Kapari Natural Resort

Style

Neutral shades, cool caves

Setting

Volcanic viewpoint

Kapari Natural Resort in Santorini’s Imerovigli village is a smooth wedding cake of a hotel, with all the caldera cool you’d expect: cavernous rooms, neutral hues and a whole lot of white and blue. The curvaceous cave rooms allure with the softest beds, oversized showers, and the odd private terrace, some with a Jacuzzi. The stay can also tick off moreish Mediterranean food and a chilled-out pool – but the at-your-beck-and-call staff are perhaps Kapari's best asset.

Facilities

Rooms

14, including five suites.

Checkout

11am, but flexible on request if there’s availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include a buffet breakfast.

Also

Families and groups can book three, four or five rooms at a time to make a private dwelling with its own courtyard.

Hotel Closed

November to March.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Lounge, DVD library and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV, AMX smart sound system, air-conditioning, minibar, Duxiana beds and Prija bath products. Some have a Jacuzzi.

Our Favourite Rooms

We love Room 102 for its bed in the loft, reached by climbing a set of whitewashed steps, and its luscious light, which streams in through duck-egg-blue shutters. Keen cooks will enjoy the cute concrete kitchen and big dining table in Room 104. Rooms 203 and 204 are right by the pool, so may not be the quietest.

Poolside

There’s a small heated pool on the lower deck and various sunlounger-lined terraces across the grounds, including one with a hot tub.

Packing Tips

Avoid getting mocked by the locals and pack some sensibly sturdy flats; Mr Smiths wouldn’t look out of place in a slick Panama hat.

Also

There’s no spa, but a therapist can be summoned for in-room massages and treatments.

Children

Over-14s only. Exceptions are occasionally made during low season, depending on hotel occupancy at the time. An extra bed can be added to the Vanilla room category and suites; prices change depending on the season, ring ahead to request rates.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Chances are you won’t want to miss the views out on the terrace, but cool down on one of the banquettes, beneath the hammered-metal-dome lighting.

Dress Code

Cool, casual and crisp linens and cottons: think Wimbledon on sea.

Hotel Restaurant

The restaurant serves amazingly fresh Mediterranean fare, out overlooking the Aegean or inside in the oatmeal-and-white dining room. Menu highlights include squid stuffed with fennel, grilled peppers and smoked cheese, lobster and salmon ravioli with an ouzo-tinged white sauce and shrimps, and the simple-sounding but delicious Santorini cheese pie. Breakfast is served here, too: expect a bounty of bread and pastries baked on site, fresh fruit and thick Greek yoghurt.

Hotel Bar

The bar shares the same cave as the restaurant, mixing mojitos until the last guest wants one, as long as it’s before midnight.

Last Orders

Breakfast times can be flexible but are roughly 8.30am–11.30am; there’s no set service for lunch, just a light snack menu that runs all day; dinner is on offer from 7pm until midnight. Last orders are at 11pm and tables must be booked in advance.

Room Service

Food can be ordered 24 hours a day: hot meals up until midnight, snacks, salads and sandwiches afterwards.

Planes

The island’s airport is eight kilometres from the hotel. Fights depart for here from London Gatwick every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday during the summer; you can also connect from Athens in 45 minutes. Contact the Smith24 Team to arrange transportation on 03333 318 506.

Automobiles

It’ll only take a couple of minutes to reach main town Fira by car. There’s free parking at the hotel, in a square usefully right outside.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Take the trail across to the famous white and blue Theoskepasti church, directly in front of Kapari Natural Resort, or scale the caldera with a cliff-top walk. Boats and yachts can be chartered for the day with Santorini Sailing Center (www.sailingsantorini.gr).

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .