Just got back from a stay in Greece in which I spent 2 nights at Charisma Suites, recommended to me by a friend who stayed there on her honeymoon. Before Charisma, I did 2 nights at another hotel further down the Caldera (thought it would be nice to get different vantage points, and the other hotel I could book on points and save some $). Overall, Charisma was fabulous and I would definitely return in the future if/when I wanted to splurge again. We did night 1 in the honeymoon suite, and then night 2 in the windmill suite (how could I not book the windmill?!). The honeymoon suite was great, we were in one directly below the windmill which was appreciated/convenient for moving our luggage. The private plunge pool was beautiful, and the view is spectacular. The windmill was definitely a unique experience! The stairs are super steep so obviously wouldn't recommend for anyone with mobility issues. It's also a very small unit (not surprising); we had to keep all of our bags on the first level because the second level had very little room for anything else besides the bed. We were celebrating our anniversary, and the rooms had a bottle of wine and fresh fruit waiting for us upon our arrival. We also were offered a refreshing welcome drink upon our arrival. The sunset view is probably the best you can get in Oia--totally unobstructed. And there's a hot tub/pool on the back side of the windmill so you can watch the sunset from the tub/pool. There's also lounge chairs. Because of the layout of the caldera, it's hard to tell exactly which hotels are which (everything is white!), but on our second day, we finally asked someone to show us where the communal pool/restaurant space was, because from our room(s) at the top of the cliff, we couldn't see them/had no idea where they were. It turns out the hotel runs up/down the caldera quite a bit--it was a WORKOUT getting down to the main pool/restaurant area. We didn't end up using these at all, but if we had stayed longer than 2 days, I would've liked to! Because we had our own pool, we didn't really need the other one, and because breakfast is served directly to our rooms, there was no need to go to the restaurant (I had booked dinners elsewhere outside of the hotel). Overall the location within Oia is very convenient; it's at the very end of the caldera and close to a ton of restaurants/shopping. Great for sight-seeing! The staff was very friendly and hospitable, and a special shoutout goes to Thanos who was so helpful emailing me ahead of my stay, providing lots of good restaurant/logistical information. I was particularly impressed that he took it upon himself to update a dinner reservation for me (since it was early in the season and the restaurant wasn't open to take reservations yet, I was unable to do it when I had wanted to, but he followed up on his own to make sure the reservation was made!) Also, the manager herself walked us to our room the first day to show us the space and let us know abou
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