Desiterra Resort

The villa was superb - clean, spacious, great outdoor seating and pool area. There was a small kitchen (kitchenette) and separate shower area. Loved the villa- would recommend.

The food was ok - not great (some dishes were overpriced). A bottle of water was a staggering 3 euros. Also the breakfast was not a buffet - would have preferred that. Location is ok - no shops or restaurants nearby so you need to have a car to access these amenities. Also on the booking.com site it said the property is beachfront but there’s no beach setup.

The breakfast was really good. Not buffet style, you have coffee, orange juice and some breads to begin, and then choose one item from the menu. Throughout the week I tried the avocado toast, eggs Benedict and the granola. All were beautifully presented, super tasty and for me the real bonus was the gluten free toast on those options. In fact there was a plentiful selection of gluten free items in addition to fruit platters and pancakes with Nutella for example. We didn't use the gym but it was well equipped, and the gym instructor was giving classes outside too. The pool area has a superb range of seating. Lounge beds, tables and chairs and cabanas. There is also a swim up pool. The villas are stunning! We had a one bed villa, which incorporated a small kitchen area, small tv sitting area, huge comfortable bed. Separate toilet, sink area and walk in (huge) shower, which was powerful. We also had an upstairs area, a sofa looking out though french doors onto a balcony with seaview. The bed is made each day, the linen changed and fresh towels when needed. The villa is freshened each morning. You have your own pool (which in mid May is absolutely freezing! - but my other half used it for a 10 minute cryo-dip every morning and loved it!)plenty of seating and some lounge beds. They also provide pool side towels. The staff are all so polite and helpful. Everyone says good morning, enjoy your day, how can I help, what do you need to make things better! The resort is spectacularly clean. The spa is luxury at its finest. Michaela gave me a short massage as I was suffering with my lower back - she is a amazing qualified chiropractor and I instantly felt better than I had in days. The sauna and jacuzzi room I used was beautiful - again, so clean. There is a hairdresser there too, although I didn't use this facility. They have a driver who can take you anywhere on the island.

There wasn't anything to dislike, just some things that are worth noting before you go. Everything is extra. Driver to the town, spa treatments, delivery of food to your room is €10, even bottles of water are chargeable, because the water is not potable. I hasten to add though, this is a 5-star resort and also Santorini generally is an expensive place to holiday. The nearest beach is not easily walkable as per the details of the hotel, and although we didn't visit it, we were told it's not great. The nearest great beach is approx €70 round trip by taxi and then €50 bed hire. We stayed at our pool!

The villa was gorgeous. Laying in bed we were able to wake up to the early morning sun rise. Loved having our own pool.

A heated pool would have been nice. The only issue we had was with ants but this is to be expected given the surrounding landscape.

Had a great experience and was well looked after by the staff, too many to mention! From Michael in reception, George in the restaurant, Bimba and Sundaes in the SPA to Vasillis and Argiris driving us around, massive thank you to everyone!

Small gripe, thought that the breakfast menu was far too rigid, would have preferred an option to have elements of the menu rather than specific dishes. Also thought that having to pay for an espresso from the bar rather than have the filter was a shame. Also, sort the music out guys and read the room, often too loud in the morning and not very good! However, must stress that the quality of the food, as with the whole island, was excellent and sometimes exceptional.

Restaurant was only a small walk away from villa for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The local town with stunning sunset views was just a 7 minute drive away. Nice and clean. Everyone was efficient and friendly. George was very welcoming and helped with our plans to get to the nearest beach, a very hard working man and deserves to be recognised for all that he does. No matter what time we went to the restaurant at the property, George was always working!

Just the steep hill to the room, if there wasn’t a caddy available I dreaded the walk up the hill after walking around the town for hours beforehand.

Absolutely everything! This was the most amazing place to stay. First off the staff were amazing, helped us with everything and anything we needed you are able to contact them via whatsapp and they are there 24hrs super kind helpful and we loved them all! The room is just wow we couldnt of expected more with the private pool the huge bed and amazing facilities. Breakfast was amazing with menu options to choose from there really is something for everyone and it is amazing! We also had room service one night and the food was amazing! The location is out the way but they have an amazing transfer service operated by the hotel and they help with hiring a car everything. They have 2 pool facilities with bars which are also amazing and we were the only person around there most of the time which was great! We had a slight issue whilst there and the staff helped and did everything they could to help through a hard time we will definitely be returning! Thankyou!!

Nothing!

The room was quite large and the outside area was the very best we’ve had anywhere. The facilities in the resort were very good. The staff were very friendly and efficient and the service was good.

That it was completely cut off and car hire was essential. The meal prices in the resort were extortionate making it essential to go out in the car and find somewhere to eat. There were no drawers or adequate alternatives for storing non-hanging clothes and only one bedside cabinet for a king size bed. The fact this “quiet” resort was on the flight path into the airport which had not been disclosed to us at any time.

Location is great when you want tranquillity. Even though there is the occasional plane. But the villa with private pool sea view and sunrise was worth it. The whole complex was also tastefully decorated. You would need a car since it's in the middle of nowhere but only 20 min from Oia. A downside was the way breakfast was handled. After almost a weeks' stay we got very tired of the a la carte breakfast choices. There should be a buffet and plenty enough without extra cost which was not the case. They wanted to charge for an extra yoghurt and a water bottle... And service at breakfast was a little disorganised. This should not happen in a 5* hotel. If this is adjusted I would really recommend this place.

In a great, private and peaceful location and the room decor was very simple and chic. The staff were great and always kind and polite. The woman at reception helped us pick some activities and gave very good restaurant suggestions and was really helpful the whole time we were there! I liked that we could communicate easily through WhatsApp and the reception always gave very prompt replies and answered any questions/requests we had.

Maybe would be better if the private pool was heated as it was very cold even in June. Also, after checking out i soon realised I had forgot my favourite ring in my room and quickly messaged reception about it and I still haven’t heard back about it being found. I am very disappointed about this as I would have placed the ring on the beside or somewhere easy to find and they said they have not found it. Unfortunately this has made what would have been a perfect stay end on a bit of a downer for me.

Absolutely everything!!! Nice and relaxing, clean … gorgeous villas, the pools in the villas are not small which is definitely a nice thing to have. The staff, I mean everyone at the resort is friendly, their hospitality makes you feel like a queen and king. Oh and wait, the breakfast is superb! I could not be happier. We are able to get transfers everywhere we wanted to go.. they were able to accommodate all of our last minute whims without problem. The place is far enough to enjoy the quiet and the beautiful view of the Aegean Sea… but fairly close to fira to enjoy the caldera. I recommend this property, and will be coming back with no hesitation.