Abyss Santorini

Best place ever in Santorini, if you look for an elegant, luxury and class experience with a lot of privacy. A special thanks for the staff and Christina & Sofia. Meilleur endroit à Santorin, si vous cherchez une expérience élégante, classe et de luxe loin du tourisme de masse. Une pépite. Un grand merci au staff , Christina & Sofia. Il miglior spot à Santorini, se cercate un luogo elegante, di classe e lusso lontano dal turismo di massa e immersi nella privacy del luogo. Un autentico gioiello. Un énorme grazie allo staff, sempre disponibile, Christina & Sofia.

Abyss is the perfect place to stay if you really want to experience Santorini. Do not let the ambiguous model photos fool you. We were hesitant at first based on the few actual pictures and reviews but we were stunned by how beautiful it was. The pictures would not do it justice anyway. We stayed in the honeymoon suite and it was honestly perfect. The jacuzzi was huge and had an amazing view of Oia. The little terrace was also large with a private entrance. The only other spot was the room next to you but there was a huge wall making it extremely private. The bed was perfect and was tucked into the corner with two beautiful windows and a skylight above. If I would have any complaint it would be that there was only a tub and a handheld shower so you kind of had to take a bath or an awkward shower. It did not matter though because it was more than worth it. They sacrifice a little function for aesthetics but it makes it that much better honestly. It is more of an authentic feel than some basic room or hotel. There was a small fridge filled with bottled waters and different sodas which was very convenient. There was also a small coffee maker which we frequently used to enjoy espressos in the beautiful jacuzzi. There was also a very nice speaker The staff was amazing. The owner/manager welcomed us upon our arrival and gave us a tour. He was extremely knowledgeable of the area, hooked us up with a personal driver the entire trip and knew all the best restaurants. We went on this trip blind with no reservations or plans and he helped us everyday with places to go and reservations at the top restaurants. You were served breakfast every morning and its as really really good. It came with fresh juice and coffee. One morning we had to be on a boat early before the staff arrived (before breakfast could be made) and they accommodated us with an off menu "cold" breakfast which included pastries, fresh juice and a huge yogurt parfait (best I ever had, although I think this was more of a greek thing and not necessarily just this place). It is all about the small things at this pace. Every single detail and every interaction with any of the staff was more than perfect. The location was also unbeatable. We really wanted to stay in Oia but were nervous about the crowds (as we were traveling during "peak" time and were warned about the possible heavy foot traffic). However, Abyss is located right off the road near a small market (which was very convenient) and was about a two block walk down the road to the main sidewalk/pedestrian street where all the shops and restaurants were in Oia. It is a stones throw away from this path so everything is walkable but the place remains quiet and avoids all the crowds (no one walking around your patio or place). I could not say enough about how perfect our trip was and would highly highly recommend staying here.

I booked this hotel for partner & i and i was absolutely outraged by my experience in dealing with them. The hotel resold my suite i had booked without my knowledge. They were reluctant on refunding my money until i got a third party involved. I only gained knowledge of this because i called a day before to arrange a driver to pick us up at the airport but instead was told i did not have a reservation. This nearly ruined our holiday… but im fortunate to have contacts that arranged our reservation in a much better hotel quite frankly, but this was only done after we landed! The hotel manager Sofia was incredibly difficult to deal with, she was no help at all nor was the owner. Im not the one to write a bad review but this experience was something else… never have i ever made a booking/reservation and had it resold without my knowledge, then nearly robbed by the same establishment by not refunding my moneys willingly.

We highly recommend this hotel, incredible location, the staff fulfilled all our requests. Everything was perfect, from the breakfast to the aperitif at sunset with breathtaking views. After our boat ride they reserved the spa just for us. A special thanks to the receptionist who offered us a bottle of wine on the private terrace, a detail we particularly appreciated. See you soon

5 stars is not enough for this hotel. I’ll start with my experience: when I finally decided on Greece being this year’s big trip back in April (a dream destination for over 20 years), my priorities were my lodging in Santorini (and table bookings in Mykonos). I knew the summer Greece travel planning way of having to book way in advance before everything sells out so I booked an amazing air BNB back in Apr’23 (because Cavo Tagoo was sold out since Jan). As the summer was passing and I was getting more and more excited, I didn’t think the air Bnb was going to cut it. Already being August, I was stupid to rethink my decision but kept searching hotels anyway. I came across 3 places that spiked my fancy, but none had suites available to my liking. I found Abyss. Perfect location, and a honeymoon suite available. I booked it. There were minimal reviews on TA, but what was there was all perfection. For whatever reason I kept checking daily on website to see if any other suites opened. To my surprise, on 8/17, the executive suite opened. I immediately cancelled my honeymoon suite and rebooked to executive suite - and this may have been the most amazing decision I ever made (spite the honeymoon suite and everything and anything about this hotel, in general, already being amazing, but the EXECutive SUITE being absolutely 150%+ what I dreamed of for what I imagined in Santorini). For starters, Elena, the front desk agent, was so attentive, helpful, insightful and kind through all my annoying question emails from august through my stay. When we arrived, she was just so kind and hilarious, showing us all around the suite and giving us suggestions and advice. Upon any request (wine opener, towels, etc), they were at our door within minutes. In addition, she organized our transfers from santorini airport and to the port, which both were a very clean and beautiful Mercedes (vs the big tourist vans everyone else seemed to have - 50EUR each way). Every morning we had the most amazing breakfast delivered to our balcony. The location of this hotel is perfection. Everyone raves about Santorini and Oia - it wqs beautiful, but I would never want to stay within the pedestrian only “famous” area of Oia. Our hotel was a 4 minute walk to the pedestrian area (which was beautiful but 100% American tourists and not the luxury and glam I imagined) - so it was amazing to be 4 mins walk from here which offered a heightened sense of beauty and privacy - but still in middle of caldera. Finally - the room: As mentioned, We stayed in the executive suite. There is not 1 photo or video that will do the justice of this suite, with icing on cake being the $5,499 B&O speaker in every room - with sound proof walls bc of the concrete. Our pool was perfect temperature; the room was immaculately clean; the super king bed was so comfy, the windows were black out, the shower amenities were abundant and quality, the (dual ceiling) shower pressure(s) were amazing. I could go on for another 10

The hotel is exactly like the pictures, Kostas the owner is amazing, and always trying to make you feel the best experience. All the staff is great , specially Helen that help us to get reservations in best places. 100% recommended.

We spent the first 4 nights of our honeymoon at Abyss and there are not enough words to speak to how stellar our experience was. We stayed in the Grand Villa - was an absolutely gorgeous room. The staff was incredible, they were great setting up excursions, dinners, cabs and handling any request we might have. Our room was beautifully decorated with rose petals and candles, breakfast every morning was fantastic, the massages we got at the spa were some of the best I’ve had, every dinner recommendation was amazing - I would come back here in a heartbeat. Location was perfect - close to everything in Oia but just to the side enough to have a higher degree of privacy. highly highly recommend. Thank you Sonia and Kostas!

From the time we arrived, Kosta, Helena and their staff were welcoming, friendly and attentive to our needs. We were even offered a late check out due to the sailing time of our onward ferry. Kosta also offered advice for restaurants and sailing trips as well as other excursions. Abyss is a top notch facility within easy walking distance of the village, restaurants and bars. Your own pool and amazing views over the caldera. The cave living incorporates comfortable bedding, air conditioning and a huge open bathroom. The room was extremely clean and tidy with minibar. Breakfasts are delivered to your room are quality and plentiful. Should we venture back to Oia we would be looking to stay at Abyss.

We just had an amazing stay at the Abyss. Stunning location, beautiful rooms and the view was breathtaking. From the moment we arrived Costas and his team made our stay a special one. Delicious breakfasts served on our terrace each morning, Costas, Sonia, and Elena were all so welcoming and helpful. We absolutely loved the Abyss and really did not want to leave, we'll definitely be back!