If you are wanting pleasant and clean accomodation with staff that can't do enough to help you on the wonderful Greek island of Santorini - look no further than Marillia Village...

From the moment we arrived the peaceful and calm atmosphere around the hotel made us relax and after a day we felt like we had been there for a week.

The accomodation is very pleasant indeed and is spotlessley clean thanks to the efforts of the very friendly cleaning lady (Thank you!). The bathroom is fairly small and does not have a bath but other than that you cannot fault the accomodation at all. The other really nice thing is that there is a small kitchen area where you can prepare sandwiches etc which is very useful.

The grounds of the hotel (I believe there are around 20 rooms) are fantastic. Beautiful flowers and olive trees are everywhere and the place is exceptionally well maintained so it all looks sparkling and new! This is carried on through to the pool area which is quiet and peaceful and most definetely relaxing - perfect for reading on a sunbed!

Breakfast is included in the price of the rooms and consists of the standard continental breakfast with bread, cheese ham etc etc and cereal if you prefer. The food was always very fresh and always served with a cheery smile by the hotel 'all rounder' Michael who really looked after us during our stay and everybody else and is really a very nice chap indeed!

Car hire and various trip options on Santorini (volcano boat tours etc) can be booked at reception through Leanna who again similar to Michael and the cleaning ladies is lovely and really tries hard to make your stay as nice as possible. I would recommend booking both of these things through the hotel as they seemed to be significantly cheaper than booking them through Thomson (who we travelled with). I would recommend hiring a car for a couple of days to see the island properly. Fira is well worth a visit as it Oia. The main road from Fira to Oia is high up in some places with sheer drops over cliffs so maybe worth tackling it in daylight rather than at night the first time you travel it.

Perivolos (where Marillia Village is located) is a wonderful place with its black sand beach and cute tavernas serving great food and very reasonable prices (e.g. Greek Salad which is huge is about £2.50). Where the Marillia Village is situated is slightly away from it all in Perissa hence why it is so quiet so if you want somewhere a bit more lively it maybe best to get somewhere actually in Perissa or possibly consider Kamari which appeared to have a lot more to do. There is a good supermarket (Euro Market) about 10 mins walk from the hotel come out of the hotel turn right onto the main road and follow main road to the left) where you can get all the bits you need.

Finally Santorini as a whole is a beautiful island with very friendly people and some spectacular locations. If you decide to go I hope you have a good time and please do consider Marillia Village as it is wonderful and very good value as well.