Costa Grand Resort and Spa

Hotel is located on Kamari Beach which I think is the best location on the island. It’s nice to visit Oia etc but this is the best place to stay. The hotel is new so it is extremely clean. The hotel is st the end of the town which I think is good because there is a huge nightlife along the beach and I’m sure it’s noisy late. Unfortunately the hotel is also closest to the airport and directly in the flight path. Planes come very low & loud. Flights were as early as 6am and as late as midnight. Although they claim this is a five star resort, it definitely isn’t. I would say it is nicer that most at Kamari beach. There were definitely a lot of amenities lacking and service was not the best. We had 2 rooms. One basic and a suite/studio which had the bed up in a loft like setting. They do have air conditioning but, only a small wall type on the downstairs area-upstairs is hot & stuffy to sleep in. I requested a fan for upstairs and was told they would put one upstairs and it never showed up. You can not drink the tap water anywhere on the island and they only gave us 1L bottle of water for all four days. They have nice robes in the room. Furniture seems pretty cheap like ikea. There is a blue-green safety light in the room over the door. Since the room is all white, the light reflects a lot and is too bright st night. You have to pay 10euro to get a towel to use at the pool. Breakfast buffet had many choices but not great quality. Would rather have a small menu to pick fresh items from. Our room was downstairs and there was no privacy on our balcony. It had a open area and I did not like leaving our clothes out to dry or leave our door open at all. Front desk said they would move our room after our first night but that never happened. The Restaraunt food during the day and evening was pretty good and reasonably priced. They have several pools which is very nice because it was never crowded. There are lounge chairs with umbrellas on their area of the beach but they do not serve food or drinks there and you are not allowed to even bring a cup of coffee down with you on the beach because they do not pay the tax required. They will only give you one room key that you have to put into a slot for any power to be on in the room. So if you leave your room you can not charge any devices or have air conditioning on to keep your room cool. It’s a nice place but not five star.

Casa Grande Resort and Spa is the only true 5-star on Kamari Beach. Upon check-in we were upgraded to a room with a private pool that was steps from the Aegean Sea. The property is situated on the Northern end of Kamari Beach which is away from the hustle and bustle, but still short walk to the shops and restaurants. The complimentary breakfast was fully stocked and was a perfect way to start the day. The room was spacious with a very comfortable bed. My wife especially like waking up to the Santorini Sunrises.