Luxury Hotels in Santorini

Santorini's luxury map is almost entirely cliffside: whitewashed cave suites stacked above the caldera in Oia, with a quieter pocket in Finikia just outside the village. The eight hotels we cover are small by necessity rather than interchangeable resorts — from Leading Hotels and Luxury Collection addresses with infinity pools and cliffside dining, to adults-only and boutique cave houses with private terraces facing the blue domes. Oia cliff stays suit travelers who want the classic sunset postcard and a short walk into the lanes; Finikia suits quieter evenings with easy access back to Oia; castle-edge and sculpted-stone properties trade for more dramatic architecture and views. Distances along the caldera rim are short on foot or by taxi, so the trade-off is atmosphere, privacy and design rather than a long transfer. For smaller stays, see our guide to boutique hotels in Santorini. Use this guide to compare setting, scale and how close you want to be to Oia's sunset strip, then open each hotel page for rooms and rates.

Where to stay: Abyss Santorini, Art Maisons Oia Castle, Aspaki by Art Maisons, Canaves Epitome, Edem Boutique Suites, Katikies Santorini, La Perla Villas and Suites, and Mystique, a Luxury Collection Hotel.