I am going to Mykonos and Santorini in late August with my wife. We are in our early 30s and are looking for recommendations on hotels and places to go (more for Santorini than Mykonos). I was using a travel agent for my hotel in Santorini and wanted the picturesque area with the hotels on the cliff. I believe that are is Oia, but most hotels I was offered were roughly US$ 600 a night. I am looking to pay half of that, if possible. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
We've traveled all over the Europe as well as China and Lebanon, but never made it to Greece, we have one night in Athens where we'll see the Parthenon and move on. She loves the beach but is not a huge fan of lying on the beach under the sun, unless there are umbrellas. She likes activities a bit more. At nights, good food and lots of alcohol is usually our activity of choice.