Pezoules of Oia

- LOCATION - Conveniently located in the center of Oia but tucked away in a private enclave of its own away from the touristy buzz which is great. We could peacefully take all the pictures we want at our own pace from the property. However, to get to the property from the main street there are many steps to take and might be pretty challenging for guests with mobility issues. Anti-slip shoes are recommended especially if it rains as the steps are rather slippery when walking down. The attractions are all within walking distance, e.g. the famous blue domes, the Byzantine Castle Ruins, everywhere we walk it's simply beautiful and gorgeous. I love Santorini :) Lots of walking and climbing the stairs. Gets really hot in the afternoon. I would suggest heading out early in the morning say 7+ to take your pictures to avoid the crowd and weather is cooling too. You'll see many professional photographers or bridal shoots at this timing. Then return to have breakfast, enjoy the room before heading out again later in the day and for dinner. - TRANSPORT - We booked a 2-way airport shared shuttle which costs EUR30 per person per way. Had a chat with the guests in the shuttle and realized that they were charged EUR15 per person per way instead. Ours cost double but understandable that the hotel would want to profit from the arrangement. The journey was about 30-40 minutes depending how many people are sharing the shuttle. When we arrived we had the whole shuttle to ourselves, comfortable and the driver was friendly. When we returned, the driver received a last minute pick up and we u-turned to pick other guests and he lost his way a little. The air conditioning was not really functioning which made the ride a little uncomfortable. - ROOM - Expensive but we enjoyed the stay. There are only a few units in this property, 8 if I am not wrong. We stayed at the Mentha Cave Suite which comes with a private jacuzzi tub. This room provides good privacy. Room size is generous and clean. Spotted some ants on the sofa but doesn't really bother me. I especially love love love the bed, very comfortable and I slept really well even with the wind howling outside. The wind was unusually strong on the first night when we arrived. The shower head has got good water pressure but the holder was positioned too high and I had to hold the shower head as I bathe which I didn't quite like. - DINING - Breakfast was decent but made perfect by the Aegean blue backdrop at the terrace of our room. We preferred to dine earlier when the sun is not so scorching. Many good restaurant options are available near the hotel. We booked a sunset dinner at Oia Gefsis as recommended by the hotel. The food was awesome. If you pass by the Lolita gelato, try strawberry sorbet it's awesome! Oh and try the Yellow Donkey beer from Santorini, very refreshing and light. - FACILITIES - There is a small inifinity pool that offers an incredible view and a pool bar is located next to it. The pool bar area is air-conditioned, has a toilet and 2 tables with seats that act as a holding area that we used while waiting for our airport transfer after checking out. I have to say the music selection was perfect and chill at the bar. I can't help it but asked for the playlist to be added to my spotify. - SERVICE - Service is great. We really appreciate the gentleman who helped us with the big luggages down and up all the steps during check-in and check-out as well as the gentleman who served our breakfast each morning at our terrace. Really laborious jobs and requires great strength.

For our honey moon we stayed in the althea honey moon suite. It was beautiful and private. The balcony was gorgeous and the view was exquisite. We enjoyed breakfast everyday and being next to the amazing infinity pool! Our favorite part was the staff Alexander and Vicki were wonderful concierges. Would definitely recommend staying here over other places in the area.