My partner and I stayed at Blue Bay Villas for 10 nights, we were aware this hotel was close to the airport (5 minute drive away) we hoped other peoples reviews were correct when they said noise from the airport wasnt too disturbing. Somehow the hotel seemed to sheild most of the noise of the planes taking off and landing and it wasnt annoying at all.
The room and bathroom were very clean with a refridgerator and safe for you to use free of charge which was great. I found the bed comfortable and air conditioning much needed during the hot nights.
Breakfast was basic but handy to have, if you want extras there's a well stocked shop one minute walk down the road. Good to stock up on cold drinks, ice cream, snacks of if you wanted to make packed lunch to have on the beach which was a 300m walk at the back of the hotel.
The pool was great, very clean always enough sunloungers and quiet so you could relax.
We hired a quad bike from the hotel opposite Blue Bay and went to the bar and had dinner there. Opt for the al a carte menu, the buffet is okay but I had amazing seafood spaghetti and my partner fish of the day both of which were really good.
Nota the owner of Blue Bay Villas is so helpful answering any questions you have. She even recommended Galini the Fish restaurant frequented by locals aswell as tourists a short walk down the beach which cooked lovely fresh seafood - we ate there twice and the owner even gave us free dessert both times!
Kamari wasnt too far from Blue Bay either by bus, car or quad bike. We preferred using this area as our base as opposed to staying to the busy areas such as Fira, Oia and Kamara. It was centrally based and found when we went on tours with the pick up and drop off service we were never the last to be dropped back.
Great little independently run hotel, value for money and would recommend it to anyone if you want somewhere quiet away from the hoardes of tourists trying to catch the susent in Oia.
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