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Traditional Village House 'Alba Lily' with heated plunge pool

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rooftop at sunset
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Outdoor dining
Outdoor dining
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Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Private plunge pool
  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Master Bedroom

1 Double Bed

Twin Bedroom

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Traditional Village House 'Alba Lily' with heated plunge pool

A lovingly restored traditional village house with modern facilities. The property comprises of 1 double and 1 twin bedroom, 2 bathrooms, two lounges, a kitchen with all appliances, a private courtyard with heated plunge pool and dining area, a large roof terrace with seating and loungers, air conditioning, wifi and smart TV

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About the area

Santorini

Located in Santorini, this holiday home is by the sea. Ancient Thira and Castle of Oia are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Santorini Caldera and Kamari Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Lost Atlantis Experience Museum and Tramonto ad Oia. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and cycling.
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Megalochori, Egeo

What's nearby

  • Antoniou Winery - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Gavalas Vineyard - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Santorini Caldera - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Venetsanos Winery - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Santo Wines - 19 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Thira (JTR-Santorini National) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Γρηγόρης Παραδοσιακός Φούρνος - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Mythos - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Santo Wines - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Spartakos Restoraunt - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Alchemia Lounge Cuisine - ‬4 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 98 out of 101 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 101 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 101 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 101 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 101 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kim S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent communication and a beautiful home - very thoughtful hosts and an overall great experience! I highly recommend this rental and would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rosann M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful! Excellent location! Host very helpful and accommodating. Nice quiet neighborhood
Stayed 6 nights in May 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Comfortable stay in a beautiful town. The place was beautiful and clean. Our hosts thought of everything and were very helpful with helping us navigate the island. I only wish we had stayed longer.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cristina R.

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Best place for a relaxing vacation
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jesse C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was a perfect home away from home for our family with two small children. The village is beautiful and quaint, and a short walk or drive to everything we needed. The apartment was clean and well appointed. Wonderful and responsive hosts as well. We had a great experience!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bart v.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful holiday home

Great place to relax and a nice base for exploring Santorini. Moreover, Mark and Christine are very hospitable and helped us several times. We can definitely recommend.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

beth h.

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Perfect!

Alba Lily was the perfect place for our family of 4 to unwind after a group tour of mainland Greece and the Peloponnese. It was even better than the pictures portrayed! So unique, so inviting, so comfortable. And what a great location - an easy walk to so many delightful restaurants, shops, and great photo taking spots. Mark was an attentive and very personable host. We were so grateful for the many gracious touches that made our stay in this spot just perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert H.

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Wonderful!

Great property in a quaint village - highly recommend for a quieter Santorini experience. Thanks to Mark for the hospitality - enjoyed all the cats as well : )
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

michelle l.

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Fabulous

Gorgeous property so very pretty we loved it, village was lovely and traditional too. Mark was so friendly and helpful too!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Caroline M.

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Amazing stay

We had an amazing stay at Alba Lily! The house was gorgeous and Mark & Christine couldn’t have been more helpful, with sorting taxi’s and car hire. We loved the village and wandering down into the town everyday. I already miss my breakfasts at Raki and sat on the terrace at night drinking Santorini wine and listening to the live music at the local bar. The kids also loved it!
Stayed 9 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Aris B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Megalochori is amazing, this Vrbo is perfect

We wanted a nice and relaxing vacation and could not have picked a better place. Mornings and nights on the balcony, afternoons in the pool, hanging around Megalochori throughout — this vacation was a great mental reset and we can’t wait to come back! Thank you Mark for the assistance with everything as well!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nancy C.

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Beautiful, comfortable home.

We felt we were in the true Greece cultural location. Very easy to get from place to place. Bus was very convenient. Mark was the best! Would highly recommend it, this quaint little village. People were great. Thankyou.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Colin M.

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Staying in “Alba Lily” was perfect!My wife, our daughters (18 & 15) and I stayed here for 11 days, we had a fantastic holiday and can't speak highly enough about the place, it was perfect!Mark & Christine were both great hosts always available to offer local advice and extremely easy to deal with throughout the process. Mark kept the outdoor area immaculate throughout our stay, but very respectful of our privacy. Megalochori is a beautiful and tranquil village, with a number of very good restaurants and shops, we all really enjoyed spending time here. It is also close to Thira, Oia, Pyrgos and with Santorini being a small island, makes it easy to explore.We hired a car and is recommended if you want to explore the island but you could do without one if you just want to chill out in the village during your stay.The McKibbin Family
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Gillian J.

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Village Cave House

We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Albalily. The property was very clean, quirky and well kitted out. Mark and Christine were close by if any issues cropped up (they didn’t). The only reason we did not give a 5 star review is the fact the plunge pool was too old to use which was a bit of a disappointment.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David F.

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It was simply perfect, and the hosts are the best ever!

From the moment we booked our stay on line, and all through the process, Christine was wonderful answering all our questions. On site Mark was great, and helpful as well. The Alba Lilly is perfection, clean, beautiful and in the perfect location. This was a fantastic experience all around start to finish. Thank you
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Aug, 2022
Thank you David for your kind remarks. I’m so pleased you enjoyed staying in our home.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christopher C.

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Great Property

We thoroughly enoyed our stay at Alba Lily. The property is beautiful and exceeded our expectations and spotlessly clean! The outside space is wonderful with the plunge pool area for privacy and a great roof terace with sun loungers for amazing views of the village. A great place for evening drinks. We initially used the buses but decided to hire a car to explore the island. Mark is a friendly guy and generally around to give advice. We would recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Helen A.

Fabulous authentic cave house with plunge pool and roof terrace

Alba Lily is every bit as good as the photos, and full of thoughtful touches. We especially loved watching the sunset from the roof terrace, and cooling off in the plunge pool. Mark and Christine are outstanding hosts, and we are very grateful to them for looking after us so well. Megalochori is a great location especially if you plan to use the local buses, with direct routes to Fira, Akrotiri, Perivolos and Perissa. There is also a great walk right on the doorstep to Pyrgos and on to Emborio. Megalochori also has several good restaurants, and we found we could get most everything we wanted from the local shops, and the bakery is amazing. We loved every minute.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sherry M.

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Perfect set up

This property was perfect for our family of four with two young adults - two separate sleeping areas which worked out well for us. Well situated in such a quaint town, close enough to the action in Fira and Oai, but out of the fray and nice to come home to the quiet and plunge pool at the end of each day. The property has everything you might need - we did not take advantage of the grill area, but having access to the kitchen was very handy. The local bakery was a five minute walk and provided us with all the breakfast, coffee, snacks, ice cream, etc. that we needed. Bus stop is close and worked well. Communication was great leading up to our stay and Michael was very responsive to the one small issue we had. Would definitely stay here again and highly recommend this property!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

J A.

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The perfect place in the perfect location

I can’t say enough about this place. My wife and two daughters and I stayed here for five days and it was amazing. The perfect place in a small village really gives you the sense of culture for this island. Very happy we did not stay in Oia because of all the tourist and crowds. Five restaurants within walking distance and less than five minutes away. Watch the sunset less than 15 minute walk away and see it over the ocean. Mark did such an amazing job restoring this apartment. So unique and the pool was perfect. Up top, layout in privacy and absorb the sun. At night around eight or 9 o’clock, you can hear distant music from a café playing live authentic Greek music. Mark was so helpful in suggesting places to eat, beaches to visit and sites to see. He also helped me arrange for a rental car and transportation to and from the airport. Such a great host. Highly recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Keith S.

Amazing house in beautiful location in a perfect Greek village

Thanks you Mark and Christine for a wonderful stay. Alba Lily was perfect for our stay - my wife and I plus our two grown up daughters. The layout was really well thought out with the master bedroom one side and the other bedroom with it's own sitting space. The house is immaculate and a perfect oasis in the village. We used the roof terrace a lot with great view over the church and village. The pool was also well used after days out. The whole island is absolutely stunning with so many spectacular views. Among the many things we enjoyed: - dinners at Feggera, Mousiko Kouti and Raki in the village - cocktails at Tranquillo on the beach in Perissa - lunch at Ntomatini in Perissa - sunset at Vinetsanos Winery - walk through the vineyards to Pyrgos and lunch at Brusco - coffee and pastries at the bakery in the village We used the buses to get around and they worked pretty well but watch out for express only buses coming back from Perissa around 5-6pm All in all an amazing time. We would thoroughly recommend Alba Lily.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Mar, 2020
Thank you for your kinds words. It was a pleasure having you all staying at our house, we hope to see again one day. All the very best Christine & Mark
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julie P.

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Wonderful Holiday in Alba-Lily

We spent almost two weeks at this beautiful property in the delightful village of Megalochori. It is a great place from which to explore the island and as other guests have written, there are lovely restaurants right in the town so we did plenty of strolling out in the warm evenings. Mark was so accessible, friendly and helpful and kindly set up airport transfers and a rental car for us. The accommodation was spotlessly clean and offered shade, sun, privacy and views over the rooftops between the two outdoor spaces. The house stays relatively cool inside and we slept really comfortably. We were not sure whether to rent a car and didn't do so in advance, but with hindsight, would recommend to have one for getting to the supermarkets, which are a bit out of town and of course, exploring the island. We used the local buses during our first few days and they were excellent, if a little crowded at times. Santorini is a beautiful and unique place with much to see and do and we felt that we chose exactly the right spot to stay. Thank you Mark and Christine!
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2024
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Laurie D.

Beautiful property, wonderful hosts!

I have stayed at many VRBO/Homeaway/Airbnb places over the years but Christine and Mark's home was by far the best in many ways! First of all the communication prior to our stay was outstanding, not only did they pick us up from the airport (and drop us off on our last day), Christine arranged a rental car for us during our stay. Mark was waiting for us at the airport and provided us with a delightful drive and information about the island on our way to the house. Christine welcomed us to the property which they had stocked with wine, food, milk, juice, butter, bottled water and a freshly baked loaf of bread from the local bakery! The house is beautiful, well represented on the website and spotlessly clean and inviting. We so enjoyed coming back in the afternoons for a cooling plunge in the pool (which Mark discreetly cleaned once during our stay while we were exploring the island). And the village was magical, good food, great local shopping and fishermen selling their catch in the morning hours from the back of a pick up truck! I can't recommend this house and the hosts enough. I would and have recommended them to anyone interested in exploring Santorini! Thank you so much Christine and Mark for making our stay a wonderful experience!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Mar, 2020
Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It means a lot to us to know our guests have enjoyed their time here in Santorini
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kim E.

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A gift to yourself

A gift is exactly what staying at Mark and Christine’s place is. The location us wonderful in a less crowded village than Fira and Oiea, but is easily accessible to everything on the island, with or without a car (bus just a few blocks). It has a wonderful plunge pool to relax in after a hot day and a wonderful terrace with comfortable seating for morning coffee, sunbathing or better yet, a glass of wine looking at the stars or the beautiful church dome and crosses next door! The inside offered everything you could want and is clean and well kept. There are several restaurants just down the amazing cobblestone curvy road. We almost regretted leaving this place to visit other parts of this beautiful island! But what really enhanced this experience were our hosts, Mark and Christine. They were amazingly helpful in arranging a car for us to rent for a couple of days, delivered to us at the Family Bakery just a few blocks, and a driver to take us to the airport at 4 am. They were so helpful giving us great ideas of where to eat and acclimating us to the village. They responded immediately to any questions we had. We were traveling with my sister and her husband and he answered both of us. We have stayed in many vrbo rentals and this experience was truly one of our best. They were truly wonderful! It would truly be a gift to yourself to stat at this place!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Mar, 2020
It was a pleasure having you stay with us in Megalochori, and for leaving the house so clean. Hope we will see you again some time. Regards Christine & Mark
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anthony B.

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Stunning

We absolutely LOVED our stay in Megalochori. “Alba-Lily” was a truly stunning property, perfectly positioned in a beautifully idyllic village on the island of Santorini. The booking process was simple, the communication from the hosts exemplary, & everything including transfers, recommendations & hospitality from Mark & Christine could not have been better. We hired a car from the village and I would definitely recommend this as there is so much to see & do on the island, all of which was never more than a 20 minute drive in any direction. The village itself however had everything you would want & need; 6 restaurants serving wonderful food & drink (Raki & Alisachni in particular), a winery, several shops selling local crafts, a couple of local mini-markets, plus a fantastic bakery. Our favourite however was the local cafe (Kafenio) on the cobbled street leading down to the famous 6 Bell tower; open 9 to midnight every day serving tapas with live music it’s an absolute must.! Travel further afield & you won’t be disappointed. Thira is definitely worth a visit but it’s crazy busy so avoid at peak times if possible. The beach at Perissa is fantastic with volcanic black sand and a wealth of restaurants & bars selling great food & drink, most of which were reasonably priced with water sports available should you wish. Kamari beach is a rocky beach & lot more commercialised but perfect if that’s what you’re after. So many more things to mention but find out for yourself & visit.!
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ghislaine C.

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Très bon accueil et disponibilité du propriétaire, à l’écoute de nos besoins. Le logement est très agréable et correspond bien à la description de l’annonce. Sa situation géographique permet de découvrir l’île facilement y compris avec la proximité de l’arrêt du bus public. Nous avons apprécié notre séjour.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2026
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