My girlfriend and I stayed at Nomikos Villas for 3 nights in September 2007. We really enjoyed our stay at the Villas (which are very clean) and especially the swimming pool and spa. The views are just incredible. The staff were very friendly and we enjoyed the fresh breakfast brought up to our room each morning. Don't expect 5 star luxury, but Nomikos is a great option. One of the things we really liked about Nomikos is that, being situated higher up the hill, you really feel like you're in the middle of a traditional white-washed Cycladic Village. Some of the more expensive hotels in Firostefani are at the bottom of the hill - they certainly have great views, but you don't get the feeling of being in a little Greek village because the only thing you see looking down is the sea. We would thoroughly recommend staying at Firostefani, there are lots of restaurants and cafes nearby and it doesn't get too busy. Its a 10-15 walk to the main town of Thira - an overhyped, touristy, dirty and expensive town and best avoided to be honest! Stay in Firostefani.

Ben, Melbourne, Australia

Nomikos Villas is a small place in Firostefani, not easy to find if you're driving, but worth the effort. The views are great (especially breakfast on the terrace or by the pool), the apartments are lovely and the staff is wonderful. Despina, Smygala (sp?) and Koutsos (I think) all were helpful and catered to our every wish. They made the trip a pleasure, and helped us get in and out of Firostefani. BTW, Firostefani is a much nicer location than Fira; more quiet and relaxed.

Honestly first time i regret so much about trusting a travel agency for the booking of our hotel in Santorini.It was the worst experience we ever had in this"hotel".First of all nobody was effecient and nobody knew his job in there,everybody was rude and everuthing was filthy.The staff at the bar catch everything with bare hands after they clean the pool!!The manager in this hotel which is the wife of the owner as we found out is really rude and completely nothing to do with the hotels...
The rooms where so bad decorated and without any taste and they were quite old and most of them didnt have the view that they show in pictures on the internet.
For sure it was a bad choise and we would never choose it again!

The hotel was a far walk from Fira which is where you want to be. Fira is where the shops are and the restaurants. The walk is not convenient at all. You have a choice: walk along side traffic to get to town or walk through the confusing pathways. At night, there were no signs and we got lost using the pedestrian pathways. I recommend the Hotel Atlantis. It looks amazing from our hotel view and it is closer to Fira. It's tough to enough the nightlife when your hotel is so far and there are no cabs to take you back at night.

Our room had two levels. There were wooden stairs that led up to a second level built over the common area. It was like a bedroom, but much smaller and you have to watch your head. It was quite scary climbing up and down. The room had a bathroom that was pretty gross. There was a drain in the middle of the room and the shower curtains were on these rods that fans out along the tub. The bathroom was very grimy. You definitely have to shower with your sandals on in the tub. The second bed was right by the bathroom so that was a bit disgusting.

The receptionist, though was fluent in English did not know anything about taxis, places to go or anything. She was very sweet, but not helpful at all.