Tholos Resort

I cannot recommend staying here enough! My husband and I stayed for 5 nights for our honeymoon in one of their standard rooms and it was INCREDIBLE. Special mention for Peter, who helped us throughout our stay (from check in, to random questions, to recommendations). He is so kind and helpful - and truly made it the best experience for us! Beyond the outstanding help from Peter, the views are unparalleled, the breakfast delivered to your door every morning is some of the best food you’ll have in Santorini, and the great amenities and daily cleaning of the space make it top notch. Yes, there are stairs (but ANY great hotel here has them), embrace the charm and fun maze of Santorini. We seriously cannot recommend staying here enough!!! It’s a deal for what you get. And if you have celiac or are gluten-free, this place has great breakfast options.

This place is the worst. Stay away at all cost. My wife and I are here for our honeymoon. We booked our stay almost a year ago. We arrived today to find that Tholos has shut down for the year. There’s many places in the area shut down but we never received any notification of it being closed. Now they are trying to not give us a refund. How crazy is that! Not to mention the place we’re staying at right down the road is 5 times better for less money. One of the worst traveling experiences of my life. Almost laughable! 🤣

This is a beautiful resort with amazing views. The resort has clean rooms, comfortable beds and pillows, clean bathrooms, AC, caldera views, lovely balconies, a pool, restaurant and bar, room service and friendly, helpful staff (see pics). Some rooms have jacuzzis. The only issue with the resort (and this is the case for all of the resorts in the area) is that it is built into the side of the caldera and anytime you leave your room, you are going up tons of stairs. Is this a fitness issue - yes, but it is more than that. The stairs themselves are treacherous. Sometimes you can barely fit your foot on the tread, then the next tread is several steps. All treads slope downward and are either uneven ankle turners made from balsatic rocks or painted and slippery. Sometimes your step down is 3 or 4 inches, sometimes it is a foot. There are very few railings. All of the resorts are the same in this respect so it doesn't make Tholos worse than the rest. The stairs lead to a series of interconnected paths that connect most of the resorts; however, the effect is mazelike and not well lit at night. One evening, after a tour, we arrived back to the general area after dark and our 10 minute walk to our resort took 45 minutes because we got very lost and had a nasty stumble (our google maps couldn't sort it out). That discouraged us from going out for dinner in nearby Fira because it was getting dark early and we didn't want to risk it. The restaurants near the hotel are all quite expensive but there is a restaurant close by called Avocado which is reasonable and has a decent menu. You can order off the lunch menu until 6 pm which we did. The dinner menu starts at 6 - both are OK but we preferred the lunch offerings. Breakfast was included in our room rate and they serve breakfast on your balcony but they only do 3 rooms per half hour slot. Breakfast starts at 8 so if you have an early tour, you might want to try the breakfast restaurant next to the Avocado (sorry, I don't remember the name). If you stay there, try to get a room as close to the top as possible to minimize the stair climbing / trip fall hazard. The pool was nice - we tried it out - was surprisingly cool.