The Imerovigli sister of Mykonos's iconic clifftop boutique, 71 caldera-edge suites and villas with private pools, the saltwater infinity pool over the Aegean, and the same architectural brand identity translated to Santorini.
"The 2017 Imerovigli Cavo Tagoo, the design-led modernist counterpart to Oia's heritage cave-architecture properties."
Why this rank, Cavo Tagoo Santorini opened in 2017, the Cavo Tagoo group's first Santorini property after the brand's Mykonos flagship. The Imerovigli location at 300 meters above sea level places the property at Santorini's highest cliff position. 36 suites across multiple terrace levels, designed in a modernist register deliberately distinct from Oia's heritage cave-architecture properties, the property's design vocabulary is concrete, glass, and contemporary lines. Restaurant: Anassa (signature, Mediterranean) operates on the main terrace; the Cavo Bar runs the cocktail program with caldera views. The 28-meter cliff-edge infinity pool is the property's most-photographed amenity, one of few hotel pools on Santorini at scale beyond 25 meters. The Spa operates from a dedicated terrace level. The Sea View Suite with private heated plunge pool is the most-requested category; the Two Bedroom Pool Suite at 140 sq m is the family-stay flagship. The property's contemporary register makes it the working alternative to Oia's traditional cave hotels. Best for design-led couples, family multi-room stays, and travelers preferring contemporary Mediterranean luxury.
Best room: Two Bedroom Pool Suite - 140 sq m, private heated pool, caldera view.
"The Mykonos brand exported. Cavo Tagoo took the playbook that defined contemporary Mykonos luxury, saltwater infinity pool over the cliff, white-cube architecture, no compromise on private pools, and translated it to the Imerovigli caldera. The result is the loudest of Santorini's luxury options."
Cavo Tagoo Santorini opened in 2019 as the second property in the Cavo Tagoo portfolio, twelve years after the original Mykonos clifftop boutique that effectively defined contemporary Cycladic luxury hotelkeeping. The property sits at the southern end of Imerovigli, the village immediately north of Fira, with the rooms tiered down the western caldera face, the central public spaces (saltwater infinity pool, sushi bar, cocktail terrace) at the cliff edge below, and a quieter inland building housing the spa and the larger family-oriented categories. The architectural language, whitewashed cubes, sharp geometric shadows, polished concrete floors, is a direct translation of the Mykonos original.
The 71 suites and villas are arranged in eight categories. Cave-Style Suites with Outdoor Hot Tub are the entry, 35 square metres, vaulted volcanic-stone ceilings, sea-facing terraces with private outdoor jacuzzis. Junior Suites with Pool add a 4-by-3 private plunge pool. Pool Suites with Caldera View are the most-booked category through high season. Premium Pool Suites are the larger version with 7-metre infinity pools. The headline category, the Cavo Tagoo Suite, is a 110-square-metre two-bedroom standalone with a private 9-metre infinity pool, an outdoor dining pavilion, and a separate spa room. Every suite has Coco-Mat mattresses, Gilchrist & Soames products, and the polished concrete floors and signature dark-walnut joinery that constitute the Cavo Tagoo design vocabulary.
The property's central public space is the 30-metre saltwater infinity pool, oriented west across the caldera with submerged loungers running its eastern edge. Ventus is the principal restaurant, Mediterranean with a Japanese-Peruvian sushi bar and the most disciplined wine programme in Imerovigli. Pool Bar runs all-day Mediterranean by the saltwater pool. The Cavo Tagoo Spa runs four treatment rooms with Voya organic skincare; couples' suites with their own private hammams are bookable. The cliff-edge cocktail terrace at sunset is the property's social anchor, louder than Mystique, busier than Grace, and unambiguously the Imerovigli scene.
Service runs at the level the Cavo Tagoo brand promise demands but with the operating energy that distinguishes Cavo Tagoo properties from competitors, younger staff, more deliberately designed touchpoints, more visible attention to the social-media-shareable moments that the audience actually books for. The position in southern Imerovigli (8 minutes by foot to Fira's Gold Street, 20 minutes by complimentary shuttle from Oia, 25 minutes from JTR Airport) is the Santorini-luxury sweet spot, close enough to Fira's restaurant scene to walk, close enough to Oia for the sunset trip, and on the part of the caldera with the cleanest west-facing horizon line.
For Santorini honeymoons that prioritise the architectural-photograph brief and the social atmosphere, Cavo Tagoo is the answer. Pool Suites with Caldera View are the central honeymoon booking; Premium Pool Suites are the milestone version; the Cavo Tagoo Suite is the once-in-a-lifetime version. The saltwater infinity pool at sunset is the most-photographed honeymoon backdrop on Imerovigli.
For Santorini bachelorette parties, increasingly the dominant Cyclades demographic for clifftop boutique hotels, Cavo Tagoo is the obvious choice. The cliff-edge cocktail terrace, the sushi-and-champagne pool programme, the visibility of the saltwater pool, and the operational comfort with group bookings make the property the only Santorini option that both delivers the photography and runs the bachelorette playbook professionally.
A Santorini anniversary at Cavo Tagoo is the version where the social energy and the saltwater infinity pool are part of the brief. Pool Suites for the standard milestone; Premium Pool Suites for the milestone version; the Cavo Tagoo Suite for the major one. Ventus's tasting-menu private terrace is the dinner.
Imerovigli
847 00 Santorini
Greece
25 min from JTR Airport; 8 min on foot to Fira; 20 min by shuttle to Oia
71 suites and villas
Cave-Style Suite Hot Tub from €820/night
Pool Suite Caldera View from €1,650/night
Premium Pool Suite from €2,800/night
Cavo Tagoo Suite from €5,500/night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Season: late April, mid October
Opened 2019
30 m saltwater infinity pool
Ventus restaurant + sushi bar
Cliff-edge cocktail terrace
Cavo Tagoo Spa
Coco-Mat mattresses
Most suites have private pools
Complimentary Fira and Oia shuttles
From €820/night. Pool Suites and Premium Pool Suites book five months ahead for July and August. The Cavo Tagoo Suite books eight months ahead. Late May and early October are the editorially preferred weeks, full sunset visibility, cooler caldera, sharply lower demand.
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Editorial · #8 on the Top 20 Santorini Hotels 2026 list
Cavo Tagoo Santorini ranks #8 as the most-significant 2017-onward Imerovigli opening and the design-led contemporary counterpart to Oia's heritage cave-architecture properties. The 28-meter cliff-edge infinity pool is one of few hotel pools on Santorini at scale beyond 25 meters. The Cavo Tagoo brand's contemporary design language reads differently from the traditional Santorini white-cave aesthetic.
For Santorini visitors, Cavo Tagoo is the address for design-led couples and travelers preferring contemporary Mediterranean luxury to the traditional cave-architecture register. The 36-suite scale is larger than most Imerovigli boutiques, which makes the property the working answer for family multi-room stays and group bookings. The Two Bedroom Pool Suite at 140 sq m is one of few Santorini family-luxury options. The Imerovigli elevation gives the property the same expansive caldera views as Grace (#4) at a slightly lower rate tier.