Santorini Hotels - What Makes Them Special?

Santorini Greece - Santorini Hotels and Travel Information Santorini is one of the premier tourist destinations from the vast selection of islands situated off the coast of Greece. Santorini is part of the Cyclades chain of islands and is situated midway between Greece and Turkey making it a somewhat multicultural centre although with a predominantly Greek population. The island is not particularly large with a total area of just ninety six square kilometers but the villages on the island are particularly picturesque as they are constructed from stone painted white with the windows painted blue. This matches the up to three hundred meter high cliffs that are an integral part of the islands landscape and form a stunning visual for tourists as they arrive on the island. As a result of this, Santorini hotels already have a unique selling point just from the variety of different stunning locations they are developed on. Many Santorini hotels are purpose built on the edge of the islands many cliffs to provide visitors with a fabulous perspective of the natural beauty of the ocean and world famous views of the sunset almost from a bird’s eye perspective. These fantastic locations are not all overpriced either. On visiting the island there is a wide range of Santorini hotels available cover all levels of budget with prices also varying greatly depending on the season. In fact not all hotel style accommodation on the island is actually called a hotel as the traditional Greek tradition is to offer room to let rather than classifying itself as a Santorini hotel. A room to let is in effect a hotel room although most are self catering which is not an issue given the wide range of restaurants providing delicious locally caught and grown produce for, in most cases, quite inexpensive prices. There are marvelous hotels in Santorini, most of them built on the cliffs of the island and their architecture is the traditional "Cave Style" of Santorinian buildings. In Santorini there are some of the best luxury hotels in the world, featuring high class facilities and services of top quality. These luxury hotels can be found in all villages of Santorini, such as Fira, Firostefani, Oia, Imerovigli, Akrotiri, Perissa and Kamari. Some of them are near the beach but most of the hotels in Santorini are in Oia, Fira and Imerovigli, and built on the cliffs, offering stunning views to the caldera and the Aegean sea as well as to the famous sunset of Santorini. Suggested Santorini HotelsSantorini Hotel Veggera - Perissa These 4-star hotel, apartments and suites is situated in Perissa beach, Santorini, and offers elegant accommodation and excellent facilities such as swimming pools, restaurant, sauna, jacuzzi, etc. Santorini Hotel Andromeda Villas - Imerovigli This 4 star hotel complex is situated in Imerovigli Santorini, and offers luxury accommodation in rooms, apartments and suites along with high-class facilities such as swimming pools, restaurant, pool bar and more... Santorini Princess Hotel Spa - Imerovigli 5 star luxury hotel apartments in Imerovigli Santorini with air-conditioning, a private bathroom with a kitchen, a mini bar, a Jacuzzi tub, a direct-dial phone, satellite TV and a veranda with a view of the Caldera, the Aegean sea and the sunset. The hotel offers a variety of facilities including a swimming pool, an open-air lounge, a 'la carte restaurant and a spa, as well as marvelous Santorini wedding packages. The Santorini Princess hotel is 3 km from the beach, 13 km from Santorini Port and 10 km from Santorini Airport. Facial and body care services offered to the guests upon request.