White & Co. Exclusive Island Villas

Stayed at White & Co. La Torre Suites in Pyrgos, Santorini on 7-14 June. Booked it looking for privacy and peace and did not find either in this hotel. Upon my arrival the reception boy asked me if I had a strong heart and gave me emergency number in case something happens. Entire first night someone was hitting the wall, waking me up in the middle of the night, then in the morning there was non-stop loud drilling from 8am until afternoon, and the doors were being slammed every few minutes. In the morning the receptionist came and recommended cafe 'Joy' that takes only cash. During the second night there were aggressive motor bike riders, who drove back and forth near the hotel trying to make as much noise as possible, and then at night there was very loud noise inside of the hotel, as if something exploded. A person with a weaker heart would have definitely be affected by all this. All this was very unusual, but finding another place to stay last minute in Santorini in June was too difficult, so I stayed and documented all disturbances and tried my best to keep interactions with staff of the hotel to bare minimum. On third night electricity suddenly went on in the middle of the night. On top of that, there were men from nearby hotel who kept walking past my terrace entire day, starring at me and trying to interact with me. The staff has no respect for women either. I told them at least 3 times that I don't need help with my suitcase. Despite that, during the check-out they tried to forcefully take my suitcase from me.

Stayed at White & Co. La Torre Suites in Pyrgos, Santorini on 7-14 June. Booked it looking for privacy and peace and did not find either in this hotel. Upon my arrival the reception boy asked me if I had a strong heart and gave me emergency number in case something happens. Entire first night someone was hitting the wall, waking me up in the middle of the night, then in the morning there was non-stop loud drilling from 8am until afternoon, and the doors were being slammed every few minutes. In the morning the receptionist came and recommended cafe 'Joy' that takes only cash. During the second night there were aggressive motor bike riders, who drove back and forth near the hotel trying to make as much noise as possible, and then at night there was very loud noise inside of the hotel, as if something exploded. By the way, the noise from the hotel and motorbikes never stopped. Every night and early morning someone was repeatedly aggressively slamming and hitting something, and couple of loud motorbikes kept driving back and forth around the hotel entire time. A person with a weaker heart would have definitely be affected by all this. All this was very unusual, but finding another place to stay last minute in Santorini in June was too difficult, so I stayed and documented all disturbances and tried my best to keep interactions with staff of the hotel to bare minimum. On third night electricity suddenly went on in the middle of the night. On top of that, there were men who kept walking past my terrace entire day and starring at me. One old guy came up to my terrace at midnight, starred for a prolonged period of time at me, waving and smiling, despite me making clear that his attention was unwanted. He and a black guy came back the next morning and kept starring at me and tried to interact with me as I was having breakfast. The staff has no respect for women either. I told them at least 3 times that I don't need help with my suitcase. Despite that, during the check-out they tried to forcefully take my suitcase from me. I arrived with best intentions, ready to spend money on their spa service, boats and shopping, but because of what happened I did not feel like doing any of it. Next time when they decide to stress a client and deprive a customer of sleep, they should remember that they are also depriving their community of easy income, thousands of euros that a rested and relaxed customer like me would have spent. Apart from this awful hotel, I had a great time at Santorini, so what happened will not affect my opinion about the island, but I definitely not recommend this hotel to any solo female traveler.