Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa

The Santo Pure Oia may be the best run hotel/resorts we have ever stayed at. The staff is outstanding and are omnipresent without being intrusive. The grounds of the resort and room were immaculate. The room was very spacious and nicely decorated. We throughly enjoyed our stay at the Santo Pure. BTW, the town center is a very short walk from this hotel., There is a pedestrian path from the hotel to the town which is lit at night. This path keeps you off of he small streets leading to the hotel, which are somewhat unsafe for pedestrians due to traffic. Anyway, Thanks Santo Pure!

After spending 6 days in Athens it was great to be able to relax and enjoy Santorini and this was the hotel to do it. 5 stars across the board from reception to housekeeping to the restaurants. We had one of the rooms with a hot tub and a sunset view that was unparalleled. Would go back tomorrow.

A lovely hotel consisting of suites & villas in low rise building built in traditional style across a hillside. We stayed in a junior suite with sea view - a lovely spacious suite with a comfortable seating area, a separate kitchenette with tea & coffee making facilities and a fridge plus a table & seating. Though not designed for self catering it was fine for preparing simple lunches of salami, cheeses, bread & oil etc purchased from the supermarket in town (bought some washing up liquid and a sponge so we could use the boards provided to eat from). Lovely large private balcony with jacuzzi and sun beds. As well as the lovely main pool there was a small shared pool by our suite which was a sun trap and protected from the wind by the glass barrier so a perfect place to relax on windier days. I’ve knocked a star off as I feel the hotel is a good 4 star but not quite 5 star service eg we had a good turn down service first 2 nights, then it was someone dropping off water and sweets with no other service, plus we had a issue when our suite was left off the cleaning list and a shortage of towels. Breakfast service was mixed - sometime efficient, other times slow with a number of staff unable to take our coffee order because they only poured the water. It is about a 10 minute steep uphill walk into the main village of Oia so not so good for those less mobile, but at least it’s downhill on the way back. There is a mini mart opposite the top of the path (5mins walk) for buying supplies, water, wine etc though the main supermarket in the village has a wider selection of food/snacks/wine etc and also sells good quality bottles of olive oil and dark chocolate for bringing home (much cheaper than airport or souvenir shops). Breakfast is provided and is excellent with a wide choice of good quality options. However, we didn’t otherwise eat at the hotel as it is very expensive, as are the bar prices. We avoided eating in restaurants advertising sunset views - overpriced for mediocre food (based on reviews) and chose to eat in the lovely traditional Greek restaurants in the old captains houses located in the narrow cobbled lane that runs parallel to the main drag. Walking up into town turn left just before you reach the pedestrianised area and cut across the car park used by motorbikes/scooters. We had wonderful meals in Karma, Oenosart, Candouni and Roka, all on this lane, plus Kyprida (turn right at the steps just before the pedestrian area). Best to reserve a table either by popping in or online a day or 2 ahead as they get full by 8pm, except for Roka where we had a late lunch due to no availability at all in the evenings (worth booking before leaving home! ). Be aware that Oia gets very crowded with cruise ship passengers from mid morning onwards and is very busy at sunset - as we had a wonderful sunset view from the hotel pool bar we didn’t need to go into the village until later.

I can’t begin to describe how amazing this break was. From the moment we checked in to the moment checked out we received 5star service. The rooms are large and comfortable, very clean and all have a mini fridge which come in very handy. The location is perfect with beautiful views of the ocean and sunset! If your considering Oia then I highly recommend Santo pure suites and villas

This hotel surpassed all our expectations. It sprawls over quite a vast area so you never feel you’re on top of each other, a bit like a little village but unlike many other Oia apartments it does have a centre pool and bar/restaurant and reception. The staff are exemplary and we believe it’s the best service we’ve ever received anywhere. Nothing is too much trouble and it’s all low key and super efficient. The rooms are very well appointed and super clean and each little group of suites also has their own mini pool to share, so lots of space and pools to use. I would highly recommend a stay here. It’s sits a short walk from the Oia centre which gets very busy so it’s nice to come out the madness to a calm oasis being the Santo Pure!