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1864 The Sea Captain’s House & Spa
- Style
- White with a classical whisper
- Setting
- Pumice cliffs over the Aegean Sea
Characterful Santorini hotel The Sea Captain’s House has a higgledy-piggledy layout with gently creaking, waxed floorboards, the glow of lamplight glow and the crisp smell of the sea.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Three suites.
- Rates
- Low season, $223–$310; high season, $455–$527, including taxes and a full American-style champagne breakfast served until late into the day.
- Check-out
- Midday.
- Facilities
- Massage studio, beauty treatments, mini-library, sauna, WiFi and LAN Internet connections in the rooms and throughout the House, DVD and CD library.
- Poolside
- There is a rooftop terrace with Jacuzzi.
- Children
- Not suitable for under-13s, but a possibility if you rent the whole house.
- Hotel closed
- 1 December 2009 to 15 March 2010.
- Also
- There’s a Peugeot 206 automatic convertible and a Jeep you can rent for the day. Catamaran sailing in the caldera can be arranged, including an onboard barbecue.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- All the rooms are lovely, but our favourite is the Captain’s Suite, the largest suite on the courtyard level, with cathedral-high ceilings, wood floors and dark-wood furniture, including a four-poster king-size antique bed.
- Also
- Guests enjoy 10 per cent savings at the Caldera Massage Studio and at nearby Ambrosia and Nectar restaurants.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- With wonderful views, the two Sea Captain’s restaurants, Ambrosia and Ambrosia & Nectar, are separate from the hotel; guests get a ten per cent discount. Private dining at the House on request. The ‘Lazy Breakfast’ is served when you like.
- Dress code
- Casual night-time attire.
- Top table
- On the sea-view side.
- Last orders
- Food: midnight. Drinks: 24-hour honesty bar.
- Room service
- The hotel owns two restaurants nearby, which can deliver meals to your terrace or room on request.
- Hotel bar
- The Captain's Bar is an honesty bar available only to house guests.
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Local restaurants
Sitting on the caldera,
Archipelagos (+30 22860 23673) has stunning views out to the volcano and islands. It is one of Fira’s best restaurants, and does tasty Greek/Med food. Ask for a sea view. A Mr & Mrs Smith favourite is
Vanilia (+30 22860 25631), located opposite the old church high on the cliff in Firostefani. Sit downstairs for intimacy, and upstairs for the view. There are good Santorinian wines on the well-chosen wine list; Nikteri was our favourite). Highly respected
1800 (+30 22860 71485) occupies a traditional sea captain’s house on one of Oia’s narrow streets. For an early supper of sublime fresh seafood, head to the bustling fish tavernas at the Ammoudi port below Oia. Our pick of these is
Kyra Kantina. Another beachside recommendation is the contemporary
Sea Side Lounge (+30 22860 82801), at the very end of the Perivolos beach, on the right-hand side. A classic family restaurant is
Nikolas (+30 22860 24550) tucked in one of Fira’s back streets, next to Enigma nightclub. Be prepared to queue for the privilege of eating with the locals. On the road to Kamari you’ll find barbecue heaven.
Taverna Kritikos is famous for its lamb chops; just don’t expect luxury. Depending on what time you visit, you’ll be surrounded by Greek families, local farmers and their wives, or glamorous professionals.
Worth getting out of bed for
A daytime or sunset catamaran-sailing excursion, including barbecue and transfers to and from the marina. The hotel can arrange for a shared sailing trip, or your private own private charter. The best beaches on this small island are Perivolos and the ‘naturist’ beach at the Baxedes area, called ‘Kolombos’. Party beach is the Perissa area.
