Belvedere Suites

“Seriously good, will come back”

It's like stepping into a postcard. Located below the main walkway in Fira, we missed the entrance at first - Fira is hard to navigate on GPS. Inside, the hotel is a maze ... we still sometimes took the wrong way after 3 days. But facilities, view, quality, peace, cleaning and staff are all top not… more

It's like stepping into a postcard. Located below the main walkway in Fira, we missed the entrance at first - Fira is hard to navigate on GPS. Inside, the hotel is a maze ... we still sometimes took the wrong way after 3 days. But facilities, view, quality, peace, cleaning and staff are all top notch. If something is off, it's fixed immediately. Our wifi was down at one point, and the fix-it-guy arrived back at the room before I did. Reception is also super friendly and have many connections in town for discounts / better tables / etc. and many travel tips as well. It has a kitchen for good and varied breakfast and simple meals, and a well stocked bar ... Christos the Bartender (one of many staff highlights) make solid drinks and good honest conversation. Cell phone coverage is low at the hotel due to the location below the main street and inside the caldera itself - but wifi is fine. And the location means you rarely hear the town, even though it's a few stairs away (Fira has many stairs, you'll come home with good legs). Cruise ships are heard with their shipwide speaker announcements, but not on an annoying level. And if it's windy, some of the balconys have noisy sunshades. But the style, the cleanling standard, the location, the staff and the view means we're definately coming back.

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“Amazing”

Wow what a stunning location. I highly recommend the Belvedere suites. Special thanks to Chris and Chris… so helpful and informative about the island. The food was delicious, had breakfast and lunch every day overlooking the fabulous view of the Caldera. Room was nice with outstanding views from th… more

Wow what a stunning location. I highly recommend the Belvedere suites. Special thanks to Chris and Chris… so helpful and informative about the island. The food was delicious, had breakfast and lunch every day overlooking the fabulous view of the Caldera. Room was nice with outstanding views from the balcony. Room cleaned each day. The bar staff were very friendly and helpful. We took a trip to Oia to see sunset, beautiful place, pretty busy 30 euros each way in a taxi. If you get the opportunity definitely go. We ate evening meal at vanilla only two minutes from hotel. Food and service was very good. Thank you so much for making our stay so wonderful. We hope to return again.

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“Brilliant Views”

Well worth staying at this hotel for the magnificent caldera views. Do upgrade to a sea view room though as we did. The hotel is built into the side of a cliff and we noticed many of the 'standard' and therefore cheaper rooms had not only no sea view but also very little natural light, facing onto … more

Well worth staying at this hotel for the magnificent caldera views. Do upgrade to a sea view room though as we did. The hotel is built into the side of a cliff and we noticed many of the 'standard' and therefore cheaper rooms had not only no sea view but also very little natural light, facing onto internal hotel corridors. Staff were excellent but do get them to help you with your luggage - the road drop off point is a good five minute walk across uneven ground to get to the pedestrian area where the hotel is located. Breakfasts were very good and nice pool area but note the swimming pool is unheated.

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“Belvedere pros and cons”

We booked two rooms for two nights. I booked the economy room with no view (which I expected). I did not expect it to have no window at all for fresh air (other than a "window" over the bed that opened into an interior hall with a ceiling light shining in.) Nor did I expect it to have no wall mirr… more

We booked two rooms for two nights. I booked the economy room with no view (which I expected). I did not expect it to have no window at all for fresh air (other than a "window" over the bed that opened into an interior hall with a ceiling light shining in.) Nor did I expect it to have no wall mirror for dressing. The booking process was confusing. I was initially quoted 190 euros per night thru an email and because I didn't book thru the email, but instead on their website, I was charged 240 euros per night. So pay attention! We were offered an upgrade to a suite however the suite was on two floors and the steps coming down from the upstairs bedroom were too steep for a middle of the night trip to the bathroom. (plus there was a stain on the bedspread and makeup stains on the sofa) The pool area and views were great and the breakfast was good. The staff was lovely.

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