This Hotel changed ownership over last winter and the new owner employed Christo the new manager who is friendly and resourceful although due to real labor shortages in Greece he does just about everything which means he gets pulled from pillar to post.
We arrived for the last week in May when Christo had been desperately trying to improve an inherited situation of lack of reinvestment by the previous owners.
Christo made our stay enjoyable and pleasant and did his utmost to provide us with a great quality experience. Our room was clean and well presented. There is a need for some updating of certain aspects but during the season is not the time for this due to the disruption that would, no doubt, upset the more 'sensitive' guests too much.
The towels do need replacing but at the beginning of the season the many Hotels are no doubt creating an island wide shortage of supply. They were clean and changed every day if required (think of the environment please people) The bathroom was a little small but clean and in a good state of repair, plenty of hot water. The style is a few years old but still modern and well looked after. The bed was comfy and clean. I slept well every night except for a night with gale force winds (occasional but not unusual when you are 500m above sea level), and a dog barking in a neighboring property on occasion (both not in hotels control obviously). Breakfast was well presented,cooked if you wished with good choice. When we visited there was as yet no chef (shortage of good ones) so Christo and his staff proved themselves to be very good cooks Christo makes a lovely handmade vegetarian pizza for lunch and very nice omelettes for breakfast amongst warm croissants, tea, coffee, fresh orange juice, toast, jams etc.

The position of the hotel presents spectacular views of the caldera and is half way between two major villages Imerovigli and Oia about 2.5 miles(5km) each way on the spectacular coast path. Please bear in mind that the walks in either direction are not for the faint of heart in blazing sun and 25-30 degC during the day and often windy. Vertical rise over 400 feet. We have visited this area over a dozen times and the walks are very doable for most fitness levels but take water!! I have run/jogged in ether direction frequently, best done before 10.00 AM.

The jacuzzi was warm and well looked after and was enjoyed almost daily.

Their season officially started 1st of June so I would say that with a season to iron out teething issues this hotel would be one of the best in its locality. Car hire is easy and cost effective per day for a small four seater compared to taxis to the near villages.

Anybody can make their own stay here very pleasant and enjoyable if they get to know the staff a little and forgive that which is not in their control. Staff effort is worth a rating of 5 but they are slightly let down by the building infrastructure which with their 100% plus effort will definitely improve

the hotel was amazing, truely stunning. Chris the manager was a wonderful host very very help full with service and when it came to booking trip and tours on the island. all the stuff were very kind and always willing to have a nice conversation with. the atmosphere was relaxing wiht not stress all worries taken care of by the stuff and on top of that they serve a very good gin and tonic at the bar ;).

strongly recommend this place wiht you wish to let go for a few days and really relax. the kindness of the staff and people here can not be found in many place. was truely lucky to experience this .

The hotel had just opened for the season so I really hope everything works out for them. The location is stunning , but for an expensive hotel this is not enough. It is so far from luxury, the staff are inexperienced- our receptionist was also our waiter, barman and trying to sort out problems when the manager was not there. Forget trying to phone reception- no answer! We got upgraded because when we arrived at our £400 plus a night suite the jacuzzi was empty and filthy, the safe was broken and there was no water coming from our hot water tap. Our new suite had a private pool but we had no hot water the next morning, the morning after we had no electricity because the pool had been overfilled and the filter was broken. The last morning took three attempts to deliver breakfast. The towels are threadbare and attention to detail for a hotel like this is sadly lacking. We were so disappointed for our special anniversary.