Santorini, GreeceOia
Canaves Ena
Cycladic wine-cave suites
Oia Santorini, Greece
Renovated
2024
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe HeritageOutside the door
The house
Canaves CollectionCycladic wine-cave suites
Seventeenth-century wine cellars carved into the cliffs form eighteen whitewashed suites, where days drift between private terraces and caldera views.
“Canaves Ena reimagines a long-time favorite hotel, which originally opened in 1985 in the family owners’ 17th-century wine caves.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Whitewashed cave suites sculpted into volcanic stone, including an arched cave river pool.
Notable
Cliffside terrace breakfasts and attentive island excursions preserve relaxed, unpretentious hospitality.
Notable
Seventeenth-century volcanic wine cellars converted in 1985 into the collection's original cave dwelling.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler and AFAR.
The recently renovated hotel has four levels built into the volcanic cliffs, with traditional Cycladic architecture and minimalist interiors that don't distract from dazzling views over the caldera.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Oia's marble-paved walkway begins right outside, winding past whitewashed alleys toward the sunset viewpoint at the clifftop castle.
The rooms
Curving cave walls enclose cool marble and pale wood. In the River Pool Suite, water flows through rock arches onto the terrace.
The infinity pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Submerged loungers line the cliff-edge infinity pool, looking straight across the caldera to the Aegean Sea.
Adami Restaurant
The open-air terrace serves seasonal Cycladic taverna dishes at candlelit tables facing evening sunsets over the caldera.
Its 18 ultra-chic cave rooms are now all Santorinian marble and woods, glassy infinity pools and bubbling jacuzzis, with blistering Cycladic stucco walls set against flashes of pink bougainvillaea.
At the table
The swim-up bar serves cocktails and Greek wines directly to submerged bar stools beside a volcanic stone wall.
How it began
Yiannis and Anna Chaidemenos cleared out their family's seventeenth-century wine caves in 1985, founding the collection with this single hotel.
Santorini
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.