Meltemi Excelsior Suites and Spa

Stayed here for a week at the end of July, the Excelsior Suites are part of the Meltemi village. Flew with TUI from Manchester, on arrival we were greeted by very friendly staff at the Meltemi village. The Excelsior Suites are located in the middle of the village and are a block of 16 rooms with 8 on the ground floor and 8 above on the first floor. After checking in at reception you walk past the main pool to a gated area where the rooms are located. Our room was on the ground floor and we had our own jacuzzi pool outside our room along with two sun beds. The room was very spacious with plenty of storage space, a fridge and safe and a large Wet room and W.C. I dont think the rooms at the Meltemi village had safes i think you have to use the ones in reception. The main pool is outside the reception by the pool bar but there is another pool located within the Excelsior Suites which was very private and hardly used. The breakfast was buffet style served in the main dining room by the main pool but you could eat outside on the verandha over looking the pool. We did not eat any other meals here as there are plenty of restaurants around but we did use the Meltemi Cocktail bar most evenings on the way back from our evening meal. The staff at the cocktail bar are very friendly and we found this bar to be very relaxing to chill out at the end of the day. We did the sunset cruise booked via TUI which was ok you end up going across to Therissia for a meal then sail back across the Caldera where you watch the sun go down. We also did the simply Santorini trip with TUI where you go to a small museum and then visit the site of an earthquake, and then you go to the wine tasting next to the venue for the Santorini weddings with simply stunning views. You then visit OIA and spend a few hours there for a meal and watch the sunset. OIA is stunning and I would recommend that place it is beautiful. The beach at Perrisa is volcanic sand and it gets very hot so recommend water shoes or similar footwear. If you eat lunch at any of the restaurants along the front then the sun beds on the beach are free. Overall we had a great holiday in Santorini and i would recommend the Meltemi Excelsior Suites.

We stayed at the Maltemi Excelsior Suites in June. It is a lovely hotel very clean.The staff are very helpful and friendly, nothing too much trouble. It was my husbands birthday and they gave him a lovely bottle of wine to celebrate. Our room was on the ground floor with our own sunbeds and pool/jacuzzi which was a lovely surprise. The breakfast was lovely. The two brothers serving in the pool bar and breakfast were always smiling and pleasant. Recommend the tomato fritters. Booked through TUI the rep was very helpful and knowledgeable about the island . We travelled all over the island using booked tours and local bus. The bars on the beach front served wide variety of food and wine good idea to have the free sunbeds all day as long as you bought something in the restaurants. Would thoroughly recommend the maltemi and its cocktail bar. Thanks again to all the staff for making our holiday a memorable one. The Ganders.

We were WELL impressed with this hotel and our 2nd holiday in Santorini was once again fantastic! Can't get enough of this amazing place! Meltemi Excelsior Suites was the perfect place to base ourselves in Perissa, I honestly don't have a bad word to say about the place. We booked it as a packaged holiday through TUI, travelling at the end of May/start of June. We honestly believe its the best time of year to holiday, you don't get too many crowds but there is still an atmosphere and the weather is the right side of hot (with a lovely sea breeze). The hotel itself was beautiful and the staff were unbelievably friendly and helpful. It was my husbands birthday during our stay and the staff surprised us with a bottle of Santorini's finest white wine to enjoy on our private balcony (complete with jacuzzi)!! We hadn't mentioned anything to the reception staff about it being a birthday (they must have noticed his DOB on his passport at check in) so it was a lovely personal touch! We stayed on the first floor which meant we had a balcony and as previously mentioned our own jacuzzi and deck chairs. The ground floor rooms have a terrace each with a private pool, but if you are a sun lover (like me) I would highly recommend requesting a balcony room as the sun sets on an evening directly facing the balconies, the jacuzzi being perfectly positioned to enjoy late afternoon & early evening sun (the terraces directly below seemed to loose the evening sun earlier as it dipped behind the trees). You can't see the famous Santorini sunset from here as the sun dips behind the Mesa Vouno Mountain eventually, but you definitely get a decent amount of evening sun. I found it absolutely perfect for a relaxing holiday - a day on the beach followed by a relaxing couple of hours in our own jacuzzi before heading out into Perissa for the evening. Meltemi Excelsior Suites is part of another hotel (Meltemi Village - I believe) so there are shared areas such as receptions and breakfast areas etc. Meltemi Village has a pool which I believe is open to everyone on site (we never tried it but it looked lovely), however if you are staying in the Excelsior Suites you have access to your own guests pool which is a lovely added bonus. This pool was certainly quieter than the other and definitely geared towards adults (the pool being pretty deep - no shallow end). We never encountered any children around this pool either. Amazingly comfy sunbeds! The pool bar is by the main pool but is only a short walk away and the drinks prices were so so reasonable! We always made sure we got back to the pool/jacuzzi in time to get a cheap drink (or 2) before the pool bar closed at 6pm. The hotel has it's own cocktail bar too (on the main road) which is open late into the night and was always full of people (but don't worry, you cannot hear it from the Excelsior Suites). We never actually visited as we spent all our nights by the beach, but it certainly had a nice atmosphere. Walking out the hotel, you are on the main road (again don't worry the hotel is set back enough and pretty enclosed so you wouldn't even know it was situated on the main road). As locations go it was pretty convenient for catching the local bus (to take you around the island) or it was a short walk to the beach. We spent most of our holiday on Perissa beach in fact, which is black sand. We just loved the chilled out vibe it had and the amazing selection of beach bars & restaurants that lined the front. You are truly spoiled for choice, but we definitely had a favourite day time beach spot at the appropriately named 'Beach Bar' - sunbeds are free to use as long as you purchase drinks or food from the bar during your visit. I think thats applies for most bars along the front (although some may charge for use of the beds - so worth checking first). On an evening, again we headed down to the beach where all the beach bars turned into amazing restaurants where you can dine with a lovely view of the sea. Some of our favourites were definitely Noma (try their Santorini pizza) and Ntomatini (Greek meze - absolutely delightful)! When on the beach you can't help but miss the Mesa Vouno Mountain (which separates Perissa from nearby Kamari). Perissa nestles at the bottom of this impressive ancient hill. My husband was obsessed with the idea of walking up it and I only gave in when I realised that Ancient Thera lies at the top of the hill. It's a tough climb, dusty, rocky and very uneven but it's well worth it for the views and the impressive history that lies at the top (like Santorini's own Pompeii). Definitely do the walk early morning (but check the opening times of Ancient Thera - it's a national park so has specific opening times and is closed on certain days) You wouldn't want to get all the way to the top only to have no where to go. We started the walk at 9:30am, visited the park and was back on the beach by midday - a lovely little morning. Take suncream though! We visited Santorini 8 months prior to this trip (for our honeymoon) and we stayed on the beautiful Caldera side. While that was an unbelievable holiday and one we will never ever forget, this holiday was equally as memorable for different reasons. In fact, I would go as far to say that I much preferred staying on this side of the island for a more relaxed (and more reasonably priced) Santorini experience. The local buses are reliable and a cheap way to explore the more 'famous' parts of the island if you want to experience/see the famous Caldera & sunset from towns such as Fira, Oia or Imerovigli. Santorini is quite a small place so everywhere is easily accessible. If you ever get chance to go to Santorini, I highly recommend Perissa & Meltemi Excelsior Suites for a fun and relaxing holiday.