Hotel Rena

Hotel Rena was small but very very clean with daily changes of bed linen and towels. We were on the ground floor, room 6 and had no problems until the last day of our Holiday when the whole hotel seemed to be leaving and therefore it was a bit noisy early in the morning but nothing too bad. Perrissa sea front, while nice, new and quite upmarket, just isn't very greek which unfortunately is why we go to Greek islands. However some friendly advise by some of our fellow guests pointed us up to the main road where there are more greek restaurants and quieter bars as the places on the front tend to tout for business which I hate. There is also Dorians Bar which is run by Nikos who is a great guy, loves geordies and listens to Mark Knopfler all the time so he was alright in my book!!
Santorini is a stunning island with some of the best coastal views you wll ever see. Fira is a must but wise to go early (bus stop opposite Dorians) it's only 2 euros to get there and only a 20 minute journey, but as many cruise ships moor there if you go early enough you may not get caught in the queues for the cable cars or a donkey down the 600 steps which we walked down. It's a bit smelly with around 80 donkeys going up and down but it was a great experience and one of the highlights of our holiday - a must do!
Kamari can be got to by water axi which is 4 euros each (each way) but a nice journey around the coast however Kamari is even more commercialisd than Perissa and very very expensive ( We paid 10 euros for a beer and an ouzo and lemon)
Overall had a great holiday but that was down to being well advised of where to go.
Had I stayed on the front of perissa all week I don't think I would have enjoyed it
Another big plus was 'Jago' who worked the bar in the Rena. Top bloke and very funny with his 'Kalimari' every morning instead of Kalimera. He brought us fruit every other day for nothing and is a font of nowledge if you need to know anything
Overall a nice holiday with stunning views but for those who like tradittional Greece this may not be for you unless you fine the little places we do