Honeymoon Petra Villas

Trying to find a resort to stay at in Santorini can be daunting with literally 000s to choose from, it’s was over whelming. After a lot of research, reviews, we settled on Honeymoon Petra., for its location, views, reviews, size and most importantly for us, its privacy in relations to been over looked etc. Once booked; the hotel front desk were on hand to answer any questions, request, booking of tours, restaurants and general help. Their responsiveness and interaction prior to our arrival was unrivalled to other hotels we have stayed at. When we arrived, the resort lived up to our very high expectation, from the bellboys taking our luggage from the drop off point to our suite in the original part of the hotel. The setting for the resort is stunning and offers one of the very few that is completely private (no one walking past your balcony), the setting around the pool, bar and restaurant were just breathtaking. Now the biggest positive, the staff at the resort. They are all simply amazing, professional, charming and always on hand to help. The manager made sure she spoke to every guest daily and ensure everything was as they wished. The resort has limited sun bed, but if none are available, just speak to the bar staff who will try to accommodate you. We are unable to give this resort 5 stars for the following reasons but they could easily be fixed. This resort comes at a premium due to its location and overall standard of lodgings, however falls short on a number of areas; The breakfast is extensive, healthy and well presented. However, the fact it’s all pre cooked, despite having a fully functional kitchen and chef, isn’t acceptable. Hot breakfast should be cooked to order rather than sitting around as a buffet. Pancakes were cold and hard, eggs cold and lacks the ability to have your bread toasted. The hot food is not placed on hot plates, but rather in pans that eventually cool the food down. The lack of choice around asking for an omelette if you wish is a real shame. What I think is totally unacceptable, is they only offer filtered coffee in the price. If you wish to have a latte or something else, it comes at a cost. When you are paying over €800 per night, they need to offer more. We stayed in one of the original rooms and they need some upgrades badly. These include, better mood lighting, larger TV, more English speaking channels ( not that you watch much TV), a more powerful aircom unit ( we had use of one of their newer rooms during our last day) and offered such a unit, and upgrade of some of the bathroom features. We felt the bedding was on the heavy side, so a lighter togged duvet might be a good idea. Note: they do offer two large bottles of water daily, which is great and if you run out, just ask for more. We would consider going back but would hope some improvements are made during low season.

Our stay here was amazing. The location is fantastic…it’s completely walkable to Fira and so many cool restaurants. The service is spectacular. You sit down for your complimentary breakfast (which is also insane and unlike anything I’ve ever seen for a “hotel breakfast”) and immediately they are serving you orange juice, coffee and water. By the time you get back to your room it has already been cleaned and stocked for the day. I have truly never experienced anything like this place and there is no way you could be disappointed staying here. We have vowed to return soon!!!