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Smy Mediterranean White Santorini
Greece, Europe
Kamari
Located in the northeastern part of the island, only 250 meters from the beach. The hotel is only 3 km from the bustling resort of Kamari, home to a variety of bars and restaurants and only 8 km from the busy center of Fira, with views of the caldera and volcanic islands.
The hotel is perfect for couples, families and solo travellers alike. It has 65 comfortable and spacious rooms, with a choice of different room types and a diversity of décor: boho-style details, traditional Cycladic architecture with an elegant contemporary twist and baroque-style furnishings inspired by the island's mansions.
All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, Wi-Fi, flat screen TV with international channels, safe, iron, hair dryer, and minibar. The rooms have a balcony or terrace overlooking the garden, the pool or the sea, as well as small pools located around the rooms.
Just steps from the rooms are our peaceful garden and swimming pool with a swim-up bar that provides our guests with a relaxing good time under the Greek sun. The island's black beach is only 250 meters away.
Our pool bar and restaurant offer an extensive choice of wines and food, drinks, cocktails, BBQ and snacks. They serve brunch, lunch and dinner.
Facilities
- Spa treatments*
- Massage*
- Sauna
- TV lounge
- Entertainment programme for adults
- Sun loungers
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Poolside snack bar
- Luggage room
- Garden
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent416 reviews
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7%
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happy and friendly
Location is a bit far from neighbouring villages and towns but easily accessible via taxi (if you don’t drive) for as little as €20. The atmosphere of the resort is very relaxed and welcoming from the moment you step through the door, with Maria on reception who is the most friendliest person and Stella who works at the poolside bar. My room was very spacious and comfortable, good value for the price i paid, mattress was comfortable and the space was clean everyday. As someone who is quite fussy with food the breakfast options felt a bit limited for me, but the menu for the poolside bar did not disappoint at all, couldn’t complain about any of it, and it’s reasonably priced as well.
Review by dani k Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1 week stay
For the location, you are quite out of the way from everything. If you don’t drive then taxis are available at all times. We paid on average €20-€40 each trip to Fira and Kamari. The beach is around 10 mins way by driving and 30/40 walking. The atmosphere is very generic, no entertainment available and night time is at times dull. Definitely depends on the guests who are also around you to have a good time. We met some great people and made our stay great. The rooms have everything you need, always cleaned and no issues at all. Only issue was the pool outside our room, it was dirty and caused us to have dirt on our body when we got out. From where our rooms were the noise level was so quite from the main pool/bar area. It is very noisy when breakfast starts (730) and loads of guests are not considerate when it comes to this as you can hear them shouting or talking loudly as well as being able to hear people in the restaurant. The food at the pool bar is amazing and never had a complaint. The portions are well worth the money and you can tell everything is made fresh. I’m very fussy with food and they were able to make amendments etc to ensure my meals were enjoyable. Breakfast is very basic and we were bored by day 3. There is a maket 2 min walk away and you can have food there too which was nice and very cheap. Maria at reception was a great help when it came to asking about things to do and she was always welcoming and so positive. We loved seeing and speaking to her everyday, genuine asset to the hotel. Stella was so lovely when we were at the bar and always spoke to us. The other staff were also friendly and meted out expectations. All round great team.
Paradise on earth!
Excellent stay with incredible staff 🥰
Lovely week away
We booked this holiday last year so we really hoped it would be nice. Hearing Santorini can get over crowded in certain areas booking in this location seemed to be the right choice especially as it was so close to the airport. We arrived and walked to the hotel, was only 45 minutes and a nice way to stretch our legs.
When we arrived at the hotel we were met with a lovely smile, very chatty lady and so helpful. We were told that we had been upgraded….. bonus! It was the ground floor of the windmill at the front of the property, absolutely stunning. The whole resort is small with only 50 or so rooms but we thought that was a big plus for the resort, rooms were always cleaned and all the staff were happy and chatty.
Breakfast was basic but for us that was fine, always something to eat. The lady’s working in there were great too, later you’d see them still working in the outside bar. The main pool area was nice, probably could do with a little tlc but I’d expect to see that towards the end of the season.
We’d highly recommend getting some transport, smy is about 2k from kamari the nearest town/ Village, We hired a quad after a day as taxis can get expensive and walking down the main road in the dark isn’t a great idea.
With the airport literally being a stones throw away you’ll hear planes, not all day but you’ll hear them. We didn’t find it a problem but thought would mention it.
All in all, if we returned to Santorini we’d definitely consider returning to SMY. Resort was beautiful, staff were amazing so the only negatives I can give is it is quite a way from restaurants and bars for nightlife, but easily sorted with quad hire, the room could do with some hooks for you to hang your towel…… that’s it.
Would definitely recommend, we had an amazing time.
Thank you for a lovely holiday!
Lee and Kaz
Review by Lee D Monolithos, Greece
Must stay!
Amazing! What a beautiful hotel located just a few minutes from the city centre. We had a bit of a hick up with our room but the lovely manager upgraded our room straight away and this really did make all the difference. They were so kind to tell us about the best places to go and even put it all on a map for us. Gorgeous staff and gorgeous hotel. We will be coming back ☺️
