Winery Hotel 1870

This hotel deserves to be in Rick Steve’s book, and I am astonished he hasn’t found it, yet. It’s absolutely heaven with immaculate rooms, comfortable beds, amazing breakfasts that are included in your stay. Two things that make this hotel a gem: first, the staff, and second the location. The staff are to be commended for making each guest feel welcome and appreciated. Everything we wanted to do on the island was quickly arranged by Melanie, the day receptionist. The night receptionist was amazing as well. The location is perfect as everything (shops, restaurants) in Fira is within walking distance from the hotel. Have I mentioned the gorgeous pool to come back to at the end of the day? This hotel far exceeded my expectations, and I have a pretty high bar.

My family just returned from our trip to Greece and we had the pleasure of staying at the 1870. The hotel is centrally located, really nice amenities and the staff are just wonderful. My son stayed after we left but moved to a different location and he commented every time he went by the hotel, he opined to be back there!! Great place, great people.

We had the most wonderful stay for our honeymoon! The staff were friendly and kind, very attentive to our needs without being overly present. We loved the breakfast service and had delicious meals each morning. The location is perfect for walking around and window shopping and is also close to the KTEL bus stop in Fira. Everything was exceptionally clean, particularly the pool. I would stay here again anytime.

We had a wonderful stay at Winery Hotel 1870. The front desk staff, Regina and Melanie, were very warm, friendly and helpful. About over a month prior to the trip, I had asked for help to find out about Christmas mass at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist. Both Regina and Melanie reverted with the Christmas mass schedule about 2 weeks before Christmas without my prompting. Very well done for being proactive and keeping a tab on that. Prior to our arrival, they also gave us a heads up about booking restaurants up front for Christmas and provided some good restaurants recommendation. We also informed them of our arrival time so Regina was expecting us. We were given welcome drinks and an orientation. Regina showed us to our room and we were just blown away with the space, the facilities, the decor, the ambience,.. everything! It makes up for the caldera views plus the hotel is a short walk to views of the caldera. There was a beautifully wrapped package of Christmas cookies on the dining table too. The breakfast spread was lovely! We had to put through our order the day before and there are many options to choose from. In terms of loading/ offloading our luggage, it was easy to do. We got off our transport and took about one min or so to wheel our luggage to the hotel. Did not have to go thru any steps (altho there could be other rooms that may need to navigate thru steps but there are people who can help with this). We absolutely had no regrets staying here. Definitely a memorable stay and the best so far during our trip to Greece.

Very beautiful hotel conveniently located a few steps away from everything, from restaurants , church, shops, bus stop,etc. Absolutely wonderful Staff! . Everyone, including the Dining crew was just amazing, very welcoming and so pleasant. Melanie , Erica, Regina and George made sure that we had a wonderful stay. The big back door also opens up to shops and restaurants leading up to St John’s Church, the cable cars, and where the donkeys go up and down to bring you to the port. A few steps away to enjoy the amazing views of the caldera !! Breakfast was very fresh and delicious which was served just outside our door next to the pool, and we loved how we can just help ourselves with drinking water 24 hours a day. We stayed in the old winery room, transformed into a very comfortable and cozy bedroom. We highly recommend staying at the Winery Hotel 1870. It was such an incredible experience!