Originally Posted by
xooz
We stayed at On the Rocks last year. I think if the price is similar and it was a first stay, I might opt for On the Rocks. Looks like Magma would require a rental car, whereas we just rented a car for a day when we wanted to go visit the southern part of the island. Also, you could walk to Thira and easily catch a bus.
I guess a question about Magma is whether there is anything to walk to? Any restaurants nearby? Google maps view is from 2011... looked pretty bleak then.

Drove by it on the way to the airport. There is nothing there you can walk to. It is pretty isolated so you will need a car.
We were going to stay there but I'm glad we didn't. We did stay at the canaves oia epitome, though which was fantastic!