for the first time ever that this happened to me on Bookings, I received a notification on Bookings that my reservation was cancelled! A move on his end to prevent me from Writing a review on about the incident lol. What a cheap move and I’m currently in contact with Bookings about this Yiannis is rude and the minute I arrived I told my male friend that I did not like his attitude and he wasn’t exactly very welcoming. We had a long day, woke up at 5 am, no food, long ferry ride, and still at 4 pm (an hour after check-in) he kept talking in Greek (knowing I don’t understand it) about non sense to my friend who continuously told him that we are tired and hungry and would like to get going. Beware of the ONLY positive reviews you read on bookings as he controls them by cancelling the reservation in advance lol. What a scammer

We Stayed at the Platis residence Villa for 4 Nights. The place is just incredible. It is clean and big and the view is amazing. You can see the ocean and the caldera. If you Go outside you are Right in the middle of all the Good spots in oià. The Good Part of it, when you are in the Apartment it is still super quiet. The bed is so compfortable. They serve breakfast every morning right to your room and you can enjoy your breakfast with some nice view. The breakfast options are great. Pancakes, eggs, and vegan option. The hosts are always available for tipps and questions. We had a lot of questions :-) They Organise Trips, Transfers and Tours if you like. They take care of everything and you just lay back and relax. We felt Welcome From the very First second we arrived. They explained everything in Person and recommended Good places and Must dos. We enjoyed every second at This Apartment and are very thankful.