This was one our best trips!
Greece
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Aug 4 - Aug 12, 2025
This was one our best trips and the third we’ve booked with KimKim. We started after a one week cruise around the Greek islands, and continued on with 10 days in Greece. This trip was well planned, with a variety of places, activities, and methods of arrival (planes, ferries, car services). Gustavo is based in KimKim HQ and I was worried about local Greek knowledge and access to him. No problem! He was highly responsive, walked through the trip plan via a video (his idea), and when we had immediate issues to be solved, someone from KimKim jumped into the What’s App chat. Problems solved.
In Santorini we did the Fira Food and Views Walking Tour, the Jeep 4x4 off-road experience, and the Sunset Caldera Catamaran trip. All were small groups and personal, where we got new views of the island and Greece overall. Very high quality vendors were chosen.
In Paros, our snorkeling adventure was cancelled due to high winds, so we just rented a car and drove around. Pretty easy. There are less “experience” options on Paros (vs Santorini or Crete, for example), and we were ok with the vacation being more low key.
Hotel Reviews
Location is in Imerovigli which is a good alternative to Oia. You can cab or bus to Oia for one day, but here you can walk to 2 villages. The front desk was always available and helpful. We had the Cave Suite with hot tub, used the tub once. This room doesn’t overlook the caldera, so upgrade if you want that. The room is clean, there’s a good size refrigerator and hot water kettle.. The bed was comfortable, A/C strong, shower good, robes and slippers provided - which is nice. There is no separate hair conditioner, so bring your own if you use it. They only provide 2 water bottles when you check in, and it would be great if they provided 2 per-day. The pool is decent size and right next to the bar. Breakfast was terrific, and we had dinner in the hotel restaurant which was quite good with fabulous sunset views.
This is such a pretty property! It’s a big place with lots of variety, but still personal in its service. Shout out to the front desk team including Kristina who welcomed and oriented us to Paros. The room was looking out at the pool, clean, on the small side, but with good amenities including a fabulous heavy duty clothing steamer which we loved for our linen! We used the pool and the beach, both with comfortable lounge chairs that are light enough to move around. The sea is warm this time of year) so swimming was nice, and there was beverage/food service at both. Yamis and his team at both restaurants made us feel at home, starting with our welcome drink. Breakfast was absolutely amazing - you order small plates off a huge menu, and get as many items as you want. Terrific coffee. Dinner at their restaurant called Rada exceeded our expectations. Our two servers, both named Katarina, took great care of us. The food was outstanding.
Good airport hotel.