Hotels near Santorini International Airport - JTR, Fira

I really do not like Firostefani any more. I have been there 3 times, the first time in 2005 when I really loved it. The second time, in 2015, I still liked it, however, I would not go back there any more. Too many tourists. Five huge cruise liners would drop off their passengers each day and, together with the tourists staying on the island it became a bit of a nightmare. We did travel throughout the entire island with a hire car, which was great, and also undertook a an afternoon cruise on a yacht, which was fantastic.

I'm very satisfied with this room. Everything is very nice and clean. The landlord was very friendly and helped us a lot! Very recommended here! I really like it! I hope we'll come back next time.

Karterados was a great place to stay, it's an easy 20 minute walk into Fira with all the attractions, shops, restaurants and nightlife you could wish for, and it is also ideally placed for taking buses to other parts of the island too. Being just on the outskirts of the city it was much calmer and quieter, with far less traffic. It felt more like a typical Greek town or village, the people were very friendly, there were lots of various restaurants, cafes and bakeries, with more reasonable prices than Fira, and all with a superb choice of food. There is also an excellent brewery there, and a supermarket/gift/clothes store which seemed to sell just about everything you could think of and more! If you stay in Karterados you won't be disappointed.

Megalokhori is a beautiful place and the people are incredibly friendly. I would recommend having a car as the mini-markets are over-priced and have a very limited supply of fresh food. There are only a few restaurants, a couple of which are over-priced, so a car would take you to the beach restaurants once you've exhausted the reasonable restaurants in the square. Very, very pretty though.

Maria truly treated us like family. You could feel the instant warmth when you arrive and she even invited us for an evening celebration at her house which was outstanding 😀 The private pool was great as the kids swarm in it for as long as they needed. Breakfast was awesome to say the least. Would highly recommend Anema to anyone visiting Santorini if you want a peaceful and memorable vacation.. I would recommend renting a car as this made it easier for us to navigate most of the city.

Santorini is no longer a relaxing vacation spot. Five cruise ships were in port and, therefore, pedestrian streets were so crowded in Fira and Oia that you could barely move. I visited in 2011, which was nice. Friends warned me not to return in 2023 because of crowding but I disregarded their advice. They were right. Santorini would be wise to strictly limit the number of cruise ships. If you go there, try to schedule your visit when there are no ships in port. The day we left there were no ships and strolling around was actually a pleasure. It's a beautiful island - but overcrowded.