Impressive One

The hotel is lovely. Irene was very helpful. The bus stop was nearby, easy to get too places once we knew what we were doing! Breakfast was good. Room cleaned daily, and water bottles were given, don’t drink the water! Near the Santo winery, walking distance, nice wines there. Great stay.

Located between the pretty small village of Megalochori and Pyrgos. We are so glad to stay here, away from the hustle and bustle of Fira and Oia. Our room has a small balcony and overlooks the pool. Bathrobes, loads of towels, slippers, toiletries, aftersun cream coffee and tea bar/kettle, daily bottle water (water tap is not drinkable in Santorini), mini fridge provided and macaroons on our last day.Our room was spotless, cleaned everyday eventhough we were hardly in. Breakfast was from 8 am until 11 am, which meant we could have a lie in. Drinks can be ordered until 11 pm, and the meal stops at 6 pm. Please do not be put off. There are so many restaurants in Pyrgos and Megalochori that are open until midnight, and if you fancy a takeaway, just ask the receptionist with plenty of takeaways to offer. There is plenty of sun lounger and towels provided. We found the pool area never crowded. I can't thank the staff who were so friendly and helpful enough. The cook, the housekeeper, and the receptionists. I would like to say a special thank you to Irene and Julian, wo went above and beyond. You are both a credit to your work. A must: Visit Santo wine, which is 200 metres from the hotel. Visit Pyrgos village and Megalochori. Just be careful, particularly families with young children and buggy. The walk to Pyrgos village - there is no path from the hotel until you reach the church across from santo wine. There's a couple of pedestrian crossing, some drivers stops but some don't. The walk to Megalochori village- there is a small path on the left (just before you get to the junction), which takes you to a small car park and then the village. It's not the best path. However, it is much safer as it's such a busy road. Go to Perissa beach- black sandy beach with loads of restaurants to eat. Don't forget to watch the sunset from your sun lounger - the cheapest way to watch the sunset.Go to Ammoudi Bay - we had dinner in Dimitri and watched the sunset. We did the sunset boat trip - walked the volcano, swam in the hot springs, dinner in Thirasia, and watched the sunset from the boat - not the best, I'm afraid. ***please do not be put off getting the bus. It's so easy, cheap (2 euros one way)and every 10 minutes. There are 3 bus stops near the hotel (across from santo wine and the church). The front house is more than happy to give you the timetable, where to catch and get off.

We stayed at the Impressive One for a week at the start of September 2024. The hotel was spotlessly clean, our room was perfect, and the staff were all so friendly and always happy to help. We stayed in the junior suite with a huge wrap around balcony and the most amazing views of the sunset. We spent couple of nights cancelling dinner plans to sit on the balcony with a bottle of wine and watch the sunset. Santorini skies are beautiful, It was absolutely perfect. The room came equipped with an iron, a hair dryer ( that actually was a great hairdryer - not your usual flimsy hotel dryer), a fridge, robes, slippers and lovely products in the bathroom. Having read reviews mentioning the busy road, we were worried it may be an issue but we didn’t find it to be an issue at all. If anything we quite enjoyed that we could watch the world go by from our balcony ! It was a great location for the fact that we had a wedding to attend at The Santorini gem - just a couple of minutes walk up the road. It is also right near santo winery which I would recommend 100%. It’s about a 15-20 minute walk into Pyrgos, which is a small but lovely town, well worth the walk up to the castle whilst you’re there. Be aware that the majority of the walk is on the roadside which is a little precarious at night. There is also a shop just behind the hotel ( about a 5 min walk at most ) where you can stock up on snacks and drinks at great prices! Most other towns were around 15/20 mins in a taxi which we often found to be quite pricey but totally worth it. The hotel were more than happy to arrange taxis for us whenever we needed. The food was good, breakfast was plentiful and open till late morning which was nice and allowed for a sleep in! The lunch and dinner menu is small, they don’t serve meals past 6pm which is worth being aware of and there wasn’t much in the way of ‘bar snacks’ for during the day around the pool but the few meals we had there were still delicious and the service was 10/10. Overall this hotel was perfect, the staff couldn’t have been more lovely and we are so grateful for such a memorable trip. We would absolutely recommend this hotel and would certainly stay again!

Just got home from this wonderful little hotel. It is lovely and clean, and the rooms are bright and spacious. Most of the staff are welcoming, friendly and helpful. The only negative ( which isn’t the hotels fault) is that it’s on a busy road with no pavement, which makes walking anywhere ( especially with children) a bit scary! Other than that it’s a fantastic place I would definitely come here again!

This hotel was a dream! So clean and hygienic. Staff were lovely and so helpful. Breakfast buffet was really good. Pool area just great and never any difficulty getting a sun lounger . Only thing I’ll say is the location… difficult uphill walk on the side of the road to reach the nearest town Pyrgos. Would recommend renting a car/ quad if staying here, or be prepared to spend quite a lot on taxis. But overall great hotel!