The Kardashian-Approved Cave Hotel
Andronis Suites in Santorini
The Kardashian-Approved Cave Hotel Where Your Robe Has More Instagram Followers Than You Do
If you’ve ever gazed wistfully at a photo of Kim Kardashian lounging above a caldera, framed by infinity pool and volcanic rock, and thought, “I too deserve that level of divine laziness” then allow us to introduce Andronis Luxury Suites: Santorini’s best-dressed, least-shouty hideaway for the globally recognisable and the spiritually exhausted.
Perched like a minimalist deity above Santorini’s caldera (which sounds geological but is mostly used as a backdrop for abs and Aperol), Andronis is where the rich and famous go to disappear but photogenically. Kim, Kendall, Kylie, Kanye (pre-farm era), Olivia Culpo, Chanel Iman, Ed Westwick they’ve all been. Not because of some velvet rope or a maître d’ in Versace, but because Andronis knows how to do discretion. The kind of place where the staff speak fluent NDA and your butler knows what you want before you do which is, ideally, not to speak to anyone unless they’re carrying rosé.
More than a celebrity stay with a view in Santorini
But this is not your basic celeb-stay-with-a-view. No. Each of the 39 suites is hand-carved into volcanic rock, which sounds rustic but is Greek for expensive. You get whitewashed cave walls, a private heated infinity pool, and for those who like options an indoor cave pool too, in case the Aegean breeze dares to ruffle your matching linen co-ord. It’s like being a monastic hermit, if hermits had butlers and bathed in champagne.
The recent design refresh has only added more impossibly chic layers: sculptural furniture, Cycladic restraint, and a Greek-style Taverna where even the breadbasket could feature in Architectural Digest. The spa is upgraded. The service is intuitive but invisible think Michelin-starred mind readers in linen shirts.
Lycabettus Restaurant perched on a cliff edge
And then there’s Lycabettus Restaurant, perched so dramatically over the cliff edge you half expect the waitstaff to wear parachutes. It’s regularly voted one of the most photographed dining spots in the world and not just because the food is delicious. Let’s be honest: it’s the view. And the fact that everyone looks better bathed in golden Santorini light.
So what do you get for your money besides bragging rights, serenity, and a towel so fluffy it probably has a mortgage? You get peace, privacy, and a holiday so perfect it makes Amalfi look like a food court. Andronis doesn’t just whisper luxury. It whispers it in six languages, all while handing you a flute of something chilled.
If you’re an Australian traveller looking for a European escape that’s a little less Mykonos madness and a little more Kardashian-calibrated calm, Andronis Luxury Suites might just be the elegant, lava-rock-carved answer to your overbooked soul.
