Babis
Hotel
has 22
beautiful
rooms,
reception
area,
breakfast
room to
enjoy
the
plentiful
breakfast,
living
room,
swimming
pool,
parking
area and
bar.
Babis
Hotel is
in the
traditional
village
of
Karterados
on the
Aegean
island
of
Santorini,
just 1
km from
the main
town of
Fira.
Karterados
is 7
minutes
walk
from
Fira the
capital.
Centrally
situated
on the
island,
the area
starts
from the
main
road
that
leads to
Fira and
reaches
all the
way down
to the
beach
and the
east
coast of
Santorini.
The
traditional
village
of
Karterados
is built
beside a
stream
in a
ravine.
Its
existence
is
recorded
back to
the 17th
century.
The
original
dwellings
are cave
houses
built
deep
into the
rock
face.
During
the 19th
century,
it was
one of
the
large
sea
captain
villages
on the
island.
The name
of the
village
comes
from the
Greek
word 'karteri'
=
waiting
point or
ambush
point,
probably
because
ambushes
were set
to trap
marauding
pirates.
The
village
square
has a
traditional
windmill
and a
memorial
plaque
to
commemorate
those
who died
in the
Second
World
War.
On the
left hand side
as you leave the
square, the road
curves sharply
to the left, and
there you will
discover the
'Steps of Galaios'.
Barely
visible
from the
main
road is
a small
neighbourhood
of
cobbled
streets,
Captains
houses
and cave
houses
built
into the
rock.
The
shops
are open
all year
round,
since
Karterados
also has
a
considerable
number
of
permanent
residents.
FACILITIES
Room
facilities:
Private
bathroom,
refrigerator,
Air
conditioning,
radio, central
heating, Hair
dryer, safe box,
Direct dial
phone, balcony
and TV set.
Hotel
Facilities:22
Rooms, Reception
area, Breakfast
Room, Living
Room, Swimming
pool, Parking
area, Bar
