Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort, Santorini

처음에 배정받았던 방은 축사가 근처에 있었어서 냄새가 좀 났었는데 다행히 다음날 방을 바꿔주셨어요. 작은 마을에 위치해있어서 렌트카는 필수에요. 가성비 좋고 옛날 고즈넉한 산토리니의 모습을 느끼기 제격인 호텔입니다!

This is such a beautiful resort, sadly we didn’t appreciate it immediately because some of the pictures shown on the BA website gave you the impression you were overlooking the Caldera and as this couldn’t be further from the truth our initial reaction was one of disappointment. Also the pictures online of an Ionian suite differ quite dramatically from the room we were in so again our expectations were dashed. We made our concerns known to the front of house staff and they said they would do everything possible to improve our situation but asked us to bare with them as this particular day they were incredibly busy. After two nights we were given another room - much nicer location, view and decor. Konstantinos the hotel manager was so charming and apologetic, really cared about us and our enjoyment which was such a reassuring feeling after our initial disappointment. Now the good bits!! ………. Staff are incredible, so friendly, helpful and attentive. The tranquility of the property you do not initially appreciate until you spend an evening in Fira or Oia, both have stunningly beautiful vistas and definitely worth a visit but are so very overcrowded so quite honestly was a relief to get back to the Vedema which gives you the impression you are in your own little Greek village. In the village itself - seconds away - are some lovey tavernas and a very nice Italian. Our favourite was a small tavern called Avlogyros. Quite rustic with true home style cooking on the traditional dishes and also very reasonably priced. We did hire a little car for the 8 days we were here which we do recommend as you are quite tucked away in Magalochori and managed to visit the three beautiful black beaches, our favourite was Kamari and spent the day on the sunbeds provided by Ammos Cafe another beautiful gem, looks unassuming but quality of food, drink and service were wonderful. We went into Fira and Oia, also visited the Monastery at Profit Elias which offered incredible views over the whole of the island. We did a catamaran trip which took you to the Red and White beaches then on to the volcano where we dropped anchor and had the most delicious lunch cooked on board by the captain! But everyday coming back from our trips out it was to a lovely warm welcome and the calm of the Vedema. Yes the food and drinks are expensive as mentioned by other reviews but this is a 5* hotel so not as shocking as you could be led to believe and it is worth noting Sanotorini is overall an expensive place to visit. We didn’t eat at the main restaurant in the evening but the quality of the breakfasts and food in the pool bar at lunchtime made the cost less painful 😂. Yes there are lots of cats there - very common in Greece - but no more than any place we visited this week and certainly none eating from tables etc as stated in a previous review I read. We are not prone to going back to the same place twice but should we ever find ourselves back in Santorini would we revis