Aplada Suites

Would not recommend The actual accommodations were fine but I would classify this more as an Airbnb. We had to wait in the freezing cold wind to be greeted to get help with our bags with a golf cart and the man who met us was rude and off putting. Then we went to “reception” which was just an outdoor table. He kept telling us we had to sit for a presentation. I asked if we could just go to our room and he said “that’s for me to decide”. We had been up since 3 am. He made us look up our reservation instead of having any paperwork on his end so we had to tell him what our room was called. Inside room there was no water bottles which should be bare minimum when you can’t drink tap. The location was ok, easy to walk to the busy area of Oia but the long path to the rooms was pretty far. Parking not included. No street parking. No breakfast. Second “room” was a loft up stairs with no door. Bathroom door had no closure so we had to use a doorstop. Plunge pool was unheated. He said “it is what it is”. We asked for golf cart help with bags to leave and they said it was outside of hours and wanted to charge an additional €80 just to take our bags to the street. Hence…it was an Airbnb.

Aplada Suites is located just outside the village, it is a 10 minutes walk to the bus station and the heart of Oia where you can watch the sunset. This means it is absolutely calm and offers privacy while not being too far off, which we very much appreciated. The hosts are extremely nice and approachable, Paz was even ready to help with restaurant reservations and advice on where to go for the maximum Santorini experience. We had a suite on the ground floor, I would book a suite with sea view though. Breakfast is served in the room, vegan options are available. If we go to Santorini next time, we'd choose this place again :)

Great stay. The best hotel I stayed in during my visit to 4 different locations in Greece. It was very clean and modern. Great location as well. The staff took time to give you some advice when you checked in was nice. I will be returning again in the fall! My advice to the hotel would be to send the address instead of having the customer call. As an American I couldent just call. I had to download “what’s app” which took about 45 minutes.