We stayed at Delfini Villas in May 2011. Booked it after the numerous lovely reviews it had from Tripadvisors (thankyou!). We werent sorry at all. Rina and Sima are indeed as wonderful as everyone makes them out to be. The rooms are gorgeous and we got upgraded for 2 nights! The views of teh caldera are to die for. The bakery almost at Delfii's doorsteps is amzing. I lived on their apple croissants all the 5 days that we were there. At the roms, the hotplates and crockery are quite adequate for cooking a meal at home on the nights that you dont wan to eat out.
OIa is indeed all that is written about and more. It has to be seen to be experienced. We saw the sunset every evening and soon kew all the tiny lanes well. We went by the local bus to Fira and on one day rented a car and did all the other pats of the island. However in our opinion, Oia is the only place to stay in.

My wife and me had a wonderful two days at the beginning of October in the Delfini Villas. The owner Rena couldn't have been more helpful and made our stay even more memorable.
The location of the hotel was perfect and Rena graciously upgraded us from our junior suite. The room we stayed in was great, with amazing views to the caldera and the sea and all amenities one could think of. Rena helped us out by pointing the nice traditional Greek restaurants in the vicinity and suggesting day trips to the volcano and the red beach.
We will forever remember this vacation and the beautiful Ois sunset, made even more enjoyable by our stay in Delfini Villas. We are definitely staying here the next time we are in town :).

We stayed at Delfini Villas in Sept. 2011. It was a most wonderful and memorable experience! We had booked a junior suite in complex A (I think), which is just a few steps down from the Oia’s main Caldera walk in a central location. Rena, the wonderful lady who runs the place, upgraded us to the Luxury Suite right next to it. The suite was new and very tastefully decorated with state-of-the-art facilities (better than a 5 star hotel). The bathroom and the balcony had an outdoor Jacuzzi with a fantastic view of the Caldara. The best part of staying at Delfini Villas was Rena’s hospitality. She took such good care of us that when we left, we felt that we were leaving home and decided that we will surely have to come back again. All through our stay she gave us guidance about restaurants, catamaran trips and special places to go for amazing Caldera views (all wonderful suggestions). She arranged cabs for us and even took our luggage up to the cab on the main road (truly an extraordinary lady!). We could not have asked for more or have selected a better place in Santorini. I strongly recommend staying at Delfini for a memorable vacation of a lifetime.

I trawled through trip advisor when I was booking our holiday...we knew we wanted to stay in Oia but aside from that, had no idea what to expect and there are sooooo many options! Delfini seemed perfect for what we were looking for - central, not too expensive (I can't believe how pricey some of the places in Oia are!), nice room and of course the view.

We arrived a little after midnight as we caught the last flight from Athens to Santorini - Siwa met us when we arrived by taxi after midnight and let us in (thanks Siwa - so sorry it was late!). We weren't really sure what to expect, whether the view would be as it was advertised and when we arrived it was pitch black outside and we couldn't see a thing.

I woke up at the crack of dawn the following day and as I stepped out onto the balcony I was not disappointed - 180 degrees of amazing caldera. The room was beautiful. Fresh flowers, a welcome bottle of wine and the rooms are beautifully decorated.

And Rena. So, so lovely! Delfini is a fantastic place to stay, but this is enhanced 10 fold by Rena. She is friendly, relaxed, approachable and will ensure that your holiday is everything you want it to be!

Delfini is well located - it is close to everything. There is a bakery across the road, no shortage of restaurants within walking distance (we were there for a week and there were enough restaurants that we ate somewhere different for lunch and dinner everyday). Fira is a short 15 minute trip by ATV or scooter away and it would take about 40 minutes to get to the other end of the island to check it out.

If you need to relax and forget the day to day stresses of your life (like I did), then Oia is guaranteed to please. I would go back tomorrow - and I would stay at Delfini.