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9 de mayo de 2022
This hotel with an intriguing name is a good choice if you just want to stay for a day, or maybe 2 - 3 days in Santorini. It’s located in Imerovigli which is about 15 minutes from the Port of Athinios (or, about 10 minutes from the capital, Fira). We booked for 2 rooms (Superior Balcony rooms) and paid about $75 per room. Here’s what to expect: Upon confirmation of our reservation, the front desk lady (her name is Hara) e-mailed us if wanted to have the transfers booked thru them as well. We agreed and the transfers (for a party of 4) came to about Euros 45 (about $48). The guy who picked us up was from LTS (Luxury Transport Services) Transfer (which has an office at the port of Athinios – if you happen to not to see your name of any of the many drivers holding up placards with name(s) on them -- waiting for their guests to arrive from their ferry rides. We used Sea-Jets Ferry and it took over 6 hours from the Port of Piraeus to the Port of Athinios (finally, Santorini). You’ll be amazed by the magnificent cliffs upon arrival at the Athinios port. We arrived the port just about noon and we were at the hotel in about 25 minutes – in spite of the many vehicles going up the cliff – going to their respective destinations. Villa Happening Hotel sits atop a hill and right at a corner of a small road, immediately after a restaurant, The White Lounge, and you’ll be greeted by Hara immediately after you get off your hotel transfer vehicle. The hotel was a vacation house turned hotel whose owner, Mariana, lives on the big room in the 2nd level/roof deck. She’s from Athens and comes to Santorini only during the spring and summer months. I met her when I was creating some e-mails at the roof deck. I believe, our stay during the first week of May 2022, we were the only guests at the hotel. After making copies of our passports, Hara gave us 2 keys (for the room itself and for the very small safe located at the bottom of the closet – that’s good enough to safely store all your important travel documents) along with card that operates all the lights & AC outlets. Hara also informed us if we wanted breakfast (Euro 9 extra per person) and that it would be served at 9 AM (it consisted of boiled egg, a thin ham & cheese sandwich, a small chocolate croissant, a piece of cake along with a cup of coffee & glass of orange juice). She served them personally inside our rooms the following morning. She also gave us a photocopy of a crude map/guide of the area: where are the bus stops going to Fira and Oia, the restaurants, pharmacy and convenience stores (mini-marts). The bus stop (on the crude map) going to Oia was incorrect - it was about 200 meters away after you went pass the gas station (95 Economy) along the narrow highway. Sidewalks are non-existent in a lot of spots, so be very wary of incoming as well as vehicles coming from behind you. I mentioned the incorrect bus stop to Hara on her crude guide on the day we left so that she could modify it for
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