Epavlis Hotel & Spa

Mixed feelings about this hotel. A beautiful hotel that is set into the cliff. Great spot for sunrise and sunset. On the negative side. Not really a four star hotel. Our towels were probably the worst I have ever had. Sandpaper would be better than what they provided for us. The staff works very hard to be accommodating but are truly short staffed. We were upgraded to another room but honestly it wasn’t any better Our tv was so far away from our bed it looked like a ipad. The flights of stairs are made of marble which becomes slippery when wet. Carrying luggage was almost dangerous. Roland tried to help but the stairs are not easy to navigate. He was by far the best staff member. The elevator is not worth using as it only goes up or down one floor. Breakfast is included but falls short. They ran out of bacon within the first half hour. The coffee machine failed several times and the power also cut out as well. No free water bottles which is terrible because getting to the store requires walking downhill and climbing back up. Not easy if you’re not in shape. Don’t drink the water or rinse with it. Use bottled water.

We had this room booked through Wingbuddy Tours (Very disappointed in this company) instead of an original hotel along the beach and were disappointed from the outset with its location as its perched a distance from the main beach area of town were all the restaurants are located. We were provided a sea view room which was located beside the pool and loungers which in fact provided very little privacy. In going out to eat or to the beach you had to make the trek into town and although going downhill is easy after being out to eat and drinks climbing back up to the hotel can be daunting especially if you have any type of physical limitations. To end our stay our room became inundated with ants and we were not the only room to become so during our stay. The only upside was that Chris the hotel and pool bar keep was a pleasant fellow and made good recommendations of restaurants to visit.

We had 3 nights bed and breakfast at this hotel part of our island hopping adventure. Check in is from 2pm and was given room 132. Very basic room no view very dark. The room had a free safe and a fridge (nothing supplied in it) no bottled water and no tea/coffee facilities. Bathroom could do with an update shower was awful. Toiletries supplied. Hotel and room spotlessly clean. Aircon was excellent!! Breakfast was again very basic/poor, coffee awful (when machine worked) The setting to eat was beautiful. Roland on reception was friendly and helpful. Other staff seemed aloof. Pool was lovely with amazing views out to sea and the resort. Pool bar was very good but didn’t stay open in the evening so nothing was going on in the evening at the hotel. Noise echoed around the corridors and hallways at night so take earplugs. This hotel is not ideal for people with walking difficulties as it is situated at the top of a very steep hill (hence the fabulous views) and there’s loads of stairs taking you up and down to rooms, pool and reception, Location is about 5 min walk to beach and 10 mins into Kamari centre which has everything you could possibly need. Sadly we wouldn’t recommend but definitely love Santorini and the resort of Kamari.