I’m glad to be leaving Santorini, there’s not much to do here considering I can’t hike anywhere and other than that it’s a small place out of season.

Getting to Athens will get me back on the culture and history trail once more, but it will be good to have more options and I’m hoping that this hotel will be better than the last. The Aquarius Hotel was booked because of location and price point but I was not really happy with the choice for the money spent.

It only had a hand shower which I think is fairly primitive in this day and age. This also made it a bit scary when I’m trying to have a shower on a very slippy surface with a dodgy ankle.

The room was cold and vast and not designed for winter, it might have been more pleasant in the height of summer but just now it was uncomfortable. With the aircon set to max I still had to wear several layers.

For breakfast you had to make your way outside every morning into the elements to get to reception and then ask them to prepare breakfast which was then brought to your room. Breakfast was simple and passable. There was a small table and chairs but again functional not comfortable.

A nice comfy chair similar to the one the Spanish Inquisition use would have been nice. There was no kettle, I had to ask for one. There was no water provided. The reception had a note saying open from 8am till 5pm however this was not the case, more often than not it was closed and I had to contact the hotel via WhatsApp and then it would be a fair bit of time before they returned.

This “Hotel” was, well I’m not sure what it was. I guess you pay a premium to stay in Santorini and this is what a hotel might look like but I was not impressed at all. My accommodation in the desert was much the same as here although slightly smaller.

I came here to see the blue domed houses and churches hugging the cliffs of this volcanic island and it was good to see this, but Santorini for me has not much else to offer…