Santorini Island Greece guide
Santorini - Aressana Spa Hotel and Suites
The Aressana combines tradition with sophistication and family hospitality with professional service, guaranteed to satisfy the most discerning guest. Designed as a quiet heaven, the atmosphere at the Aressana Spa Hotel & Suites is relaxed and calm. The variety of geometric forms and design found on various levels have created hideaways for reading, writing, relaxing with friends, or simply soaking up the culture of this amazing Greek island.
Centrally located in the original part of Fira, in a quiet corner of this lively town, between the Greek Orthodox cathedral and the unique Museum of Prehistoric Thera, it is in walking distance of restaurants, boutiques, galleries and the exciting nightlife. Literally a few steps beyond the hotel entrance is the caldera rim, offering magnificent views of the cliff face and the volcano, especially at sunset.
Recently renovated (2006-2007) 48 elegant guest rooms decorated in warm earth tones, enhanced by satin-finish wooden furniture and a hint of opulence in the fabrics of curtains and bedspreads. The Aressana strives to provide every amenity and refinement expected of a De Luxe Category hotel.
Standard room facilities include: private balcony or patio, air-conditioning/heating, electronic safety deposit box, direct-dial telephone, well-stocked minibar, satellite television with LCD flat screen, Cocomat ecological mattresses and pillows, turn-down service. The bathrooms feature full-size bathtub, or shower, rain-shower head, ultra-modern washbasin, hansgrohe taps, hairdryer and shaver plug. Quality bathrobes and slippers are provided for guests’ convenience, as well as complimentary luxury Korres natural toiletries.
New additions to the Aressana are the superbly appointed Tefsion Kallos Spa, offering beauty treatments attuned to Santorini, and the Fitness Centre with its state of the art equipment. Including 2 treatment cabins, steam room, Jacuzzi, thermal beds. Savour the delicious Aressana Breakfast Buffet, with menu designed by acclaimed Chef Nikos Pouliasis. The opulent homemade breakfast buffet with International and Santorinian specialties is served adjacent the swimming pool between 08:00 – 11:00 AM. The Breakfast Room in cool turquoise and white opens onto the Pool Deck.
The Main Bar with its discreet Venetian mirrors fills one side of the TV corner with giant flat screen. Adjacent to it is the unusual fireplace with a Kipris mural sculpture of a silvery shoal of fish on the black chimneybreast.
The Lounge Terrace with its lovebeds, rattan settees and armchairs, is the perfect place for morning coffee or pre-dinner cocktails facing the sunrise and the East island sea side.
SHORT ROOM DESCRIPTION:
Standard double: Most of the Standard Rooms are situated on the Lower Level, one flight of stairs down from the Lobby. All have a small patio outside, with table and chairs for relaxing, and a garden view. Some located on upper level with balcony. A comfortable room with private bathroom.
Superior double: Most Superior Rooms are situated on the Upper Level, same level as the Lobby. All have a private balcony, in some cases with a view of the east side of the island. Superior rooms differ from Standard rooms in size, slightly larger, and better location within the hotel complex.
Suite garden level & Family room (for 2, 3 or 4 persons): These suites are situated on the Lower Level, one flight of steps down from the Lobby. They have a patio and a garden view. Accommodation comprises two areas, both with air-conditioning and LCD flat screen TV. One area is the main bedroom and the other has a sofa bed with roll-away bed underneath. Both areas are separated by a door or an archway (open-plan style), with the bathroom in the middle.
Due to limited privacy, the family suites are not recommended for two couples.
Upper floor Suite: These suites are situated on the Upper Level, one flight of steps up from the Lobby. This suite comprises two areas: one bedroom and one sitting room with sofa bed, on which a third person can sleep comfortably (additional charge). The private balcony has a view of part of Fira and the East side of the island. Both areas have air-conditioning and LCD flat screen TV. There is one bathroom.
Honeymoon suite: All three Honeymoon Suites are situated on the highest level of the Aressana complex and have a spacious private balcony. Two suites have a maxi Jacuzzi on the balcony facing the East island sea view with the sunrise, while the third has an in-room black egg-shaped bathtub and a remote-controlled retractable roof for sleeping under the stars.
The suites comprise a bedroom, a sitting area and a bathroom. In addition to standard facilities, guests enjoy satin-cotton bed linen, complimentary wine and fruit basket. The atmosphere is luxurious and romantic, perfect for a couple with a special occasion to celebrate. Which one will be appointed is subject to availability on the day of arrival.
IFESTIONI RESTAURANT
Ifestioni Restaurant, is Aressana's space devoted to your taste. Fruits, flowers and spicies smelling everywhere, all related to your first morning thoughts! Ifestioni's breakfast and all day menu is a creation of the honored chef Nikos Pouliasis, owner of the famous Koukoumavlos Restaurant in Fira. Taste a breakfast that will travel your mind and will equilibrate you between creativity and health.
Organic products cultivated by us in Santorini· like; honey from thyme flowers, wild saffron, fresh black and white figs, fig marmalade, as well as many other local products of high nutritional values, will give you a new dimension of what your mind and body needs to begin the day!
Addressed to the international recognized HACCP Certification, Ifestioni Restaurant is our promise to you! We will change your idea about food!
Standard rooms of 17 square meters / Suites of 30 square meters
Fully air-conditioned
Electronic room key and safe box
Direct Dial telephone
Fully stocked Mini Bar
Hairdryer, shaver plugs
Quality bathrobes, slippers and Luxury natural Korres toiletries
Daily maid service & Turndown service
Full Santorinian ARESSANA buffet breakfast (08:00 – 11:00)
24-hours reception
Room Service
Free Internet Access – Wireless at lobby area
SANTORINI AIRPORT (JTR) 6 Kilometers, ATHINIOS PORT 10 Kilometers
TAXI RANK 100 Meters BUS TERMINAL 100 Meters
BANKS / POST OFFICE 100 Meters
SHOPS / RESTAURANTS 20 Meters
Pool of 90 square meters (5 x 18 M.) with depth between 0,90 meter and 1,5 meters
Pool Bar serving drinks, snacks and light meals
Main Bar with giant flat screen television & lounge terrace & 2 MAC PC with free Internet access & free Wireless Internet in lobby area
New !!: Renovated public area’s, Tefsion Kallos Spa and Fitness Centre
rates in blue include discount
16/10 - 31/10
01/10 - 15/10
16/09-30/09
* An additional person in “Suite upper floor” or “Suite Jacuzzi” is charged 40 Euro per day extra • All rooms and public areas have been renovated in winters 2007 and 2008. • The rates are calculated in Euro, per room, per night and include Greek & Santorinian breakfast- buffet, taxes and services. • Half-board supplement 25 Euro per person • Honeymooners enjoy complimentary wine and fruits upon arrival • Children policy: One child 0 – 2 years is free of charge / Baby cot is free of charge One child 2 – 12 years is charged + 30 Euro per day for extra bed in any double room type • Spa “Tefsion Kallos” -“Ifestioni Restaurant” – fully equipped Fitness room
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