There is an endless choice of hotels in Santorini...
but which hotels have "The View"?

The view of the caldera, the Aegean, the volcano, the sunset - the view you are travelling hundreds of miles for... aren't you?

Relax!
We have selected 15 superb hotels for you, they all offer "The View", the Santorini experience you are dreaming of.
The most romantic & luxurious hotels in Santorini are here.

A defining luxurious hotel - one of the finest in Oia, follows the Santorini style, leads in service and comfort...Kirini Hotel

Views and luxury. Suites and more, with private terraces, restaurant, grandest of suites have private pool and paradisical views of the volcano and the glimmering sea. Enjoy flat screen TV, boutique fittings and furniture. For breakfast and general or private dining ask and you shall receive.
2 people/night: 415 to 1575 €

Kirini Hotel - full details

One of the top 5 romantic hotels in Oia and Santorini, exceptional, imaginative, wistfully inspired decor and view terrace...Art Maisons

Either stay at the Aspaki part of Art Maisons on a perch jutting out in privacy yet in the centre of Oia village, or, at the Castle suites of the hotel for some of the most original and imaginatively decorated, romantic suites. All with dazzling views - exceptional. A honeymoon or anniversary home-run.
2 people/night: 250 to 620 €

Art Maisons - full details

Luxury hotel, suites and balconies cascade down the caldera with splendid pool and restaurant views...Katikies

A luxurious and romantic Santorini hotel at the entrance to Oia village, great views of sea and volcano, full caring service, restaurant, special dining moments and the chic village of Oia to wander around and enjoy.
2 people/night: 360 to 1575 €

Katikies - full details

Original, luxury suites that ooze calm and relaxation, luxury and stunning styling with equally wonderful volcano/sea views...Andronis Suites Hotel

One of the most exceptional Oia hotels in Santorini. Fabulous zen-like (not bare, just beautiful) suites, mores staff than guests ensures great service, beautiful pool and cocktails/wedding terrace, a special luxury destination.
2 people/night: 460 to 1265 €

Andronis Suites Hotel - full details

Santorini luxury defined. One of the most special places you can stay, a gift to you & another, Views & Style...Mystique

A better gift would be hard to find. Staying at Mystique with views, service and beauty beyond, suites are wonderful - this is high in our Top 5 Santorini hotels list. Say no more - take a look.
2 people/night: 480 to 1750 €

Mystique - full details

OIA: More chic, neater and more devoted to architecturally delightful hotels, decorative cafes and restaurants and shops selling truly original works and items. Views from this photogenic caldera gem are stunning, it is a mecca for sunsets and hotels mostly have views of the volcano, Thirasia island & the sea - or in some cases towards the setting sun for those who stay near the castle. The marble paved single main "street" is a visitor's delight. Visit the naval museum near the post office. Nearby: Close to the water's edge fish dining and fishing harbour of Ammoudi, or enjoy - on the way to it - Kantharos beach. Boat trips to Thirasia, Nea & Palea Kameni islands and the volcano, from Ammoudi.

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Intriguing, stylish apartments and houses, traditional, neo-classic style, beginning of Fira village, views, charming pool and bar...Aigialos Hotel

The classic antique-style lobby sets the mood for a blend of Santorini views, traditional houses and apartments clustered together with views from the caldera to the volcano, distinguished and unpretentious yet smart and classical.
2 people/night: 285 to 1150 €

Aigialos Hotel - full details

Smaller hotel with unique caldera-edge suites and rooms with The View and pool, select hotel...Cosmopolitan Suites

Select hotel in the midst of Fira village near all shops and cafes, with its own style and the exclusive nature created by the just 14 rooms and suites that constitute the hotel. Easy to walk to everything from here. Style and comfort reign.
2 people/night: 200 to 590 €

Cosmopolitan Suites - full details

Stay somewhere, smart, friendly, economical and enjoy the views Santorini offers, in Fira...Pantelia Suites

From great breakfasts, to super volcano & sea views, well decorated rooms with grand view terraces, at a price that is a pleasant surprise, a real travelers "find". Rooms and apartments - new & sparkling.
2 people/night: 120 to 340 €

Pantelia Suites - full details

A lovable, quality hotel in ideal location in Fira, splendid volcano views, terraces, pool - all Santorini in view...Porto Fira Hotel

Easy to recommend, Porto Fira offers the true experience of Santorini, the relaxed comforts, the views and the caldera edge location to enjoy the vibration of the island, not to forget so few steps to shops restaurants and all the ways to spend what you like and more.
2 people/night: 115 to 440 €

Porto Fira Hotel - full details

FIRA: The capital of Santorini. The most cosmopolitan of the caldera rim, volcano-view villages. The large number of hotels and suites nestled along the ridge and sea-view edge is complemented by plenty of shops, restaurants and cafes both "on the view" and in the back streets stocked high with jewellery, craft items, general shops and local eateries and tavernas. Home also to highly reputed gourmet restaurants, the museums of archaeology & ancient Thera and folklore amongst others, churches and civic offices. Take the cable car from here down to Fira port to try the sea-level view for a change.

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5 Luxury Suites are filled with treasures & works of art, Santorini views are sublime, enjoy exclusivity, perhaps if you qualify - the unmatched villa and pool...Tsitouras Collection

Firostefani, on the caldera with world-beating views, is where behind a red-cordoned open gateway you sit and luxuriate when not dining, sipping champagne or examining the rare works on display in your suite. Unique and exceptional - in our Top 5, Tsitouras Collection is an art gallery & treasure museum in which you are a treasured guest. Villa is one of the most stunningly beautiful in the world.
2 people/night: 495 to 830 € (villa: 3500 €)

Tsitouras Collection - full details

Legendary place to stay in Firostefani, the views, the pool the quality and central on-the-caldera location, calm and sought-after...Homeric Poems

One more magic place to stay! Enjoy quality Santorini-style accommodation and a great pool-with-a view. Nearby parking, good restaurants yet just away from the busier Fira to be a little more peaceful...walk along the volcanic rock-paved pathway towards Imerovigli for a shift in the splendid view.
2 people/night: 240 to 1025 €

Homeric Poems - full details

Have and enjoy those spectacular Santorini volcano sea views without the steps, suites with jacuzzi tub, breakfast and nearby parking...Ellinon Thea Hotel

Most places in Santorini do require walking up and down many, many steps, here you can avoid this. Park nearby, enjoy The View from your balcony, breakfast in your suite, walk in 2 minutes to our recommended restaurants and use as an easy base to drive in and out and explore the island, smart choice.
2 people/night: 108 to 245 €

Ellinon Thea Hotel - full details

Views, easily-accessed, rooms and suites, good quality...Belvedere Hotel

Classic Santorini. Steps down from the caldera walkway at Firostefani to great rooms and suites, pool, magic views and near cafes, restaurants, shops and attractions - recommended local restaurants within a 3 minute walk and more next door, 5 minutes and you are in bustling Fira.
2 people/night: 188 to 440 €

Belvedere Hotel - full details

FIROSTEFANI: Neighbour to Fira and merging seamlessly into it, Firostefani also on the caldera but is quieter. Still possessing its selection of restaurants and cafes and distinguished Santorini-defining hotels and inns. Easier to get into or close to where you are staying, by car or taxi. Views are every bit as dramatic and dazzling. Exhibitions at the Nomikos conference center to visit.

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Views to enjoy in luxury with the style and select feel of an exclusive club in quieter, caldera-view Imerovigli...La Maltese Hotel

Different to other hotels in having a large luxury club-like lounge with piano, antiques and sofas. Smart historic-meets-modern architecture of outdoor public areas - outdoor lounging and sunbathing areas, pool and bar. Fine restaurant, antique furnished rooms, splendid Santorini classic views to the volcano and blue sea horizon. Quiet area, secluded yet convenient.
2 people/night: 435 to 935 €

La Maltese Hotel - full details

IMEROVIGLI: Altogether more tranquil than its neighbour, the middle village on the caldera has its own bouquet of prime luxury and stunning view hotels, with pools perched cliff-edge, side by side with homes and smaller apartment clusters. Imerovigli has the distinctive rock point of Cape Tourlos which itself supplements, from some parts of Imerovigli, the views of volcano and the sea beyond. You cab walk down and then climb up the rock.

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Amidst the flowers, in the village, pampered with luxury service, away from the crowds, a first quality resort hotel - a Santorini legend in Megalochori...Vedema Resort

Love Santorini, or the idea of it? Rather not have the crowds? Subtly tucked away a short trip from the caldera and magic Santorini views of the volcano and sea, in the old village of Megalochori is Vedema - flowered gardens, cottagey suites and a luxury villa, all tended to with first class service, fine dining experiences, a spa and almost anything you may want. Here it is...
2 people/night: 355 to 1180 € (villa: up to 3850 €)

Vedema Resort - full details

MEGALOCHORI: Old hill village. An inland traditional village with views across countryside to the sea beyond. Just minutes (though it can take longer in peak season) to Fira. A calmer and most relaxed place to stay. Especially desirable if being in the midst of day trip visitors and constant sea view is not perfection for you. The village has good local tavernas, the unique garden-decorated Vedema resort. A short trip from here to the historic hill town of Pyrgos and also to the main architectural site at Akrotiri. Surrounded by many excellent wineries, large and small.

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