Hello, I am looking for recommendations for Santorini in May of 2023. I start to plan early!! Originally I wasn’t planning on visiting any Greek islands on this trip. Our daughter is a Greek archeologist and she asked me to join her on a research trip to Thessloniki next Spring. We were planning on staying there about two weeks, then heading back to the States. Now her husband is coming, he really wants to visit Greece. So we are going to add more days and meet him in Athens, where she has additional research. Add on my husband, he wants to come ( I guess we are renting a large apartment in Athens!). His dream is to visit Santorini ( not my dream ) so I am adding on extra days for Santorini and 1 additional island. My thoughts are 3 nights Santorini, then 4 or 5 nights on either Milos or Antiparos ( suggestions from my daughter). I have visited Greece many times since my university days. I’ve been to Rhodes, Crete,Ios, and Corfu plus multiple trips on the mainland. Hoping for a hotel recommendation for Santorini- mid level price. Are we going to be the oldest tourists on Santorini? I have this thought that the island is overrun with Honeymooners
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Los Angeles
259 posts
Was there last week. Plenty of folks of all ages. My only concern would be where you stay in Santorini. We stayed at one of the typical caldera view hotels in Oia and it was a LOT of steps up and down. Certainly not the town for someone with a cane or mobility issues
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Northbrook, Illinois, USA
312 posts
Admittedly, this is a splurge, but we just returned from the Tsitouras collection in Santorini. Three br, 3 bath villa, but we also had two bedroom villas on last night. That sounds like a good fit for your group.
I recommend it because they met us at the airport, then had staff at the top of the path by the hotel, took all our luggage down the cliff to our rooms. Brought every last piece back up to the van for the return to the airport. That alone was worth the price, we saw many people trying to take luggage down steep steps with no handrails. Yikes! We are in our 60s, it would have been treacherous for us. And it was an amazing, beautiful hotel, truly.
All sorts of authentic, ancient (very valuable) objects in the room, we had never seen anything like it. A museum! With an archeologist in the family, you might want to check it out.
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Moncton NB
1127 posts
We really loved Hotel Aethrio in Oia. It would be perfect for seniors as its a calm little oasis in the middle of busy Oia. Its a gated property a short walk from the bus stop / parking lot. It has a pool with bar service, serves breakfast, and has a lovely family staff. We stayed in the room with a private patio with a 300 degree view of the Aegean (to the north, not over the caldera, so you get the sunset but not the prices). https://www.aethrio.gr/