Secret Gem Suites

The staff at Secret Gem Suites are incredibly kind, thoughtful, and helpful. They consistently reached out to see if we required anything, from ride transfers to breakfast preferences and more. We felt very spoiled and would definitely recommend anyone visiting Santorini to stay with them.

We loved our stay at the Secret Gem Suites. The location is great if you're okay staying in Amoudi Bay for Dinner, or willing to walk up the steps to Oia. The room was updated and the view is unbeatable. Hightly recommend!

Secret Gem was fantastic. we loved being near the water and having some restaurants with beautiful views just below our suite. We had a lovely deck to sit out and watch the sunset cruise boats go by. My only recommendation would be to put out a few umbrellas for shade as it was blisteringly hot. The host was beyond helpful and so friendly. Breakfast was delivered in cute baskets each morning and was plenty for two and then some. Thanks for a wonderful stay.

La verdad una mala experiencia. Las fotos de la habitación son engañosas. Si bien se ve el mar, es una verdad a medias. Sales de la habitación y das directo con el techo de la vivienda del piso de abajo. Habia muebles viejos acumulados en la azotea y esa era la vista que tenia....y luego el mar. Tampoco esta bien explicado el lugar. Esta en el puerto (Bahia de Ammoudi) abajo de Oia. Para llegar a Oia hay que subir 270 escalones muy empinados. Habiendo un calor sofocante, subir y bajar esas escaleras es una experiencia para el olvido. Llegar arriba a cenar totalmente transpirado es horrible. Si las fotos de la habitación TREASURY suite hubiesen sido reales incluyendo la vista (no como estan en la página, preparadas para no ver la realidad) jamas habria reservado esto. Gaste mas de 350 dolares la noche. Me siento estafado. Claramente mi experiencia en esta habitación fue mala. No recomiendo este lugar. El desayuno muy malo tambien. Lo traen en recipientes de plastico mezclando todo, pan con huevos y demas. Algo verdaderamente de poco nivel. En fin, me gustaria recibir alguna explicación razonable porque esta experiencia fue horrible y caro por cierto.

This property was absolutely incredible and unique. The property manager, Nick, was excellent and always available - great communication, delivered an abundance of breakfast daily (included in the cost!), delivered laundry service, replenished anything we needed in the villa, coordinated taxis for us etc. He was excellent! The property itself was stunning and better in person than the photos (when does that ever happen?!) - the rooms were so unique, the balcony/terrance was so spacious and just spectacular to sit out there right on the water in a private space. Very quiet and peaceful in Ammoudi Bay, incredible restaurant options. Sunset Ammoudi was our favorite, we went multiple times. The town of Oia is right above the area -- you can either call a taxi (the property will assist), or walk up the cliff steps. The walk has stunning views, and highly recommended doing so at least once. The only thing to note: Taxis cannot get to Ammoudi Bay within the hours close to sunset. It is very difficult for them to get down to the Bay due to traffic of people coming to Oia for sunset. Dinner in Oia for sunset (must make reservations) is not to be missed. But you will need to be in Oia hours before if you plan on a taxi and can return to the bay after 9pm. Not a big deal, just something to note! Once you go to Oia and see the crowds, you will be so thankful you are staying in peaceful Ammoudi Bay! Cannot recommend this stay enough - book now!!

WOW! WOW! WOW! Secret Gem's is amazing! Everything about it is magical. The location is breathtaking and so charming (despite the stairs down - don't let that stop you if you can walk stairs uphill) We stayed in both The Yard and The Evolution Suite both were fantastic. The majority of our family stayed in The Yard and it was perfect. We so enjoyed having a yummy breakfast outside nearly on top of the sea watching the boats and sipping our espresso. We even enjoyed the fun spa inside the unit. Each bed was clean, comfortable with beautiful views of the sea. The Evolution Suite was romantic and Wow! The view! The deck! Amazing! Relaxing in the hot tub with a glass of wine watching the sunset will never be matched. I cannot say enough for the hospitality of Nick and Chris. Nick was always there to help us with any small detail of our visit. We had a disruption in travel for my husband and daughter and Chris even offered to give them two complimentary catamaran trips because they missed time in Santorini! Both Nick and Chris were so thoughtful. Your search for an unforgettable hotel in Santorini just ended. Secret Gem's is it!

We just stayed 4 nights here and really enjoyed the stay. There were 3 of us in Nest suite. It was tight but definitely manageable. It was clean and comfortable and the AC worked well. What really made the stay was Nikos. He is such a nice guy. He was always available to be reached via text and was quick to respond and very informative and helpful. Breakfast was delivered every morning about 9 and it was surprisingly good. Parking here in my opinion is really not possible except early in the day or scooters. All of the boats pick up and drop off here so it’s completely jammed and impassible in the late afternoon until after sunset when everything clears out. There are steps to walk up to Oia. They say 278, however they are kind of numbered and it was about 230 according to these numbers. I’m not in great shape at all and I only had to stop twice. There are also donkey rides for 10 euros each. The other option is transfer coordinated through Nikos for about 20-25 euros to Oia. We usually went up in the mid morning, ate lunch and sometimes dinner in Oia and then came back down. Make sure your phone is charged for the light so as to be able navigate the steps and avoid the donkey poo after dark. We also had friends staying up in Oia. It was nice to be able to come down and get away from the village in the evenings and being so close to the water was nice. There are 3 or 4 restaurants to choose from and there is an ice cream shop as well that sells water, beer, wine and snacks.

There were water outages more than twice in one night two days and I sometimes couldn’t take shower and enjoy the bathtub due to that :/ The hotel said they heavily depend on the public water facilities in the area and I had to do nothing but waiting. The hotel staff was friendly and helpful which was great but you should know you might not always have water or have only limited amount of water or water pressure…

The manager onsite Nikolas was superb. He presented us a map and explained the entire island hotspots that we may be interested in and why. He was always there to help and answer questions and the place itself has an amazing view from the residence. You are in the culture of the bay and this staff goes above and beyond to make you feel welcome.

The place was very nice. We dealt with Nick from the staff while we were there. Nick was an amazing wealth of information as well as assisting us. The sunsets were amazing from our room. Was great location just had to climb the stairs to get up to Oia. The privacy was great. Highly recommend this place.