Carpe Diem Santorini

This place is absolute paradise, the staff cannot do more for you! Especially Mary who works every day serving food and drink and remembers guest drinks every day at breakfast without having to ask! Everything was clean and as you would expect! The location is good with some spectacular views and a nice walk into town, the hill out is steep, but we saw this as a challenge and should not be off putting! We hope to return when time allows.

We stayed 10 nights for our honeymoon in May. Such a beautiful location with stunning views of Fira and Oia. A wonderful greeting by Phillipe and a welcome glass of wine before being shown to our suite. The Suite was amazing with Terrace, sunbeds, tables, and chairs private pool. A wonderful breakfast was served (always with a smile) by Mary, who would cater for our needs. The staff on reception were very helpful and friendly when we had any questions and would arrange our hire car time and delivery for us. Would highly recommend Carpe Diem for romantic holiday

Lovely hotel and lovely staff Our room was wonderful. Private and spacious with fabulous views of the island. A taxing walk up into the town / village but we managed it several times despite our age. A car buggy would be wise but need a sense of adventure to brave the roads especially the one to and from the hotel

We had an incredibly relaxing week at Carpe Diem. Our room was lovely and spacious and our terrace/private pool were perfect, we spent most of the week relaxing by the pool in the sun. By the afternoon, there was only a tiny spot on our terrace that had shade (the umbrella is bolted to the ground due to a strong breeze at times, so you can’t move it with the sun) so we did have to get a bit creative with moving our chairs around! We had breakfast in the hotel every day, which is a continental menu with a daily choice of eggs, and lunch nearly every day. The food was very good and Mary was wonderful and very attentive, by the end of the week she had memorised our tea/coffee/juice order at breakfast and had it ready for us when we arrived. All the other staff were very nice as well, Philip was especially helpful. The housekeeping team also did an excellent job servicing the room each morning and kept things spotless around the hotel. Drinks in the hotel are quite expensive so we mostly purchased these at the local shop as we spent most of our time in the room anyway. We had seen other reviews which said they had asked for their mini bar to be emptied for their own drinks, but we were told this wouldn’t be possible. This wasn’t an issue as there is a WhatsApp to contact reception and we were brought a bucket of ice for our own beverages wherever we wanted one. The panoramic views from the hotel are absolutely lovely, we never got tired of looking down at the rest of the island. The local village Pyrgos is very nice with lots of good restaurants. The hill out of the hotel is quite steep but as long as you have a reasonable level of fitness it is manageable - I wore small block heels when we headed out most nights and was fine. We also went into Oia one night which was worth a visit. On our final day, our flight was later in the day so we did ask if we could either keep our room until our transfer time of 2:30pm, or use the spa to shower. We were told that this wouldn’t be possible, which was a bit of a shame as being able to use the spa shower after checkout is generally fairly standard at 5 star hotels, but we made do with the shower by the pool so as not to waste our final day or have to travel home in suncream. Overall we would definitely visit this hotel again. If you are looking for a place to unwind and spend time together in beautiful surroundings without being in the hustle and bustle of Oia then I would highly recommend Carpe Diem. We were both sad to be heading home and agreed we could have happily spent another week in the hotel.

Just returned from a 7 day break. Highly recommend this Hotel if you are after a quiet relaxing holiday. This hotel is exceptional. There was nothing to fault. Peaceful and quiet. The views are just spectacular. We were lucky to book the honeymoon suite (only room available at short notice) so our accommodation was fabulous and very private. We stayed on a B&B basis and the breakfast was ample served by lovely staff every morning. We chose to share the selection each day to sample the Santorini delicacies. All staff members were very helpful and friendly. I would not advise this hotel if you are infirm or have difficulty walking as there is a very steep hill leading to the hotel. We were dropped to the entrance on our arrival but told by TUI that we were to be collected from The top of the hill!! Philip helped us drag our suitcases but I do feel there must be a better way??? We hired a car for 3 days and saw everything on the island we wanted to. I would suggest a car or Buggy to get around. The hotel is within Walking distance for shops and restaurants but can be difficult under foot at times. Sturdy shoes and a torch would be advisable. Definitely not made for heels.