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Zannos Melathron Hotel vs Iconic Santorini - A Boutique Cave Hotel

Both hotels are endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, Zannos Melathron Hotel ranks slightly higher than Iconic Santorini, a boutique cave hotel. Zannos Melathron Hotel ranks #14 in Santorini with accolades from 5 sources such as Frommer's, Fodor's and Hideaway Report.

Zannos Melathron Hotel
Zannos Melathron Hotel
7 / 10
Main Street, Pyrgos 84700, Greece
From $198 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Built in the 18th century, restored in the 20th... Zannos Melathron offers the storybook experience of sleeping in a Cycladic cave-style manor house." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"A delightful walled garden is the setting for this magical hideaway set high above the island's medieval capital, where comfortable suites... look out across the island to the sea." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Secluded all-suite retreat with a lauded restaurant and rock-cut pool in Santorini's least touristy town." Full review
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
94.0
"Elegant 19th-century villa-hotel overlooking Santorini and the surrounding islands from a timeless medieval village." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Today it has a pool, as well as rooms with spa tubs. The painted ceilings and ornate wooden furniture are reminiscent of the mansion's good old days. The hotel has its own restaurant." Full review
Iconic Santorini - A Boutique Cave Hotel
Iconic Santorini - A Boutique Cave Hotel
8 / 10
Imerovigli, Imerovigli 84700, Greece
From $390 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"Perched high above the Aegean in the village of Imerovigli, this old-meets-new hotel has been carved into Santorini’s ancient caldera wall." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"Enjoying fabulous views across Santorini's stunning caldera, Iconic Santorini was the island's first luxury cave-conversion hotel, dating originally from the early 1980s." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith Mr & Mrs Smith
"A sea-view pool, cosy spa and breezy whites and blues have freshened the traditional dwellings, now the perfect spot for a luxurious break with dazzling Aegean Sea views." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This five-star cave hotel is something special, with great attention paid to tiny details" Full review
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
19.0
"Perched above the Aegean Sea, about 2 miles north of the town of Fira, the Iconic Santorini, a boutique cave hotel, is ideal for leisure travelers seeking a romantic stay in Santorini, Greece." Full review