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A Luxurious Escape:
A beginner's guide to Sani Resorts
Greece, with its azure waters, ancient ruins, and warm hospitality, has always been a dream destination. Amidst this paradise, Sani Resort is a world class luxury holiday destination, featuring five award winning hotels. Sani stands out as a beacon of luxury, offering an unparalleled escape for those seeking an opulent retreat. In this beginner's guide, we'll delve into the exquisite world of Sani, breaking down the unique offerings of Sani Club, Sani Beach, Sani Dunes, Sani Asterias, and Porto Sani.
Introduction to Sani
Recognised in 2022, for the fourth consecutive year, as the World’s Leading Family and Beach Resort at the World Travel Awards, Sani is a collection of enchanting hotels, each with its own unique spirit. Set within a bay on Greece’s Kassandra peninsula, Sani Resort sits at the heart of 3 beautiful worlds, surrounded by verdant forest, thriving wetlands and 7 pristine beaches.
Boasting world-class amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and a commitment to excellence, these resorts cater to travellers looking for an indulgent getaway. Each Sani resort is a masterpiece in its own right, providing an array of experiences tailored to different preferences.
Sani Resort is a place to explore forests, soak up the sun on seven magnificent blue flag beaches, revitalise in any one of the five unique spas, take part in a vast choice of sports and organised activities, including Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy, Chelsea Football Academy and Bear Grylls Survival Academy, experience fabulous entertainment and indulge in a choice of over forty amazing restaurants and bars.
Sani is only 45 minutes (80 km) from the international airport of Thessaloniki and only a 3 hours flight from most European airports. Thessaloniki is the second largest city of Greece and the capital of Macedonia.
Thessaloniki (also voted “Best Mid-Sized European city for human capital and lifestyle” by the Financial Times) is a 45 minute drive away from Sani Resort. It is packed with theatres, clubs, an International Film Festival, two contemporary art museums, galleries, designer shops and more coffee places than anywhere else in Europe.
Sani offers an ecological holiday escape with a bird sanctuary at the Sani wetlands; home to a large number of birds like migrating mute swans, black-winged stilts and little egrets. The surrounding area is ideal for bird watching, hiking, jogging and cycling. There are clearly sign-posted walking paths for walks through the woods.
Whether seeking an intimate getaway or a fabulous escape where families can enjoy valuable time together, there is a choice of five unique and individual hotels each with their own personality; the vibrant Sani Beach, the refined Sani Club, the relaxed family atmosphere of Porto Sani, the grown-up ambience of Sani Dunes and the exclusive and intimate Sani Asterias. These five stunning properties are all within walking distance of each other, yet far enough away to create a real sense of individuality. At the heart of the resort is the glamorous Sani Marina with its award-winning restaurants, cosmopolitan bars, luxury yachts and fashionable shopping boutiques.
Entertainment at Sani
Sani prides itself on its entertainment programme with options such as live music, Greek nights and the very popular 'White Nights'.
Classically trained dancers, singers and actors, internationally recognised DJs and highly respected musicians; Sani brings together a cast of brilliant performers and entertainers from around the world.
With an open air theatre at Sani Beach, you can enjoy a musical extravaganza 5 times a week, try your hand at traditional Greek dancing, hit the dance floor at one of the beach parties or simply relax to the timeless tunes of the resident pianists. Musicals and 'West End' style theatre productions at the open-air Garden theatre - open to all guests at no extra charge. Garden Theatre has a capacity over 600 guests, a fully covered stage and its own bar and service. It operates 6 days a week ensuring that your entertainment needs are covered.
The live music events are available across all of the Sani properties and also include children's musical entertainment. Local and international DJs are also frequently invited, providing a great mix of house, hip-hop, R&B and more genres.
Sports
The Sani Sports Centre facilities offer 8 tennis clay courts (with floodlights), a mini soccer football court and a UEFA approved football pitch, a basketball court, table tennis and a beach- volley court.
The Sani tennis academy in collaboration with Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre offers single or group lessons for all levels and all age groups, tournaments, special lessons, show match exhibitions and a lot more.
The Sports & Recreation Team delivers fun group activities during the day like archery, bird watching, volleyball, aqua aerobics, darts, stretching, table tennis and many more fun games*- all guests are entitled to participate.
The Biking Academy by KTM Club offers guests of all ages a unique bike experience including the Fat Bike and Go-Pro cameras.
Get ready for an amazing treetop experience at the Sani Treetop Adventure, perfect for thrill seekers who like their fun up in the air. At our brilliant new adventure park, the excitement never ends with an exhilarating combination of zip lines and challenge bridges between tree platforms. The specially designed park features six courses – two training courses, two family courses and two youth courses – all colour coded and offering differing levels of challenge. The park has been planned with the latest safety systems in place and for personal safety there are minimum height and maximum weight restrictions. A wide variety of water sports are offered at the three watersport stations at Sani Beach, Sani Dunes and Sani Club, including catamaran, windsurfing, waterski, banana, canoes, pedaloes, ringos and paddle board. Parasailing and private yachts are also available for rent.
If you're in to Scuba Diving (or want to learn), you can enjoy the onsite Scuba Diving Academy certified by PADI, diving experiences for all levels. With professional equipment and certified PADI instructors, there's a wide selection of under-water excursions to enjoy, including a visit to a shipwreck.
Fitness enthusiasts also have a choice of 4 fitness studios. There are regular programmes and training regimes in place include personal training, yoga and aqua aerobics.
The Water Ski Academy also offers fantastic courses taught by instructors certified by the British Water Ski & Wakeboard (BWSW). Each course is aimed at specific levels and leads to one of its Cutting Edge awards - Bronze, Silver or Gold.
A fantastic option for learning new skills is the Survival academy by Bear Grylls. This provides children a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn expert survival skills within the unique natural surroundings of Sani Resort. With the guidance of Bear Grylls’ hand-picked team of instructors, children will build shelters and fires, learn to navigate and signal for help. This expedition is an exhilarating way of spending time with your family.