After reading a few of the reviews posted, I have to laugh at some of the silly things said about the hotel. If you are traveling to Santorini--Oia in particular, be aware that it is a village built on the cliffside of a rocky island that had in its past been ravaged by earthquakes and obviously a volcano--Expect there to be walking/climbing and some rugged terrain. However, as in many places in Europe, hard work getting to the destination is ALWAYS worth it.

Upon arriving in Oia (easily accessible through the frequent KTEL buses at the port), we checked into Ecorama immediately outside of the bus station. Very friendly/helpful staff who checked us in within minutes of arrival. One of the staff members led us to the hotel (as there are no cars in Oia Village since it's an old town w/ charming narrow streets that are mostly for pedestrian traffic and the occasional scooter). It is about at 10-15 minute walk from the bus station and about 10 minutes to the shops and restaurants in town. There were several steps we had to go through to get to Oia Mare Villas (located on the way to Amoudi Bay--beautiful view!!!) and carrying at 16.5 lb backpack didn't help...but once I saw the view I was breathless. The remote location was worth the trek as it is away from the crowds that flock to the village at around 5pm to get a spot in time for the amazing sunset. Each apt/villa had their own private balcony (all with amazing views as the hotel is etched into the cliffside just below Oia castle (prime location to see the sunset). Our particular unit was for 4 people and had a kitchen, living room, bathroom, 1 king size bedroom (which was a cave--amazing), and 1 double bedroom. Our unit was cleaned every day (fresh towels provided daily)...spotless besides the few occasional bugs that flew in only b/c we left all the doors and windows open so we wouldn't miss a moment of the spectacular view we had. The pool was excellent, always clean and hung just at the edge of the cliff--sitting poolside overlooking the caldera felt like you were on top of the world. Breakfast was basic but good enough to get us started for the day. Staff was always helpful and friendly and made checkout simple as they carried our backpacks back to the bus station for free.

Without a doubt, this was the best experience we had on our 2 week trek throughout the Greek islands and Oia Mare definitely made it an amazing and unique experience!!!!

I was travelling with my adult daughter and had these requirements: 2 separate beds, A/C, swimming pool and priced around $300. After extensive research, I came up with a few choices, but in the end like in all real estate, location, location, location was the deciding factor.
I strongly urge anyone going to Santorini to choose the town of Oia-pronounced EEAA -over Fira, the main town. It is where every photo of Greecian Islands is taken and where all in the know come to see the famous sunsets. In the case of the Oia Mare hotel, it is THE spot for sunset and views of the caldera. No other hotel has both views in this price catagory.
We had a 2 bedroom traditional house villa which means they have carved out a cave, smoothed it over and painted it white. They are actually little apartments completely equipped with full kitchens. Daylight comes from the front door and windows with sweeping magnificent views. The suite was very large-#101- and could easily sleep 5 if necessary.
Words of caution: There are many stairs leading to the hotel so this is not for those who have difficulty walking.
There is no restaurant but breakfast is served each morning. There is no bar, but if you request a bottle of wine, you can get it. Since you have a kitchen, it is cheaper and easier to purchase some at a wine vendor in the town.
I would strongly suggest that you arrange for a taxi to pick you up at the ferry or airport and have it written in that they will assist you with your luggage in both directions and will provide a voucher stating this. It would be utterly impossible to handle luggage on your own.
Enjoy your stay.
JD, NYC

When you arrive in Oia, you stop first in the management office where, before even seeing the hotel, let alone your room, they make you pay in full and sign a form stating that you agree there are no refunds. Beware, there's a reason for this.

Here are some facts;

VIew - it is a partial caldera view, not full, as the view is 70% blocked by a mountain ridge.

Toiletries - there are none, unless you count the Days Inn style liquid soap dispenser mounted to the wall.

Linens - the towels are cheap beyond description, like sandpaper, and reaked of cigarette smoke. The sheets aren't much better.

Cleanliness - we had to clean the toilet ourselves when we arrived, along with a spiderweb in the bedroom. Tiles are missing from the shower. A general state of neglect and disrepair permeates, but not in a good sense of charming antiquity; more like indifference.

Air Conditioning - weak at best, our room never got below 75F.

Refridgerator - worked fine, but has no water or other items in it for guests. Hit the store before you go.

Wake Up Call - promised at 5:15am to help us make our 7:00am flight. Good thing we travel with an alarm clock, as we were never called.

Internet Access - none. Our Eur70 hotel room in Transylvania had free wireless access, as did our Eur65 hotel room in Istanbul and our Eur180 hotel room on Mykonos. But this hotel, at Eur220 for our room, has no access at all.

Luggage Pick-up - we waited 40 min's at the management office, being told "5 minutes" again and again. We finally grabbed our luggage and walked to the hotel as the guy who was supposed to meet us had turned off his cell phone and neither the managment office nor the hotel manager had any idea what had happened to him.

Credit Where Credit Is Due: The Russian girl at the hotel front desk really tried to cheer us up, showing us several other rooms we could have (all were in poor condition) and even bringing breakfast to us on our patio well after the cut-off the following morning. We assured her that our anger wasn't personal toward her, she was great, it was the hotel owners and management we were upset with.

Net net is that Santorini is very expensive and perhaps you can't find a better place to stay for "just" $300/night. Our suggestion though would be to either find more money for a better hotel or simply go visit another island. We wouldn't stay at this place again if it was free.

We arrived and there were at least 5 flights of rocky stairs down to the property (big packers be ware). Our rooms were direclty above and below the overchlorinated pool which was very loud and smelly. The rooms smelled like mold and the smaller room only had a full sized bed. The bathroom looked like a bad bathroom in a gas station. We wound up moving hotels we were so miserable.