Saint Suites Oia

All of Santorini qualifies as a highly desirable destination, but even within this picturesque crescent, the hilltop village of Oia, with its astonishing view of the island’s volcanic caldera, is as good as it gets. And among the very fine luxury boutique hotels of Oia is Saint, an all-suite hotel that takes the features common to the island’s best lodgings — cascading terraces of whitewashed structures descending the hillside like theatre seats — and dials up the minimalism just enough to create a feeling that is genuinely otherworldly.

It says something about Saint’s approach that the entry-level suites are termed nothing less than “Iconic,” and that private plunge pools are universal across the range. The Element Suite goes one further with a jacuzzi built into a recessed cave. And the interiors are visually consistent with buildings’ geometric white-on-white forms, but rather than pursue the cave-like local aesthetic, they take a slight turn in an upscale modernist direction.

Equally heavenly: the hotel’s Sacred Spa, and the restaurant, Trinity, set by the side of the central infinity pool. And a pair of yachts are on hand for guests who wish to see Santorini from a lower elevation.