There are vehicle rental options scattered across Santorini — at the airport, in Fira, along the main road in Kamari. Choosing between them, if you haven’t been to the island before, is essentially a matter of reading reviews and hoping for the best.
The reviews at Iakovos Rentals tell a consistent story. Ninety-one Google reviews, 5.0 stars. That’s not a statistical anomaly — that’s an operation that has been doing the right things for long enough that the pattern is unmistakable.
Here’s what actually makes the difference.
The Fleet
A rental fleet tells you a lot about how a business thinks. A shop stocking only 125cc scooters is targeting the budget end of the market and probably not investing significantly in maintenance. A shop with a considered range — from entry-level to premium, two wheels and four, scooters and ATVs and small cars — is thinking about matching the right vehicle to the right customer.
Iakovos Rentals runs seven vehicles across five categories:
Scooters from 125cc (Sym SR 125cc) to 150cc (Sym SR 150cc) to 300cc (Beverly 300cc). ATVs at 450cc (Kymco MXU 450i) and 550cc (Linhay 550cc). Small cars in the Smart For Two 453 and the Fiat Panda.
That range covers solo riders, couples, families, experienced riders, and first-timers. It’s a fleet designed around what visitors to Santorini actually need, not around what’s cheapest to source and maintain.
Free Delivery
Free delivery across Santorini means the vehicle comes to you. For visitors staying in Oia or Imerovigli, the alternative is arranging transport to Perivolos before you have your own transport — which is exactly the kind of logistical loop that makes holiday mornings more complicated than they need to be. Delivery removes that problem entirely.
Free Helmets
Helmets are included with every rental. This is how it should work, and the fact that some rental operations treat helmets as an add-on or provide them in poor condition is worth knowing as a contrast. Proper helmets, included, no discussion.
Free Service
Vehicle maintenance is handled by the operation, not passed on to the customer through hidden fees or disputed damage claims. Renting a well-maintained vehicle from an operation that stands behind its fleet is a fundamentally different experience from renting the cheapest available option and hoping for the best.
The Location
Perivolos puts Iakovos Rentals well-placed for the southern routes — Akrotiri, the lighthouse, Vlychada beach, the vineyard interior — while being a straightforward ride from Fira and the caldera road north. It’s not in the thick of the tourist concentration, which means pickup and drop-off are calm rather than chaotic.
The Track Record
Ninety-one five-star reviews on Google, accumulated over a real operating history, from real customers. On an island where the tourist season is short and intense and word of mouth — including digital word of mouth — determines whether a seasonal business survives, this is the most meaningful indicator available.
If I were landing in Santorini tomorrow and needed wheels, Iakovos Rentals at 698 280 0996 would be the first call I made.