Joe;<BR>We just stayed at Grotto Villas in Santorini.120 euros for the Villa in Fira facing The Caldera.A beautiful view from every window of the villa.Great staff,George the Manager is extremely knowledgable and helpful.In Mykonos we stayed at Hotel Poseidon.Paid 85 euros with breakfast and any kind of entertainment you can iamgine they have it at their huge clubhouse.Extremely clean with a balcony facing the water,fridge and tv and a nice bathroom.The breakfast buffet was very nice too.You can walk to town since it's right behind it.Highly recommend both.Feel free to email us for further questions.

Hi Joe,<BR><BR>I have two strong recommendations for Santorini. I prefer to stay in the village of Oia. I've stayed at Atlantis Villas, which is great... nice views, quiet, great service, and we had a really nice big room. However, it is about a 20 min. walk to the center of Oia where most of the restaurants and shops are.<BR><BR>The following year, we stayed in Oia again, but at Fanari Villas (www.fanarivillas.gr) and it was incredible. It's above the Ammoudi fishing harbour, near Esperas Villas which Darcie mentioned... however Fanari is a little higher up, and I think offered a bit of a better view. It was incredibly private, romantic... and they brought our breakfast to our terrace each morning. The staff was extremely helpful and I just could not get over the view here. The convenience was a big difference for me, compared to Atlantis Villas. It was about a 5 min. walk to the main shops and restaurants.

...one more thing I forgot to mention: Fanari has a "cave pool" built halfway into the side of the cliff, and halfway hanging out in the open. Also, there's a jacuzzi in there. Check out the pictures on their website. It was great!

We stayed at Atlantis Villas in Santorini and loved it. The service, the view, the caldera. Just great.