Galatia Villas

Next To The Laografik Museum
Santorini, Greece 84700

(800) 370-9416

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Location.

Galatia Villas is located in Thira, Santorini, Greece.
150 metres from the open-air summer cinema
500 metres from the main square
Eight kilometres from the village of Oia

Hotel Features.

Concierge services
Dial-up Internet access
Complimentary parking

Guestrooms.

Televisions
Air conditioning
Hair dryers

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“Could´ve been amazing! So much potential!”

Feb 17, 2010 OZMARKY, Oslo, Norway

Firstly, I would like to apologise for the very late review here. It seems that our feedback maybe only one of small number of less the favourable reviews for this... more »

Firstly, I would like to apologise for the very late review here. It seems that our feedback maybe only one of small number of less the favourable reviews for this particular establishment. My partner, best friend and I chose this small hotel because most of the reviews on Tripadvisor were favourable at the time of booking. We accept & understand that feedback and advisory sites like Tripadvisor are designed to purely offer help to potential travellers.

So with all this `mostly positive´feedback in mind, we booked Galatia Villas. The place looked great. It was neat and tidy. And yes, the bathrooms were quite small in comparison to the room size. But no real drama there. The hotel was, as suggested, slightly off the main thouroughfare. But the daily walks through the safe and mysterious alleyways were pleasant at any time of the day or night. Sometimes we even had the pleasure of watching the sad old donkeys wander past us to their stables. Exactly what you would expect to experience in Santorini.

What we didn´t expect to deal with was the fact that our room had been double booked on our first night at the hotel. Upon arrival we were politely directed to the `good friend´s spare room next door´ (a very tiny room NOT quite what we paid well in advance for). At first this could well have seemed a genuine oversight except for the fact that my best friend accompanying us also had her room double booked on her second night. Thus when we moved to our actual room for our second night, our friend had to pack and move her things into the `good friend´s spare room next door´. All this double booking left a bad taste in our mouths. It seemed that the overly friendly (bordering on too smooth) owner Yannis (John) had a habbit of overbooking in order to double his income. A bit unethical we suggest! We weren´t happy about this as this seemed an extremely ordinary way of practicing business. Especially considering the accommodation competition out there.

Added to this was the way in which Yannis requested us to mention his name at any eatery or car hire place we were advised to dine or rent at. As if implying that he was to get a personal kickback for promoting business within the community. Understandable if our host hadn´t let us down. But this was a tad insulting given the circumstances.

The Galatia Villas are a decent place to stay if you can be guaranteed that the manager doesn´t let you down by overbooking. The breakfasts he prepares are not the breakfast he rush sells you into upon your arrival. Don´t let him talk you into the Spanigh Omelettes as they will not appear. The best you will get is some very dried bread and a boiled egg. So if you want try risking your first breakfast there do so for your first morning just to test if you like it. Otherwise we suggest you walk those cute alleyways and just go eat in the main parts of Fira. You can get decent breakfasts for around the same price as the hotel. Or for a similar price you can even buy your own stuff and put them in the small fridges provided. Our room had a small kitchen. So we bought cereals, bread, fruit, milk and juice for a few euro and prepared our own. The weather was nice enough to eat outside on the tables provided. And the breezes were lovely. « less

“Great place to stay”

Oct 31, 2009 Leesi, Mooloolaba, Australia

I would recommend staying here if your on a budget but still wanting nice, clean accommodation. I would definently stay at Galatia Villas again. The owner is fantastic! Pros -... more »

“Enjoyable Stay at Galatia Villas”

Oct 27, 2009 BrandyAlexander, Boston, MA

We enjoyed three nights at Galatia Villas and were favorably impressed with the hospitable hosts, fairly quiet location, decent breakfast and clean room. Our hosts were able to help us... more »

“Excellent value at Galatia Villas”

Oct 11, 2009 LondonKymani, London

We booked Galatia Villas through Expedia and got an excellent price for a five night stay, I booked Galatia Villas based on the previous reviews and photos from trip advisor,... more »

We booked Galatia Villas through Expedia and got an excellent price for a five night stay, I booked Galatia Villas based on the previous reviews and photos from trip advisor, its proximity to Thira, and price!

On arrival and booking we were given the room right next to reception, it was quite noisy the next morning, but the owner offered us another room round the other side and, as we had booked a day trip, kindly moved all our belongings for us. The other room was nice and quiet. The rooms are spotlessly clean and, apart from the teeny tiny bathroom and regular flooding of after every shower! the rooms were great, good size, everything you need, however the studio we booked was described as having a kitchenette which would suggest facilities to cook with. There was plenty of plates, cups, glasses etc but no pots or pans to cook with, there were two hobs. We checked if we could borrow a pot but were told the hobs were for warming milk for coffee only? Of which a small utensil for milk had been provided. We werent too fussed about this as we intended on mainly eating out, however if you had planned on using the kitchenette for self catering purposes I could imagine you would be a bit miffed!!

Another negative, unfortunately, was that the mattress on the bed appeared to be made of bricks and we struggled to sleep, it was a shame as otherwise the rooms are lovely and I do have to strongly state that for the price we paid it was an excellent place and only a couple of minutes walk to the town centre.

Santorini is incredibly beautiful with an amazing dreamy setting, you could literally spend every evening in one of the many lovely restaurants and bars watching the sunset. We spent a few evenings in Cafe del Mar which had a great setting but not so great price tag, 9 euros for a glass of wine!! And sampled some wonderful authentic Greek cuisine. It is obvious but you pay premium prices for the restaurants/bars with the caldera view, going just a couple of streets back from here you find some great restaurants with much better value pricing.

We did take a day trip to the volcano and the hot springs on the smaller volcano, it was a great day, very good value, booked with the tourist info in the town centre, it is really busy on the big volcano though with loads of boats/tourists on the trail, and this was out of peak tourist season! But it was definitely worth the trip and to see Fira from the boat on the way out and back. We also spent a day at Kamari beach, unfortunately is was a bit choppy the day we went but there were still plenty bathers and sunworshippers!! We aslo went to Oia for dinner and to watch the famous sunset, Oia is beautiful and smaller than Fira, it did though seem more touristy as all the coaches are coming through and the streets were lined with people as the sun began to set.

All in a great holiday and good value hotel. « less

“Excellent Value”

Oct 8, 2009 Kickerstar, Boca Raton, FL

This is a small, family owned hotel. When we arrived, we felt it was a little bit away from the city, specially at night when it is dark. But then... more »

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