Santa Marina Hotel

Cannot deny there is a steep hill to the hotel . We have recently returned from santa marina hotel in agios nikitas lefkada . Agios nikitas is a stunning village seaside location . Small authentic Greek. Very relaxing . Santa marina is not very big but maybe the largest hotel in that village . It is set at the top about 200m to the village and 400m to the beach . There is a steep hill unsuitable to people with health and walking issues I'm afraid. I even thought I was fitter until I tried walking back to my room from the village . It never got much better all week . Santa marina serve bed & breakfast and an evening meal option also . Breakfast was the same but that's fine . All was good with good options and plenty of choice . We stayed to dine evening just once . That was suitable as buffet style and fresh . It changes every evening according to others. There is a good outdoor pool with a bar . Cheapest beer we found in nikitas at 4€60 . Snacks also good . Club sandwich was enough for 2 at lunchtime. The pool is what sold us the stay . Not too many around nikitas . Not too many around the pool either . Always found a reasonable bed . Beds getting a bit tired and some need to be replaced . . Antonis deserves a mention for his service and chats . Although the hill is the reason we probably wouldn't return it's the only reason . I am surprised they do not run a evening shuttle service up and down the road every 30 mins or so . Pick up from the bus stop . Olive garden . I would use it and pay extra for it . A hotel for all ages so long as you're fit enough . Thanks for our stay . 4 star review for a 3 star hotel . Comfy beds and super view from our big enough balcony . Air-conditioning good . Fridge and safe in the room .

Very cool vacation!)
Comfortable conditions, daily cleaning, very friendly and high-quality service!)
Delicious, varied food at the buffet!)
There is a separate pool and bar on the territory!
Milos beach is a 7-minute walk!)
Thank you sincerely and we recommend it to everyone ✌️😎🔝

We were pleasantly surprised. Nice rooms, cleaned every day. The balcony is a bit small and the chairs and table are outdated. A very noisy fridge that woke us up at night - these are the only drawbacks. Everything else was excellent, the ladies at the reception were helpful and kind. We would definitely return to the hotel. The city beach is accessible on foot, but it is very crowded. From this beach you can swim to the Milos hidden beach (hidden beach behind the rocks). You can also walk to Milos beach, but again it is difficult in the heat. We walked along the west coast through Kathisma, Avali... to Megali Petra beach and further - about 18 km in total, but the views were worth it. The hotel is located on a really steep hill. Not suitable for the less physically fit. But the reward is a beautiful view from the terrace. The food is great and tasty, breakfast is the same every day, but there is everything you need. At dinner, the meat and side dishes were varied, everything was also very good, we enjoyed it. You can ask for umbrellas at the reception, which you can borrow and use for the entire stay.

We were pleasantly surprised. Nice rooms, cleaned every day. The balcony is a bit small and the chairs and table are outdated. A very noisy fridge that woke us up at night - these are the only drawbacks. Everything else was excellent, the ladies at the reception were helpful and kind. We would definitely return to the hotel.

Beautiful hotel Greek style although it is on an incline. (I managed it though.Pool lovely. Staff very friendly. Only thing I would say is needed are new chairs around the pools bar area. Maybe hotel could run a bus up and down to beach shops restaurants.

A really lovely hotel with good facilities in an amazing location, overlooking the village and sea. Kind, friendly and helpful staff Comfortable beds, spotlessly clean rooms and bathroom Towels changed and room cleaned daily Special Toiletries, shampoo and shower gel provided. Locally produced with olive oil. Beautiful pool area and good pool bar Excellent food - we took half board. A lovely buffet every evening. Stacks of fresh produce and a good variety. I am gluten intolerant and had plenty I could eat. Access is uphill on quite a steep road. It’s fine if you are reasonably fit but would be difficult or impossible if you had mobility problems. You could get a taxi from the hotel. The weather was tremendous. We took the seven islands boat trip from Nidri It cost €35 for the whole day. The trip was booked for us by the Jet2 representative who visited when we phoned. She supplied the tickets and organised a taxi from the hotel. It all worked perfectly. This was such a lovely day - swimming at two different stunning beaches, inaccessible except by sea, visiting Fiskardo in Kefalonia which is incredibly pretty and going around the islands of Scorpio to see where Onassis lived. The lady from Jet 2 also gave us advice about local buses and beaches We went to Lefkada town twice We saw the churches, the archeological museum, the market square and war memorial. We walked along the beautiful sea front marina which is being extensively renovated and lovely new paving laid and visited cafes and shops. All in all a lovely relaxing holiday Would throughly recommend.

DON'T BOOK THIS HOTEL IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH MOBILITY, THE DRIVE HAS A 25% GRADIENT. As the title says, don't bring currency here and expect to change it in the resort, THERE'S NOWHERE TO EXCHANGE YOUR CASH in the resort and you will have to make a bus trip to Lefkada town to one of the banks. The hotel does not exchange cash so you will need Euro's to pay for meals and drinks that are not included during your stay. Good points: Like others, we can't fault the maid service room cleaned daily and clean towels provided, sheets replaced weekly. Air conditioning was unrestricted and there was nothing extra to pay for it. The mattress was supportive and comfortable, the room was adequate, there was a fridge and a room safe that was free to use. The staff were friendly and the service was very good. Not so good points: We booked with Jet2 Holidays and their website said that there was a kettle in the room.... there wasn't, luckily we'd bought our own. Although the hotel take luggage and guests up the hill from the drop off point, to the hotel, this transport otherwise sits idle when it could be used to transport guests down the steep drive and hill to the road, from where it is a short walk down to the shops and restaurants in Agios Nikitas. Even if there was a charge and a schedule for this, guests would happily pay. On the subject of transport, there are no taxis based in Agios Nikitas. To get a taxi, you have to phone for one to come from Lefkada with a €40 surcharge. Breakfast, a buffet breakfast with lots of choice, for the Brits, there was no bacon and the sausage was cut into small pieces. The views from our room (228) were fantastic, the cobbled (mostly) pavement down the main shopping/restaurant area that lead to the beach was on a reasonably gentle hill and there were old buildings with faded wooden shutters and small side alleys, there are car, bike, scooter and quad bikes for hire and some very good restaurants.... just nowhere to change currency. Meals out cost us on average €35 for 2 starters, 2 mains water Fanta and a glass of wine. In the hotel, a metaxa and coke will cost an eye watering €9 a time (£7.76 at the current exchange rate) the house wine costs €5.50 for a half litre carafe and a draft beer litre will cost around €3.50 Overall we had a great time at the Santa Marina and would recommend it to anyone who can walk steep hills in the heat and would recommend either bringing Euros with you or a card that gives you access to cash from one of the three ATM machines in the resort.

Nice Hotel, but way too overpriced. Pool is very nice besides the fact, that it already closes at 7 p.m.

First things first, the Santa Marina is at the top of a very steep hill and the hotel’s drive is even steeper! We knew this before we booked but we didn’t anticipate just how tough the walk up from the village of Agios Nikitas would be in July in the middle of a heatwave! But the hotel is worth the walk. Set in lovely surroundings the hotel is peaceful and quiet. There’s a lovely large pool with plenty of sunbeds and umbrellas. That being said the sunbeds have seen better days and need updating and the area round the pool needs some tlc – a little **** wouldn’t go amiss! The pool was also very warm and wasn’t too refreshing when taking a dip but the 2 showers were lovely and cool. There’s a pool bar which opened around 10:30 after breakfast finished and didn’t close until late. The prices were ok, €4.70 for a large draught Mythos, around €4 for a freddo cappuccino. The bar snacks were quite reasonably priced we thought - €6 for a chicken club which comes with chips and is enough for 2. There was also a large pizza for about €4 which would feed an army. Small bottles of water were €0.60. There’s also a lifeguard on duty – Yannis who was very nice and Antonios was the barman who loved making cocktails. The hotel has an international clientele with hardly any Brits which wasn’t a bad thing! There are no sunbed wars and most guests tended to only stay at the pool for a while and then they were off in their cars exploring the rest of Lefkada. Our bedroom was perfectly adequate with a lovely little balcony that overlooked the village and the sea below. The aircon was included and looked brand new and the bathroom was very modern with a corner shower cubicle with sliding doors and a proper shower that you didn’t have to hold in one hand! There was also complimentary shampoo and shower gel. There was a wardrobe and safe and a dressing table with mirror. The French doors to the balcony seemed very new and also had shutters so everything felt very safe. The beds were also really comfy. The balcony however didn’t have any washing lines which I think would be a useful addition. The rooms were cleaned every day and the towels and I think the bedding were changed on a daily basis. I cannot fault the cleanliness of this hotel and the cleaners worked tirelessly. Mina looked after our room and she was amazing. Breakfast was good. There was something for everyone. This ranged from fruit (mostly tinned peaches, prunes and dried apricots) to pastries, to fried eggs, omelettes, sausage, beans, fresh tomatoes and feta, cereals, homemade cake and the obligatory toast machine! The juice was from a machine which obviously wasn’t fresh and another machine for hot water and coffee. Now for the negative. The dining room had a lovely large terrace with amazing views but you couldn’t sit outside as it was infested with wasps. I don’t know if this is normal for July (we normally holiday in September) or if the heatwave had exacerbated things but they were everywhere. In the e