Orama Hotel & Spa is in Fira, the capital of Santorini. The town has narrow paved lanes lined with shops, cafés and tavernas, white houses, churches with blue domes and museums. The town centre is 600 m from the hotel, and in the evenings the streets fill with people going out for drinks and food.
The Archaeological Museum of Thera, with statues and pottery from the island, is 900 m away, while the Museum of Prehistoric Thera is a little closer, with finds from the prehistoric settlement of Akrotiri. The Gyzi Mansion, a manor house that contains a museum with photographs and documents from old Santorini, is worth a visit if you are interested in the history of the island and Fira. The central bus station is close to the hotel, with buses departing for the island's villages and beaches. The airport is 3.2 km from the hotel.
The trail along the caldera starts in Fira, passes through Firostefani and Skaros, 2.5 km from the hotel, and ends in Oia. For a swim, Exo Gialos Beach, with its black sand, is 2.9 km away. The best time to visit the island is from May to October, and the sea remains warm in September. The town is quieter in winter, but ferries and excursions run less frequently. The sunset over the caldera is worth seeing from somewhere in town.