Truly fantastic!! The Bliss Mansion felt like our home away from home. We stayed there 5 nights. We had the entire place as there were four of us. First off, we had excellent communication before we even arrived. Panos, the host, was in contact from the beginning and met us for check-in. Yes, there is a uphill walk and stairs that require effort to arrive at the mansion, but it is worth it!! Panos arranged for a donkey to take our carry on suitcases to the mansion. I highly recommend doing this unless you only have backpacks.
This is our second time to Santorini, and this is the first time we stayed here and in this area of the island, Pyrgos Kasteli. Best decision ever!!Wow what a difference it made to us. We wanted to have a private place that we could retreat to, but also wanted to have access to great restaurants without having to drive everywhere. Being at the Bliss Mansion is centrally located on the island, however, you are NOT right in the middle of the tourist area. You have several fantastic restaurants that are 2-5 minutes walk from the front door. We felt like we were getting more of the “local” experience and not the “tourist” one. That is what we wanted for our stay. We wanted to immerse ourselves in the local area and not only visit the tourist areas. It was an eight minute drive to Fira to shop at my favorite jewelry store, Greco Gold, Andres is the best!!
The beds are comfortable. The air conditioner works amazing…it was humid and the villas stayed very cool. Each day, the maid, Panos or both would come and sweep the outside areas and bring anything that we needed. Panos always notified me when he or the maid was going to be there. That was helpful because they would bring anything we may have needed. Panos responded very quickly to any request we had.
Great wifi and great water pressure!
Both the pool and the hot tub are completely private!!!! No one is walking past and looking into your courtyard, pool or hot tub. This is a big thing as many outside areas of other villas can be seen as you walk by.
I recommend that you order from the breakfast service at least once. I was having a hard time placing my order electronically and Panos ordered it directly for me. Awesome service!!
Our only regret was that we didn’t use the uppermost outdoor living area. We will have to enjoy that the next time!