Secret View Hotel

"Overall, we had a really positive stay. The hotel is in a great location, everything was exceptionally clean, and the staff were consistently friendly and helpful. There are a few things worth knowing before booking, though. Breakfast is advertised as included, but the complimentary breakfast is actually quite limited. If you want to order from the full breakfast menu, there is an additional charge, which felt a little misleading given that breakfast is promoted as being included. The bed was also extremely hard, probably one of the firmest hotel beds I’ve slept on, and there is surprisingly little storage space in the room for clothes, particularly if you are staying for more than a couple of nights. We upgraded our final two nights to the private pool suite. The bed and storage was much better there. For the majority of our stay, we booked an Aqua Suite specifically because it gives you access to the more private pool area. The pool itself is lovely, but unfortunately the hotel does not appear to properly police access to it and there are no signs to other guests that it is a private area. On one day, a group not staying in the Aqua Suites had taken over a significant number of the sun loungers. And one non-Aqua Suites guest came down every day. Given that access to this more private pool is one of the main benefits of paying extra for an Aqua Suite, this was frustrating and is something the hotel really should manage more effectively. That said, the positives generally outweigh the negatives. It’s a very clean, well-located hotel with lovely staff, and with a few improvements it could be an excellent stay."

"Beautiful hotel in a great location, off the beaten track, around 20 minutes walk from Oia. The hotel itself was very clean and the service was spectacular! It was great to have water at the pool being brought to you and also in the rooms, that was a nice touch. We were welcomed with drinks and some information about the island. The breakfast was okay. I think that could be improved by offering a better selection. For the price you pay for the hotel I would expect a better breakfast and types of coffees that you didn’t have to pay extra for. I also think that the room charges are excessive as the hotel is small. Another thing I would like to note is that there aren’t enough pool side beds. I think that they have a lot of room for more beds in the main pool. Sometimes we couldn’t get a bed until 3/4pm in the afternoon. I highly recommend Meze Meze, a restaurant about 10 minute walk in the town Finnika, it was so authentic and the service was amazing! Overall it was a great stay."

"We recently stayed at secret view hotel for my 40th birthday and it was a stay I’ll never forget! From the moment we arrived we were greeted with welcome drinks and a lovely discussion about the things to see and do in Santorini. Our room was upgraded to a pool/sea view with gorgeous views of the sunset! My friend had organised an amazing balloon display to greet me as I walked into the room which was done exactly as he’d wanted and was such a gorgeous surprise to walk in to! As well as the beautiful floating breakfast my friend had pre booked for my birthday morning, we were given a lovely plunge pool room for 2 hours which we both really enjoyed! The pool area is peaceful, relaxing and free water and buckets of ice are brought to your sunbeds without even having to ask such a nice touch The staff here genuinely can not do enough for you! From the friendly and helpful reception staff to the breakfast staff, the bar staff and the cleaners…truly amazing! Thank you all! The hotel WhatsApp was such a good idea and staff answered and helped us with everything we asked. The hotel is a short walk into oia, perfect location to reach oia yet far enough away from the busy August crowds! We used the hotels driver often to explore the island no worries about transport for our whole trip which again was such a big plus! I could go on and on about this hotel and how special it was and would not hesitate to book again Thank you secret view hotel for a perfect stay xx"