Mystique, a Luxury Collection Hotel

We are Amanjunkies and frequent many of the best luxury hotels in the world, and we absolutely loved Mystique. As an Ambassador guest, I booked our mid October stay in the week in order to maximize our chances for an upgrade???and we fortunately were upgraded to a wonderful Spiritual Suite (#2) towards the top of the property. The living room and separate bedroom was quite spacious and decorated in the traditional white and Santorini chic minimalism for which the island is well known. There was even an extra workout room, though it had no windows. The bathroom off the bedroom smaller but well appointed. Both the living room and bedroom had doors and windows out to the large terrace with private spa and onto the surreal views of the caldera. The bathroom also has a window view. The air con worked beautifully. Service was spectacular. The only miss was that housekeeping frequently came to for nightly turndown an hour or so before we would leave for dinner???even as the concierge knew our dinner schedule. Otherwise, everyone was impeccably friendly, helpful, and always wanting to please and make sure we were enjoying our stay, both at the hotel and on Santorini in general. The pride for their island was abundant, The reception/concierge team was special. Even before arrival, they guides us for the best excursions and restaurant choices. They even helped save us money on a sunset private catamaran cruise on our final day. They and the restaurant team recommended amazing wineries to visit that didn???t disappoint. We even discovered a few new varietals that we loved that only grow here. The F&B was wonderful. We didn???t lack for anything???except perhaps a well made Manhattan! The one bartender did a good job trying to make it to my liking, but it was another who got it right. But that was about the only F&B miss we had for our entire stay. The views are amazing. As they are from so many places in Oia. The nice part of Mystique is that it is a bit lower down the side of the caldera, meaning more steps but a lot more privacy from the throngs or crowds above. Still, it was only a 10 min walk up the stairs and over the center of town. And yes, there are steps???as almost all properties have that cling to the side of the caldera in Oia. We didn???t find them onerous at all, but then we are fit and adventurous and realize we aren???t in the USA. If you???re too uncomfortable for stairs, then perhaps another property might suit you better???but to me those type of complaints are laughably pathetic. The complaints about no handrails clearly identify our fellow American tourists who???ve not been out of the county too often and don???t have much of a clue. Mystique is a special place, and so is Santorini. We???d not expected to love either so much???and yet we most certainly did. We cant wait to return.

Had our first trip in Greece - we heard many good things about Santorini but never expect that there is an amazing hotel that we were able to stayed at. The hotel is one of the best accommodations we had - it is clean, good ambiance, great hospitality and most of all the views from your room is so beautiful especially when you wake up early in the morning when the sea is so calm before the sun rises.