Anessis

Our stay at Hotel Anessis was absolutely wonderful! The flat was spotless upon our arrival and cleaned daily. The hotel's location was fantastic, within easy walking distance of Thira town, buses, local shops, and bakeries. The staff were incredibly kind and welcoming. I would definitely love to stay here again; it offered excellent value for money, and I wholeheartedly recommend it. During our stay, we initially stayed for three days and then ferry-hopped to Ios. However, we had to return to Santorini earlier than expected due to a ferry cancellation caused by strikes. The Anessis staff showed incredible compassion and generosity. They allowed us to leave our bags in the reception area and relax by the pool free of charge on the day of our flight home where we had nowhere to go or stay all day with our cases. They refused to accept any payment for this kind gesture. The staff at Hotel Anessis truly made us feel like family during our stay and would recommend staying here to anyone.

Fantastic sea view from the balcony, especially during sunrise. Very close to the center of Fira and the main bus station, where you can take the bus to anywhere on the island.

Great location, friendly staff, value for money & clean. I booked a room with a sea view and it was amazing. The bus station is a few minutes walk and is the best, easiest, quickest and cheapest way to travel to various towns and costs €2 per ride. Anesis is around 5-8 mins walk away from Fira town which has so many places to eat, lots of bars, shops and taverns. It is very expensive to eat and drink but if you look around, you can get some good food and drinks down side streets and least populated parts of Fira. There’s so much to do and we chose to go on a sunset tour via various locations, a boat trip to see the volcano and Thirasia island. Most of these can be booked via Anesis at the reception. There are 3 ways to get down to Fira port which has about 500-600 steps; walking, donkey ride or take the cable cart. Just be aware that there are lots of donkeys travelling on the steps and the cobbles can be slippery, so make sure good footwear is worn & in general everywhere you walk has cobbles and lots of hills. The owners of Anesis are so lovely and always made time to greet us when they were around. We trekked to Oia from our hotel and got the bus back. Dimitris, the owner saw how tired we looked and invited us to the reception area and gave us a cold bottle of beer, which made us feel at home. Later his wife, gave us a small painted stone as gift. The reception staff are also very helpful with guiding what trips suited us & our budget. We will definitely be returning to stay here in the future if we ever visit Santorini again.

It is in a great location for Fira and has good access to other areas. The room was nice with double aspect windows for two sides and a great balcony. Although that was a touch overlooked by anybody walking up the outside stairs. Loads of parking outside. Great views all around, sea, mountains and town. Comfortable and clean. Nice looking pool area although I didn't use it.

The host was incredibly friendly and welcoming. Easily accessible by car. The location was great, right outside Fira at a short walking distance but outside the crowded area. Cool view of the sunset.