Carpe Diem Santorini

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.

From the moment we arrived at Carpe Diem, we knew it was a very special place. The tranquility, style, and ambience were spot on, and the welcome was fabulous. We've experienced the best service during our 10-night stay, with genuine smiles and wonderful advice and recommendations from Sofia, Marinos, and Mary, who all went out of their way to make our stay so special—we cannot thank them enough. Every meal was perfect—thank you to the chef! For an all-around amazing stay in Santorini, I would highly recommend Carpe Diem.

We came here for our honeymoon and loved our stay! The hotel was stunning and the staff were always polite and helpful. We did go towards the end of season so it was a little cooler and didn’t use our plunge pool but that is to be expected. The hotel itself doesn’t have much going on in an evening as the bar and restaurant is shut but there is plenty of nice restaurants a short walk away. Yes the hill is steep but not as bad as people made it sound in the reviews, I was really nervous after what I had read previously but managed fine! It also gave access to some amazing views! My only issue was I would have preferred some more breakfast options that weren't on a set menu that then repeated after 5 days, loved everything else though! TIP: hire a buggy to explore the island, it was so much easier than the bus

Arrived on Jet 2 from Newcastle late 23:00 on 29/9 and was shown to our room by Lucas. We had our own little plunge pool and although on the lower level we felt very private compared with some of the bigger rooms who you walk by to go to from the room. Going late in the year meant lower suns and we didn’t get much of it on our small terrace but there are communal beds which can be used. Room was very clean but there is lack of storage, no drawers so we needed to rearrange things to ensure we weren’t living out of a suitcase for the week. Mini bar was emptied as stated by others it’s pricey (as are most things on the island) and we used this for our own bought water Coke and beer. Staff are excellent especially Mary serving breakfast every morning and offering advice of things to do. The hill ..yip it’s there and needs climbing daily but ensured my “rings” were closed everyday. Breakfast was good and set us up for the day. We used buses 3 days once to Fira …then onto OIA the next day and finally to PERISSA which was good fun but I can imagine this could be stressful in July / August when it’s packed. Summary. Lovely clean accommodation won’t suit those with mobility issues.

Good Hotel in Pyrgos but needs to help create some atmosphere. There is no meeting point for guests other than breakfast which is excellent and always served by Mary. Who gives excellent service and is pleasant and helpful to the guests. Why not have a meeting for staff and guests something like a cocktail party as a way of communicating.Zoe the receptionist is helpful, but the road connecting the hotel to the street is appalling the gradient is taxing you need to be fairly fit to climb up it and careful too coming down as it is vertually an unmade road .We would recommend the Mythos restaurant and taverna along with Penelope’s as places to eat. If booking trips beware locations being changed or dropped whilst out on the bus this occurred to us and we managed quite rightly to get a partial refund.