Bellonias Villas

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Spent one week at the Bellonias Villas on a B&B basis.
Quite a short hop from the airport and we had arrived. Due to the location the coach could not drop us at the hotel, we had to walk down a short paved lane to the promenade and then 20 metres to the hotel. No big deal, no problem.
Great location, excellent resort.
The complex has a very boutique hotel feel. The swimming pool complex drew many promenaders to stop, muse and photograph the site.
Staff extremely friendly and attentive, . Breakfast was self service with coffe tea served at the table by an extremely friendly staff member, who must be singled out for her warm attitude;(in winter she is a snowboard instructor, yes the do get snow on the mainland). Table were located at the poolbar, or overlooking the beach with great views to the Isalnd of Anafai and the rising sun. They had something for everyone at breakfast, a good range which would suit the mixed European clientele (Dutch,Scandanavian,German and Italian with a sprikling of N.Americans).
Although the pool area was excellent, we prefer the beach. The hotel has its own beach section with free sunbeds for guests, they also provide beach attendant service for drinks, lunch etc. Special mention must go to the beach attendance for service and her helpful attitude. The beach section was well maintaine an kept clean by said attendant.
The room we had was studio at ground level, overlooked the pool and had a sea view also. Although the poolbar was open until 2 am it did not draw a rowdy crowd and noise was not a problem. The standard of service was excellent, room was cleaned every day, three changes of linen and towels and the room was cleaned and bed made everyday.
Kamari itself was a compact resort with a nice promenade, loads of tavernas both on the prom and on the side streets. Did not have one bad meal in any of them.
A visit to the capital Fira is a must for the sunset, the views of the Caldera and the general hubub,however, if you decide to walk down to the port (556 steps), beware the donkeys!They carry the cruise trippers up and down. The steps stink and can be dangerous to negotiate due to the coating of manure and urine, (sorry to lower the tone ). We walked down and got the cable car back. Oia is another must see destination.Perissa another resort ( separated from Kamari by a large promonatory and accesible by water taxi from Kamari Beach) has a finer shingle beach than Kamari. You will definitely need beach shoes ( unless you have asbestos soles) as the black volcanic beach get very very hot.
Santorini is a fantastic compact island, the caldera is amazing and the local wines surprisingly good.
If you are going to Santorini and Kamari, check out the Bellonias Villas 1st Class