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Sani Resort
Kassandreia, Greece · Sani · Accessible Luxury
In 1961 Anastasios Andreadis and the engineer Leonidas Zisiadis saw this bay from a boat, bought a mosquito marsh from a Mount Athos monastery, and spent eight years draining it. The first hotel opened in 1971. The family still runs five hotels inside a thousand-acre reserve of pine, beach, and wetland on the west coast of Kassandra. Herodotus and Strabo described an ancient city called Sani here, settled from the island of Andros beside the canal of Xerxes. Condé Nast Traveller readers placed the resort second in the 2025 Readers' Choice list.
- Opened 1971
- Neighborhood: Sani
About Sani Resort
- Sani Asterias, the all-suite hotel, stands where inmates from the Kassandra Farm Penitentiary once went fishing, back when this shore was still a marsh.
- The Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre opened in February 2019 with eight clay courts, and his Roland-Garros trophy is on display.
- The medieval Stavronikita Tower on Sani Hill stages the Sani Festival, which has brought Cesaria Evora, Cassandra Wilson, Lila Downs, and Lizz Wright to Halkidiki.
- The wetland inside the estate still draws more than two hundred bird species, out of roughly four hundred and fifty recorded in the whole of Greece.
- Sani Marina holds 215 berths for boats up to 26 metres and belongs to the Camper & Nicholsons 1782 Club.
History
Herodotus and Strabo name an ancient city of Sani on the western hills of Kassandra, founded by settlers from Andros beside the canal of Xerxes. By the middle of the twentieth century the shore was an empty marsh. In 1961 the public contractor Anastasios Andreadis and the civil engineer Leonidas Zisiadis saw it from a boat out of Nea Moudania, bought the land from a monastery on Mount Athos, and spent eight years draining the water, clearing mosquitoes, opening a road, and drilling for water.
The first hotel, Sani Beach Club, opened in 1971. Sani Beach followed in 1984, then Porto Sani, Sani Asterias, and the marina. Sani Asterias sits where inmates of the Kassandra Farm Penitentiary used to fish. The resort now counts five hotels: Sani Beach, Porto Sani, Sani Club, Sani Dunes, and Sani Asterias, inside a thousand-acre reserve. The Andreadis family still runs it. Condé Nast Traveller has described Anastasios's sons Andreas and Stavros in the business, Niki Manou-Andreadis on the architecture, and granddaughter Eleni Andreadis on the sustainability work.
The Sani Festival uses the medieval Stavronikita Tower on Sani Hill and has run for more than thirty years. Singers on that stage have included Cesaria Evora, Cassandra Wilson, Lila Downs, and Lizz Wright. Sani Gourmet has brought chefs each May since 2006. The Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre, eight clay courts and his Roland-Garros trophy, opened in February 2019.
The setting
Sani lies on the western shore of Kassandra, the westernmost finger of Halkidiki, with Thessaloniki as the airport. The ancient city stood on these hills beside the canal of Xerxes. Pine forest and a protected wetland sit inside the estate, between the five hotels and the marina, and the beaches run along the same bay the founders first saw from the water. The Stavronikita Tower on Sani Hill is the festival stage.
Experiences
- Sani Festival — Iconic festival showcasing music and performing arts, Mediterranean spirit meets modern indulgence.
- Sani Gourmet — Celebration of diverse cuisines and cultures with internationally acclaimed Michelin-starred chefs and rising talent, paired with local and international wines.
- Sunset cruise — Sunset cruise included as a complimentary experience with stay.
- Treetop adventure — Treetop adventure included as a complimentary experience with stay.
- Water skiing, snorkelling and day cruises — Water activities at the beaches, including snorkelling in the Aegean, waterskiing and day cruises.
Amenities
- Touchless menus
- Fully trained staff for children's care
- Kids club
Awards
- Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
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