Name: Secret Gem Suites
Address: Unnamed Rd, Santorini, GR

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Paul

Whether sitting on our porches or on the sunset cruises, this is one of the best places to enjoy sunsets! We had some difficulty bringing our luggage to this hotel but the staff helped immediately. Do contact them beforehand if you have heavy luggage.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2026

Jeremy

Very friendly welcoming and beautiful place. Highly recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Andre

Amazing views!

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2025

Calvin

none

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2025

Natalia

Very pretty little suite. Clean. Great breakfast in the morning. Sabi was very attentive. Keep in mind that in order to go to Oia, there are 250 steps to climb, every time. If you’re ok with that. This is a beautiful location.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Belinda

Secret Gem is a modernized rustic hotel room that offered all the amenities we needed. The hotel’s rustic charm and its magnificent, jaw-dropping surroundings amazed me everyday. We are incredibly appreciative to both Chris and Sabi. Thank you for sharing this incredible experience that I will never forget.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2025

Jingjing

Very beautiful ocean view with private hot tube. Close to restaurants and attractions. Staff is vey nice and helpful. Love it.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jul 2025

Heather

Great location. Property needs work. Wonderful staff!

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2025

Victor

We loved staying in amoudi bay, the restaurants around, the sunset view and going to the rocky swim spot was all awesome. Going up and down the stairs for Oia though is a pretty hassle even if you are young though.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Lisa

Our host Chris gave us a good walkthrough, along with some historical information about Ammoudi Bay.

He was an inobtrusive host, but always available when needed. Our housekeeper each day was polite and efficient.

Our cave room, with lounge, dual bathroom and kitchette was perfect.

The rooftop plunge pool was a great touch for watching the famous Oia sunsets.

Oia and Ammoudi Bay are not cheap places to eat, so be mindful that if the 4 restaurants down on the waterfront start hitting the hip pocket, youll need to venture up the hill.

I wouldnt recommend a family or kids, its an adult location.

All in all, very happy with our experience.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2025

Courtney

We stayed here in May 2025. The staff was amazing, very helpful and accommodating to our needs. The breakfast was great. And of course the views were stunning! This place is unlike any place we have stayed before! Lots of stairs to get to our stay but other than that there is not one negative things I can say about the place.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2024

Drew

I did have a several challenges with the booking and with communication to meet someone to find this place, and with someone dropping the ball on not including the baby cot that was requested at booking. This all seems to have been the fault of the management office.

However, I felt compelled to leave a review for Nikos, our concierge/contact during our stay. He completely blew us away with the beyond 5-star service he provided. He bent over backwards and more (metaphorically speaking) to not only correct the mistakes of the management office (including spending hours of his time at 11pm driving across the island to get a baby cot for us), but also solve every other problem we had. However highly I speak of him, he deserves higher praise still, and he made our stay truly memorable and remarkable. We've never experienced service coming anywhere close to as good as what Nikos provided. Would very much love to stay here again if he were to still be the concierge.

The room was also very nice and clean, and we liked that the hot (warm) tub was much more private than many on the island.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2024

Kyla

My husband and I were so excited for our honeymoon we booked a room with a sauna and tub. Unfortunately when we got there they didn’t give us our room, no explanation and no refund. The staff working there everyday was really nice and helpful. However we had some complaints, the towels smell like pee. The drain was super clogged so you would be standing in a pool of water while showering.

The views were great. Some of the other rooms looked nicer. I wish they would have put us in our original room we booked as it had more amenities. Chris was hard to reach and again he did not offer any refunds, especially since we left the last few days to go elsewhere.

Nor upon research does it say Santorini closes after Nov 1st. We booked this location because Dimitris (restaurant ) was in the bay as well. So we intended to get meals down there as it was highly recommended. The donkeys that were advertised are also not there after Nov 1st. So get ready to walk up 300 steep stairs a day.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Tiana

We enjoyed our stay here. The room was very large, clean and just as pictured. The breakfast every morning was great and loved that it was delivered to your window.
The check in process and accessing the property was a little confusing. However the owner was able to contact us and support immediately.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Lynnette

Upon arrival to Oia, Nikos from Secret Gem, met us and guided us to our room. He was extremely friendly and helpful throughout our entire stay. Every morning we woke up to our breakfast basket at our window and they were delicious. He gave us many pointers on how to navigate and tour the island, which helped us bypass all the busy tourism/cruisers traffic. We had an amazing time! Thank you for making our visit special!

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2024

David

The propertyinside is very nice and clean. It is in a beautful cove at the bottom of the very steep hillside. The issue is it is very inconvient. The hill you have to walk down is crazy dangerouly steep. You have to walk around the donkey poop and there are about 15 donkeys to deal with. It smells in the morning. If you want a taxi it cost approx 20 Eur, if you can find the taxi willing to take you. This is only a fifteen minute walk but very steep. It is very inconvient. It would be nice if they offered transportaion.The hotel gives you a bottle of water that is filled with tap water. I would not ever book this hotel. Find one closer to the top where all the shopping and pictures are. Oh yeah the Jacuzzi is about 90 deg F. Too cold for me.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2024

Caitlin

We absolutely loved Secret Gems Suites and the staff. Nikos was attentive, fast, and very helpful. The view from our suite was picture perfect.

Our one complaint was the donkey poop so close to the suites. We were prepared for the almost 300 stairs leading up the Oia and honestly, those were not even that bad. The problem was the donkeys that they have on the stairs for people to ride to the top. We were unaware of this circumstance and the fact that they poop all over the stairs. We didn’t even want to bring our shoes into the suite because we were nervous about the cleanliness of our shoes.

Overall, the suite itself was fantastic. Just wish I knew about the donkeys prior to booking.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2024

Danielle

This is a cute and comfortable boutique apart-hotel style property. There were great views of the water and the sunset from my room!

There are several steps that you have to take to go down and then up to the property for drop off, so not advisable for those with challenges walking stairs of various heights. Most places in Santorini do only have stairs to access though.

The tub in the bedroom was a jacuzzi bathtub that I just ended up not having time to use. One minor issue I had was the shower handle coming off and water coming out onto the floor when using the top water stream option.

I was greeted at the taxi drop off and then the host, Nikolas, helped me with my luggage to the suite and then I just went through check in items with him there at the suite. There did not appear to be any lobby area. Nikolas was also very helpful in arranging for taxis, which needed to be called in advance since rides didn’t frequent that area.

You can walk up to the main Oia city area, but donkeys/mules transport people on occasion, the stairs are inconsistent and can also be slippery - just taking a taxi is also an option.

The rooftop was very nice.

Tha safe is small and not standard size. For reference, it wouldn’t fit a shoe, but could fit a passport and oversized headphones.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

Paul

Downhill is an superview ocean.

That hotel is an amazing view among lava mountain and ocean cove. Staffs are friendly. Breakfasts are anthetic Greek foods which are superior! Thank for kind!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

Daniel

The Secret Gem Cocoon was exactly what we expected and more. Our gracious host met us as our drop off location and helped us with our luggage and even just knowing the safe and proper way to get to our stay. Nicholas was very friendly and helpful. There was suite service and continental breakfast offered each day. The Amoudie Bay was such a beautiful and somewhat private location with some of the best sunsets on Santorini. We would highly recommend booking a stay with Secret Gem Suites while in Santorini.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2024

Amy

Nicolas is very nice and welcoming us warmly. My husband tripped over on the slop, Nicolas helped us to lift our luggages from the hotel to the carpark.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

Sasha

Stunning sunset views! We loved our suite with the jacuzzi tub on the balcony that we used every night for sunset :). Breakfast was waiting for us every morning on the balcony as well which we really enjoyed! Staff were excellent! Quick to respond and provide any items we needed. Overall an amazing stay and experience! We hope to come back one day and will be recommending this place to our family and friends! The only thing that is important to know, which was not an issue for us, is the walk up to Oia. It isn’t far but it can be a challenge for many.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2024

Marcela

Great customer service. Nikos was really nice!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Nov 2023

Sadhika

Very bad surroundings. The description was incorrect and deceptive. The area outside had dumped construction materials and old furniture. Our experience was terrible and our holiday was ruined staying at this property.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2023

Minerva

Our concierge Niko made things so easy for us. He was ready to help anytime.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2023

Shaun

Beware the steps

Lovely apartment in the harbour area. 300 steps up to the town which would be a nightmare if you’re not fully fit. No local parking so suitcases up or down the steps are hard work. Well worth it for us

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2023

Marian

Excellent home away from home. Thank you to Chris for the easy airport transfer arrangements and a huge shoutout to Nik for his hospitality with the daily breakfast and local recommendations!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2023

ghada

It’s close to OIA village and castle. One needs to have strong legs to walk but very clean, staff are helpful and friendly. Couple good restaurants close but anyways nothing is too far for a car in Santorini

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2023

Veroneeca

The staff at Secret Gem Suites are incredibly kind, thoughtful, and helpful. They consistently reached out to see if we required anything, from ride transfers to breakfast preferences and more. We felt very spoiled and would definitely recommend anyone visiting Santorini to stay with them.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2023

Lacey

We loved our stay at the Secret Gem Suites. The location is great if you're okay staying in Amoudi Bay for Dinner, or willing to walk up the steps to Oia. The room was updated and the view is unbeatable. Hightly recommend!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2023

Melanie

Secret Gem was fantastic. we loved being near the water and having some restaurants with beautiful views just below our suite. We had a lovely deck to sit out and watch the sunset cruise boats go by. My only recommendation would be to put out a few umbrellas for shade as it was blisteringly hot. The host was beyond helpful and so friendly. Breakfast was delivered in cute baskets each morning and was plenty for two and then some. Thanks for a wonderful stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2023

Alexa

This property was absolutely incredible and unique. The property manager, Nick, was excellent and always available - great communication, delivered an abundance of breakfast daily (included in the cost!), delivered laundry service, replenished anything we needed in the villa, coordinated taxis for us etc. He was excellent!

The property itself was stunning and better in person than the photos (when does that ever happen?!) - the rooms were so unique, the balcony/terrance was so spacious and just spectacular to sit out there right on the water in a private space.

Very quiet and peaceful in Ammoudi Bay, incredible restaurant options. Sunset Ammoudi was our favorite, we went multiple times.

The town of Oia is right above the area -- you can either call a taxi (the property will assist), or walk up the cliff steps. The walk has stunning views, and highly recommended doing so at least once. The only thing to note: Taxis cannot get to Ammoudi Bay within the hours close to sunset. It is very difficult for them to get down to the Bay due to traffic of people coming to Oia for sunset. Dinner in Oia for sunset (must make reservations) is not to be missed. But you will need to be in Oia hours before if you plan on a taxi and can return to the bay after 9pm. Not a big deal, just something to note!

Once you go to Oia and see the crowds, you will be so thankful you are staying in peaceful Ammoudi Bay!

Cannot recommend this stay enough - book now!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2023

Christine

Your Search is Over - Secret Gem's is Amazing

WOW! WOW! WOW! Secret Gem's is amazing! Everything about it is magical. The location is breathtaking and so charming (despite the stairs down - don't let that stop you if you can walk stairs uphill) We stayed in both The Yard and The Evolution Suite both were fantastic. The majority of our family stayed in The Yard and it was perfect. We so enjoyed having a yummy breakfast outside nearly on top of the sea watching the boats and sipping our espresso. We even enjoyed the fun spa inside the unit. Each bed was clean, comfortable with beautiful views of the sea. The Evolution Suite was romantic and Wow! The view! The deck! Amazing! Relaxing in the hot tub with a glass of wine watching the sunset will never be matched. I cannot say enough for the hospitality of Nick and Chris. Nick was always there to help us with any small detail of our visit. We had a disruption in travel for my husband and daughter and Chris even offered to give them two complimentary catamaran trips because they missed time in Santorini! Both Nick and Chris were so thoughtful. Your search for an unforgettable hotel in Santorini just ended. Secret Gem's is it!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2023

Justin

We just stayed 4 nights here and really enjoyed the stay. There were 3 of us in Nest suite. It was tight but definitely manageable. It was clean and comfortable and the AC worked well. What really made the stay was Nikos. He is such a nice guy. He was always available to be reached via text and was quick to respond and very informative and helpful. Breakfast was delivered every morning about 9 and it was surprisingly good. Parking here in my opinion is really not possible except early in the day or scooters. All of the boats pick up and drop off here so it’s completely jammed and impassible in the late afternoon until after sunset when everything clears out. There are steps to walk up to Oia. They say 278, however they are kind of numbered and it was about 230 according to these numbers. I’m not in great shape at all and I only had to stop twice. There are also donkey rides for 10 euros each. The other option is transfer coordinated through Nikos for about 20-25 euros to Oia. We usually went up in the mid morning, ate lunch and sometimes dinner in Oia and then came back down. Make sure your phone is charged for the light so as to be able navigate the steps and avoid the donkey poo after dark. We also had friends staying up in Oia. It was nice to be able to come down and get away from the village in the evenings and being so close to the water was nice. There are 3 or 4 restaurants to choose from and there is an ice cream shop as well that sells water, beer, wine and snacks.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2023

Verified traveler

Lovely place but poor water supply

There were water outages more than twice in one night two days and I sometimes couldn’t take shower and enjoy the bathtub due to that :/ The hotel said they heavily depend on the public water facilities in the area and I had to do nothing but waiting.
The hotel staff was friendly and helpful which was great but you should know you might not always have water or have only limited amount of water or water pressure…

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2023

Vincent

The manager onsite Nikolas was superb. He presented us a map and explained the entire island hotspots that we may be interested in and why. He was always there to help and answer questions and the place itself has an amazing view from the residence. You are in the culture of the bay and this staff goes above and beyond to make you feel welcome.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2023

DONALD

The place was very nice. We dealt with Nick from the staff while we were there. Nick was an amazing wealth of information as well as assisting us. The sunsets were amazing from our room. Was great location just had to climb the stairs to get up to Oia. The privacy was great. Highly recommend this place.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2023

Verified traveler

We absolutely loved our stay at Secret Gem!! The location and scenery couldn’t be better. Nick, the property manager was absolutely amazing with everything from giving recommendations to his kindness! The walk up to Oia, was our favorite cardio activity! Breakfast delivered in the basket every morning will be greatly missed! Thank you Chris & Nick, we will be back!!!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

08 Mar 2023

Sophie

Room that we booked was not given to us and no compensation was provided. Also no communication surrounding the lack of amenities unless we climbed steep stairs. Very inaccessible for one of our travellers.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2022

Lisa A

Chris was so helpful and The Nest was such a fun place to stay! Secret Gems is just that, a gem of a place.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2022

Pratheepan

Awesome location and service

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2022

Maliha

Our overall experience was excellent. The sunset from our patio was unparalleled. Chris and his wife were really helpful in helping us navigate our activities around the island.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2022

Ben

Amazing view!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2022

Luis

Everything was amazing, Host was very helpful, cleaning lady and gentlemen were so nice, the view for the sunset is breathtaking, highly recommended place

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2022

Bert

The host were supper accommodating and always available.

The breakfast they provided were amazing.

There isn’t a better place to watch the sun set. The sun beams literally hit the porch.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2022

Brittany

Chris was such an amazing host ! Very understanding, attentive, and very eager to help us around the island. Will be recommending his place

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2022

Ali

highly recommend this place, the owner Chris is amazing, the location is magical (if you don't mind the walk up to the village) We stayed in the detached 3bdrm villa that was plenty big for our family of 2 adults 2 children

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2022

ALFONSO

Great view!! Great place to stay!
Located on the bottom of oia cliff next to sea and next to great restaurants
Has a great top terrace to watch the best sunsets!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2022

chad

The property owners were wonderful and helped us plan a lot into our short stay. They made us feel like family and have us an insiders guide to the best of the island. They were immediately available when needed and extremely accommodating and helpful. The apartment was super cute and in a terrific little fishing village- it made us feel as if we were on a movie set. Would definitely recommend

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2022

Maria

The owner Chris and his wife are AMAZING hosts. They make sure all of your needs are met and give you the best tips for places to go on the island and coordinate catamaran rides & attractions for you. The basket of breakfast is so tasty and so nice to get every morning. Even the housekeepers are great. There is no place on the island with a more BEAUTIFUL view from your deck than the Secret Gems Suites. I highly recommend this place and will be back again!!

Leisure Family