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SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« on: June 01, 2017, 12:56:12 PM »
Hey guys, going to santorini for our honeymoon Aug 29 -Sept 3.  Was looking at deals and cheapest if $500/night or 20K spg points.

Anyone have any category 6 free nights or would be willing to book me for payment?

Thanks,
Cks

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2017, 01:41:33 PM »
Hey guys, going to santorini for our honeymoon Aug 29 -Sept 3.  Was looking at deals and cheapest if $500/night or 20K spg points.

Anyone have any category 6 free nights or would be willing to book me for payment?

Thanks,
Cks
Can I convince you not to go to Santorini and choose a different island or am I wasting my breath?

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2017, 01:48:46 PM »
Can I convince you not to go to Santorini and choose a different island or am I wasting my breath?

Why not to go ?

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2017, 01:50:59 PM »
Why not to go ?
Almost all hotel rooms are relatively small, extremely overcrowded in the summer, ridiculously overpriced, and the sunset is just as beautiful from other islands.... Basically just a large tourist trap.

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2017, 02:15:58 PM »
Almost all hotel rooms are relatively small, extremely overcrowded in the summer, ridiculously overpriced, and the sunset is just as beautiful from other islands.... Basically just a large tourist trap.

Understand your thoughts - yes it is overpriced! but Vedema rooms are large( to match the price?)-yes the island is overcrowded though Vedema is out of the way of the throngs of tourist-I would not go back as Vedema is not on the beach , they do run a hotel shuttle -but if it was my honeymoon-I would go almost anyplace that "we" wanted to go to-- i would not try to do a work around on my honeymoon as this is not the time to not have things work out as planned - pay the price or find another place

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2017, 02:22:39 PM »
You could spend two nights in Santorini just so you've been there and then a week somewhere like Rhodes for the same price. Most of the islands are equally stunning.

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2017, 02:37:59 PM »
You could spend two nights in Santorini just so you've been there and then a week somewhere like Rhodes for the same price. Most of the islands are equally stunning.
You can do a daytrip to Santorini if you just want to "be there".

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2017, 02:44:54 PM »
Points taken - what other island would you recommend?

2 days in mykonos?

We are both medical residents so only have 7 days - landing in athens on Monday at 10 AM- planning to spend the day sightseeing there and staying at the intercon vs the new hotel (spg).  Then flying to santorini for 2-4 days - then I guess one more island if we choose the 2 day point - and then back to the states on Sunday.

Thanks, all view points encouraged, and we are not set on anything.

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2017, 02:57:17 PM »
Points taken - what other island would you recommend?

2 days in mykonos?

We are both medical residents so only have 7 days - landing in athens on Monday at 10 AM- planning to spend the day sightseeing there and staying at the intercon vs the new hotel (spg).  Then flying to santorini for 2-4 days - then I guess one more island if we choose the 2 day point - and then back to the states on Sunday.

Thanks, all view points encouraged, and we are not set on anything.

intercon is out of the way --it is wrong hotel for sightseeing --especially if have only one day -Hilton best that may fit your budget 

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Re: SPG Hotel - Vedema - Santorini - Looking for Rate Help!
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2017, 03:15:19 PM »
Hilton it is!