Aigialos Luxury Traditional SettlementvsZannos Melathron Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by expert writers. Overall, Aigialos Hotel scores significantly higher than Zannos Melathron Hotel. Aigialos Hotel comes in at #3 in Santorini with positive reviews from 5 sources such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Aigialos Luxury Traditional Settlement
Ypapantis street, Fira 84700, Greece
From $314/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"A cluster of buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries comprises the most comfortable and discreetly luxurious—as well as the most poetic and serenely quiet—place to stay in Fira." Full review
Frommer's
"In a quiet caldera location... this is a nifty place. The units have all the modern conveniences and all the creature comforts." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Aigialos began life as an 18th-century convent, the nuns’ cells flanking the church of Hristós." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"High-perched for sensational Aegean and caldera views, the 16-room Aigialos Hotel is a small, upscale property, a short walk from downtown Fira." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Expect five-star comfort and everything that goes with it in these 15 renovated neoclassical houses that once belonged to the island's eminent sea captains." Full review
Michelin Guide
"It’s a collection of antique villas from the eighteenth and nineteenth century...floors and bathrooms are marble, and balconies and terraces look out over the caldera" Full review
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Please note: Aigialos is open seasonally, May through October.
Zannos Melathron Hotel
Main Street, Pyrgos 84700, Greece
From $198/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Travel + Leisure
"Built in the 18th century, restored in the 20th... Zannos Melathron offers the storybook experience of sleeping in a Cycladic cave-style manor house." Full review
Fodor's
"A delightful walled garden is the setting for this magical hideaway set high above the island's medieval capital, where comfortable suites... look out across the island to the sea." Full review
Jetsetter
"Secluded all-suite retreat with a lauded restaurant and rock-cut pool in Santorini's least touristy town." Full review
Hideaway Report
94.0
"Elegant 19th-century villa-hotel overlooking Santorini and the surrounding islands from a timeless medieval village." Full review
Frommer's
"Today it has a pool, as well as rooms with spa tubs. The painted ceilings and ornate wooden furniture are reminiscent of the mansion's good old days. The hotel has its own restaurant." Full review