The view and location is nice, but the hotel was disappointing. I will preface this review by saying we had just spent 8 days on the island of Santorini in 2 different hotels. The service there was exceptional, and actually more affordable - so coming here was disappointing. There are far more superior places to stay in Santorini in Oia or Imerovigli.

We stayed in the Gardener's room which was the smallest room at Ikies - but I read it was cozy and quaint. It was much smaller than I thought and we live in a tiny NYC studio apartment. It was clean, and well furnished (very modern) and the bed was comfortable.. but too small for 2 with all our luggage, considering for the price we paid.

Pros:
View (great view of Oia)
10 minute walk to Oia
Cocktails - Mojitos were great
Mezze plate was amazing
Gardener's room is pool level so you are steps away and can see the view of Oia - but it is not heated!

Cons:
Service was not good. The reception is not 24 hours and they do not go above and beyond for anything. We got used to an incredibly friendly staff that went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and special - with complimentary drinks, hot towels, nightly surprises and cleaning staff that came every time we left our room. The most disappointing part was the service we received elsewhere was at much more affordable, and nicer hotels.

The cleaning staff was rude and would bang on our door, and say they needed to clean "NOW", and just wait for us to leave... Very rude and unfriendly. Never experienced something like this before.

Our shower would flood every time we used it. After we left, I read a few reviews on the flooding - though the staff pretended it was the first time they heard about it...

Breakfast was decent.. but was cold every morning. They do not have plate covers to keep your food hot. This would make a huge difference!

Pool is NOT heated.

No spa.

Gardener room is pool level so you are very close - but there is not a lot of privacy at all.. it's quite cramped by the pool.

Do NOTtake the "shared ride" to the airport. I assumed this meant a car with another 1 or 2 couples, but it was a bus. The bus was 15 minutes late to pick us up, and made over 10 stops. We were late to our flight, and barely made it. Was a stressful way to end our honeymoon.

The staff and the accomodations are wonderful. Breakfast was ontime and perfection. Beds were very comfortable and water pressure was superb. We stayed as two couples in the House of the Antiquarian which was plenty of space for 4 adults, with 2 beautifully tiled bathrooms. The ladies at reception were incredibly helpful with setting reservations, plans, making sugestions, giving directions, etc. The views were simply spectacular. I would absolute stay there again and recommend to all. The only complaint I could possibly come up with is that we requested a to have a taxi ready on 2 separate occasions at a particular time which were both about 20 minutes late, but this was probably due to traffic and the taxi company, not due to Ikies, none-the-less it was disappointing as we scheduled it several hours in advance.