Santorini offers a huge variety and amount of holiday accommodation as you'd expect of an island which attracts more than a million visitors each year. If money's no object you can spoil yourself in lap of luxury hotels located in magnificent settings. There are delightful cave houses carved into the cliffs of the Caldera and more affordable options for backpackers and low-budget traveller. Generally speaking Santorini is an expensive play to stay but if you book well in advance and steer clear of the all-important Caldera view you'll be able to find reasonably priced pension-style accommodation with basic but comfortable facilities. There are also two youth hostels on SANTORINI and three well-equipped campsites. Many hotels owners provide a complimentary pick-up service from the port of Athinios...

Sumptuous Villa Vedema, in the small village of Megalochori to the south of Athinios, is the island's only deluxe class hotel. Its five-star facilities include a spa and fitness centre with massage, yoga and shiatsu rooms. Gourmet cuisine is served in a 300-year-old winery or on an open-air terrace surrounded by black volcanic rocks. A minibus transports guests to the black sand beaches three kms away where private hotel facilities including sun beds, shades and bar service are provided.
One of the most luxurious places to stay in Fira, the island's capital, is Hotel Atlantis. The hotel is in the centre of town and offers 25 rooms most of which have a private balcony with breathtaking views of the Caldera, the volcanic islets and Aegean Sea. The lovely village of Ia at the northern end of the island offers some top-class Caldera view accommodation in a less frantic setting than Fira. There are plenty of self-catering apartments and villas to rent around SANTORINI island in GREECE