Where do I start?!! Honestly, I can’t tell you how MAGICAL the Chess house truly is!! My 7 year old son and I stayed here for 7 marvelous days last week and it surpassed all of our expectations! Not only is the home GORGEOUS with the most beautiful views you can ever imagine, but the location is absolutely perfect! It’s located in the stunning town of Imerovigli, which is very well located in between Fira and Oia… which made it extremely convenient to travel throughout the island to all of the beautiful places we wished to see!
And unlike the neighboring cities that are extremely busy and filled with a lot of tourists… Imerovigli is a bit less crowded and provided such a peaceful refuge at the end of a long day of sightseeing! In addition to our accommodations being absolutely spectacular… I also feel the need to mention our amazing house manager who helped us throughout our entire stay… Katerina!! Katerina is the sweetest soul and was so beyond helpful from our very first day when we arrived! She arranged for a transfer service to pick us up from the airport and take us directly to the home where the lovely Benny was there to carry all of our luggage down the mountain to our new home for the week! Benny was always helpful in every way and made sure we had whatever we needed… and also returned when we checked out to help us at the Square with all of our luggage once again!! Such a nice local man! Katerina wax also was available during our entire stay and always responded quickly when I had questions for suggestions of things to do around the island… She provided me with a comprehensive list of sites to see and restaurants to eat at and tours that she recommended… Which we definitely took her up on! We ended up going on a private keep tour of the island with a man named George, based on her recommendation, and not only was the tour absolutely amazing but George himself became a wonderful new friend quickly! In fact we ended up having dinner at his family‘s tasty local restaurant in Fira - Katsaboo, and he also transferred us to the port as we left to head to Crete!
A beautiful little surprise that I wasn’t aware was included was the daily breakfast that was delivered to our front deck each and every morning between 8 and 9 AM… It was adorable how excited my son would get to hear the knock at the door when our food was being delivered. It was a range of eggs and omelettes and fresh pastries and fresh squeezed orange juice! It was very tasty and so convenient to wake up each morning and be able to go outside and sit on the sun beds while taking in the spectacular view!
After taking a long hike from Fira to Oia, I was extremely sore and asked Katerina if she had a massage therapist that she recommended and she sent over at the most amazing local woman who provided a 60 minute deep tissue massage right there in our home while my son was able to watch a movie in the living room… It was absolute perfection!
Words can’t express just how perfect this week in Santorini was… And how appreciative and grateful I am that we chose to stay at the chess house! Katerina went above and beyond to make sure our stay was perfect and she succeeded!! We will definitely be recommending this home to all of our family, friends, and clients and will most definitely be returning again!! It truly felt like HOME for the week! My son and I were sad to leave ❤️