Fenix Collection

We needed a well earned break from the poor UK weather & a total relax for a week. Got it at the Fenix. Granted it's not a four or five star hotel but it's definitely worth staying at. A few simple alterations would bump them stars up easily. Breakfast is simple but enough to keep you going. The staff are very friendly . Usman & Marlene were great the whole time we were there. Everybody behind the scenes equally as good. The maids were there daily & simple touches like towels folded differently every day were a nice touch. We were on the side , room 41, & never noticed the traffic that much. The pool is one of the best I've used at a hotel. Sea water , large , different areas to hide away , beds not on top of each other. There's plenty of tavernas within a ten mins walk & supermarket 100yds away with cash point. Bus stop to Fira close by as well. Really nice beach thrown in with volcanic black sand. Reception were very helpful & friendly. As we boarded our bus home Marlene ran out & gave us both a huge hug that got the odd tear rolling. Would we go again ? Yes. Definitely.

I can not praise this Hotel enough, the pool is great and throughout our weeks stay there was never a problem getting a sunbed with the added bonus the hotel provides pool towels. We had room 43 which is above the bar, but totally isolated from any other room and has a lovely view of the pool from both the room and the Balcony. The room was a great size and cleaned regularly. If there was to be a slight criticism it would be that whilst there is plenty of space for hanging clothes there are no drawers to store the remainder of your clothes so you do tend to live out of your suitcase a bit. This is not a big issue and only a honest observation, this could easily be rectified with a chest of drawers being put into the room. There is a safe in the room for storing your valuables, which cost us 15 Euros for the week. The bathroom is small and perfectly practical, the shower area does not have a shower curtain and the shower is handheld, you almost have to treat the room as a wet room. There was always plenty of hot water, although you did have to leave the tap running a while to get the hot water through. The room was very hot upon arrival, but the air con in the room was adequate and quickly cooled the room down. The breakfast was fine and have we had no complaints, there was a varied choice available every day. The staff were amazing and extremely helpful. Special mention must go to Manos, he seems to be there everyday and almost doing every job, but he is always smiling and willing to help at any point. Manos thanks for helping make it a great Holiday. Location wise the hotel is about a 10 minute walk from the beach and promenade. There is no path on the main road which makes the walk interesting, my tip is to walk down a side road to the beach, where there is a lot less traffic. There is a 24 hour bakery about 200 mtrs down the road and a supermarket almost next door, which is open to 11pm. Most evenings we walked down to the promenade to have a drink and something to eat and did not find this a problem in anyway. There is a nice little restaurant nearby called "Gods Garden", we found this after arriving late on our first evening. There are plenty of restaurants on the main promenade and everyone we ate at we had no complaints. If you like sea fish I would recommend the grilled calamari, its a whole squid and very nice. All in all the Fenix Collection was a great little hotel, with great staff in a reasonable location and if I went back to Santorini I would happily stay there again. Thanks again to all the staff for helping make the Holiday a special one