#7 in Top 20 Santorini for A Honeymoon · ★★★★★
Astra Suites
Family-run cliffside, fewer rooms, more attention, the honeymoon hotel for couples who hate large lobbies.
Family-run cliffside, fewer rooms, more attention, the honeymoon hotel for couples who hate large lobbies.
"The 1985 Imerovigli founding, Relais and Châteaux member, the longest-operating Imerovigli luxury property."
Why this rank, Astra Suites opened in 1985 in Imerovigli, the same year Katikies opened in Oia, making Astra one of the two longest-operating Santorini luxury hotels. The George Karagiannis family ownership has been continuous since founding; the property joined Relais and Châteaux in 2008 and remains the only Santorini Relais and Châteaux member. 26 suites across the Imerovigli cliff position, with the highest single-village concentration of caldera-direct rooms in Imerovigli. Restaurant: Alali (signature) operates on the property's main terrace with caldera views and the Karagiannis family's longstanding Cycladic-Mediterranean menu. The Cocktail Bar runs at sunset hour. The Spa occupies a small dedicated space. The Astra Royal Pool Suite at 90 sq m is the property's flagship, private heated 12 sq m pool, two terrace levels, west-facing. The family-owned operational character and the Relais and Châteaux brand standard make Astra one of the most-decorated heritage properties in the village. Best for honeymoon couples valuing heritage continuity and Relais and Châteaux brand standards.
Best room: Astra Royal Pool Suite - 90 sq m, 12 sq m heated pool, two terraces.
"Family-run cliffside, fewer rooms, more attention, the honeymoon hotel for couples who hate large lobbies."
Astra Suites is the small, family-run alternative to the brand-name Imerovigli properties. The hotel was built by the Karayiannis family in 1991 and has remained in the family's hands; the matriarch still runs the front desk most mornings. Twenty-six suites and rooms cascading down the Imerovigli cliffside, all caldera-facing, the suites with private plunge pools and the rooms with shared cliff-edge pools. The hotel feels immediately personal in a way the larger properties cannot match, the staff knows your name by the second meal, the breakfast order is remembered, the suite turndown is not standardized. Astra also runs one of the better restaurants on the cliff (Pezoules), with a chef who cooks regional Cycladic food rather than the fusion default of Oia. For honeymoon couples who arrive having heard about Katikies and want something quieter, less photographed, and run by people who treat them as guests rather than as Instagram traffic, Astra is the answer.
Astra Suite or Honeymoon Suite, caldera-facing plunge pool. The corner Astra Suite has the widest view.
Eat at Pezoules at least twice, the kitchen is undersold and the fava-and-octopus dishes are the best on Imerovigli. The matriarch will arrange a private chef-table evening on request.
Astra Suites sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Santorini for a Honeymoon list. It scored an aggregate 9.5/10 across the three editorial criteria, competitive against the field but, on a honeymoon-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Santorini neighbourhood, see Imerovigli, central Santorini and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces, the ones that earn this rank, are typically the first to sell out.
Editorial · #12 on the Top 20 Santorini Hotels 2026 list
Astra Suites ranks #12 as one of the two longest-operating Santorini luxury hotels alongside Katikies (#6). The 1985 founding established the Karagiannis family's continuous ownership, and Astra's 2008 Relais and Châteaux membership makes it Santorini's only Relais and Châteaux property. The Imerovigli position at 300 meters above sea level gives the property direct caldera views from the village's tallest cliff segment.
For Santorini visitors, Astra is the address for travelers valuing heritage continuity, family ownership, and the Relais and Châteaux brand standard. The 26-suite scale is intimate and the property runs with named-recognition service. Alali restaurant's Karagiannis family Cycladic-Mediterranean menu has been refined over four decades. The Astra Royal Pool Suite with private 12 sq m heated pool is the property's flagship. For Imerovigli honeymoon couples prioritizing the Relais and Châteaux brand assurance, Astra is the working answer.