Platia Fira Luxury Rooms — Hotel in Municipality of Thira

This is the best place we stayed in Greece and it’s due in a large part because of Christina, the owner. If it was possible to rate it higher than a #10 out of #10, I’d do it. Christina loves her job and loves helping people have a wonderful experience. She goes above and beyond in every way possible. For example, this was our honeymoon and out of all the places we stayed in Greece she was the only one to say congratulations to us and then she even provided us with a little gift bottle of sparkling wine! Above and beyond all the way. She has a special eye for decoration and luxurious comfort and has prepared the rooms with exquisite attention to detail. They are comfortable, beautiful and pampering. She provided bottled water, juice, snacks, eggs from her own chickens and an egg cooker, actually all amenities one could need. We loved the shutters on the windows, the balcony where we could sit and watch the goings on of the main street below, and the great shower with hot water delivered with great pressure. The Platia is across the (pedestrian-only) street from numerous little restaurants and shops. Everything is within walking distance, from museums to the bus station. Christiana is well connected and knew the best place for us to rent a car and even arranged the rental for us! She knows the area very well so had suggestions for our visit to Santorini and even arranged for a private beer tasting at the Yellow Donkey brewery for my husband who loves micro-brew beer. She’s also familiar with the other islands and had great suggestions for our trip to Naxos. I cannot think of a better ambassador for Santorini beauty than Christina, or a better experience for anyone to have than to stay...

This is the best place we stayed in Greece and it’s due in a large part because of Christina, the owner. If it was possible to rate it higher than a #10 out of #10, I’d do it. Christina loves her job and loves helping people have a wonderful experience. She goes above and beyond in every way possible. For example, this was our honeymoon and out of all the places we stayed in Greece she was the only one to say congratulations to us and then she even provided us with a little gift bottle of sparkling wine! Above and beyond all the way. She has a special eye for decoration and luxurious comfort and has prepared the rooms with exquisite attention to detail. They are comfortable, beautiful and pampering. She provided bottled water, juice, snacks, eggs from her own chickens and an egg cooker, actually all amenities one could need. We loved the shutters on the windows, the balcony where we could sit and watch the goings on of the main street below, and the great shower with hot water delivered with great pressure. The Platia is across the (pedestrian-only) street from numerous little restaurants and shops. Everything is within walking distance, from museums to the bus station. Christiana is well connected and knew the best place for us to rent a car and even arranged the rental for us! She knows the area very well so had suggestions for our visit to Santorini and even arranged for a private beer tasting at the Yellow Donkey brewery for my husband who loves micro-brew beer. She’s also familiar with the other islands and had great suggestions for our trip to Naxos. I cannot think of a better ambassador for Santorini beauty than Christina, or a better experience for anyone to have than to stay...

I have to confess that I booked the Platia because we were getting closer to our trip and still didn't have a room reserved for Santorini. I had misgivings about staying right in the tourist area -- I figured it would be like staying near the bus station in a big city.

Wow, was I wrong.

Yes, the Platia is right in the tourist area, but turns out it's a really nice tourist area (get the frozen Greek yogurt at Chill Box), the street it's on is mostly pedestrian-only, and the Platia itself is gorgeous. Big, clean, updated rooms and bathrooms, all the amenities you could think of plus some I'd never imagined. There are only three rooms at the hotel, which used to be the owners' "city house". Note: there are a lot of stairs, like any traditional Greek house. The roof has a great view, but so did our balcony. It was a great place to relax after a hard day of touristing.

I really couldn't get over how nice the rooms were, and making our stay even better was owner/manager Christina. She speaks excellent English along with a bunch of other languages and was extremely helpful, whether it was explaining the egg boiler in the room (the eggs are from her own chickens, who, thankfully, do not live at the hotel) or making sure we got a transfer early enough so we wouldn't miss our ferry. No one should be that cheerful all the time, but we were really glad she was. She's a master hotelier who runs a beautiful place. I cannot...