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21 de outubro de 2023
Four stars...and let me tell you why. I went on my revenge-after-the-pandemic travel to visit Santorini, Athens and Rome as a solo traveler in late October 2022. I stayed in Santorini for 2 nights only. My experience with the staff deserves five stars. Maria (if she still works there), removed the little issues (friction) in my trip. Prior to arriving, I was communicating with Hotel Kallisto staff that I was arriving by plane and departing by ferry to Piraeus. They arranged for taxi service for me. On arrival, the taxi was waiting for me at the airport. Upon getting to the street where the hotel gate/entrance was slightly hidden away from on a steep hill (Imerovigli is on the highest point of the island), Maria was waiting on the curb, and she took my luggage and welcomed me. On check in she told me about the features to keep in mind, reminded me to drink only bottled water, and escorted me to my room. I spent the rest of the afternoon walking around streets of Imerovigli, burning my calves in the process but proving my heart could still take it. This was one of this bucket list locations, and I walked around unbelieving at times that I was in the midst of scenery I had only seen in movies and photos. I took off one star because of something in the room. As you can see in the photo, my room was right outside a pool. When I opened the bathroom, the strong scent of, I would like say, chlorine emanated from the toilet bowl. It was not sewage, it was chemical, which made me think chlorine was running through water tank serving the toilets. It was noticeable that I kept the bathroom closed at night. As I was staying only for 2 nights, I didn't make a fuss to request a transfer to another room. I spent the following day on a day tour, and when I returned, my room was cleaned but the window above the toilet was open, which makes me think housekeeping caught the scent as well. After I returned from my day tour, I didn't have enough time to visit the capital city, Fira, and the archeological museum. I told Maria my predicament that my taxi arrives at 11 AM to take me to the ferry port, would I have time to visit Fira for a short while to get souvenirs. Maria solved my issue (removing friction in industry terms). She said she will ask the taxi to pick me up early at 8:30 AM, drop me in Fira to visit the museum and shop around, and pick me up at 11 AM. The taxi driver, a woman, drops me in the middle of Fira, telling me to leave my luggage with her while she takes a break and will pick me up. Told me not to worry. As a Californian who knows of many victims of car break-ins in the city, that was a leap of faith. But I got out of the car with only my handbag, visited the museum first thing at 9 AM, got out an hour later, walked around main street, bought souvenirs, enjoyed a late breakfast and walked back to the spot we agreed. The driver was there. My hats off...to Maria and the driver. I am a solo traveler who has to save up for an annual trave
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