Impressive One

We stayed at The Impressive One last week and we absolutely loved the hotel and more importantly the staff. Everyone did everything they could to make our stay so special. Given that I had a fall on the first day of the holiday, our week could have been stressful but we felt really cared for and special. We hope to go back to meet everyone again and see more of the island.

We stayed in this hotel as we were going to a wedding, decided to stay for the week to explore the Island. The hotel and staff were amazing, nothing was too much trouble and it was spotlessly clean. The breakfast was really good as was the food in the restaurant although this was limited to set hours of availability. Special mention to Giote who sorted out some amazing restaurants for us to go to and when we were too tired to go out one evening she arranged a delivery from a restaurant which was amazing! She also gave us loads of information and booked all our taxis, also the Hotel manager George was very helpful. I would say the only down side of the hotel is the location, if you don't have a car you have to rely on taxis which were expensive, on average 20 euros per trip. There is a bus service but this is an experience in its self, we waited an hour at each bus stop even though we had studied the time tables. If they were full they just drove past you and couldn't be relied on.

We stayed here for 3 nights as the first stop on our 3 week island hopping holiday. We felt very welcome straight away as George met us at the entrance. All of the staff are super helpful and will happily spend lots of time explaining tips and highlights of the island to you! The rooms are clean, fresh and perfectly suitable. We stayed in a standard double. The only improvement could be the view but you get what you pay for. It is very reasonable for this island. The breakfast is delicious with lots of choice. The pool area is very quiet and relaxing as there are not that many rooms and therefore not many guests. At times we felt like we had the place to ourselves with our own butler! In terms of location, it is on a busy main road with lots of coaches and lorries however it is easy to forget that they are there. A particular highlight is the donkeys and mules that go past each evening! The hotel is quite isolated and far away from the main island highlights of Oia. We tried to get a local bus from outside the hotel but after a long wait and no sight of any buses (although there is suppose to be 3 different buses that go past it) we decided to get a taxi. The taxi cost us €10 into the main town of Fira which has a main bus terminal to other destinations. Hiring a moped however is the best way to explore. Taxi from the hotel to the main port is €20 and from the airport to the hotel is €25. It is only 5km or so but the island is so mountainous that it is definitely safer to pay for a transfer.