Spilia Village

Room 125... a lingering sewer smell, a small, cramped, and dark room, bathroom with a leak on the floor from the toilet and also from the sink. Difficult to park unless you park in a parking lot far from the room. Laundry prices worthy of a Parisian palace and meal prices in the same vein. Fortunately, there is a much cheaper and very, very decent taverna in the village square, Otherwise, the reception is always attentive and very friendly; that is the only truly positive point we noted.

We stayed 4 nights in this hotel, located only a few kilometers from the island's main road; tranquility is guaranteed while being just minutes from the road, perfect. The room was certainly a bit dated but very comfortable with a large shower and effective air conditioning. Access is quite unique because the hotel is organized around several dwellings, so there are many stairs, but that also guarantees your tranquility. The pools are very pleasant and absolutely perfect after a day of sightseeing or at the beach. It's a shame that the bar closes at 6:00 PM, but that is also because dinner starts at 6:30 PM; a small bar service is still available near the restaurant. Note that the pool also closes at 6:00 PM but is tolerated a little later if you are discreet and do not make too much noise (basically no jumping, no shouting), you can swim until a little after 7:00 PM in the back pool which does not overlook the restaurant. The restaurant is very good, friendly service, tasty dishes, complimentary digestif. Very good, complete breakfasts. Plenty of parking spaces, at worst you can park in the village, it's quiet. A car is recommended because there isn't much to do around here. Note, this is very important, if you want to vary things and eat elsewhere for example, you have an excellent tavern a little further down, Plateia Cafe, which offers dishes at low prices as well as inexpensive drinks, friendly welcome. Also worth seeing a few minutes away by car is the ancient olive tree of Vouves, impressive, and its souvenir shop next door where you can take home homemade Raki at very low prices.

Hotel is lovely and caters for all types of traveller. We had asked for a secluded villa as I had recently had an operation. We were given a villa which was at the top of 2 massive hills. Luckily we had hired a car so were able to use that for getting down and up from breakfast otherwise it would not have been suitable . If I was to stay again I think I would choose a room off the main pool as it’s a very pretty area and very quiet throughout the day. The food at breakfast was excellent and also lunch at the pool was tasty. One of the ladies on reception was very pleasant and offered me a lift up to the villa one day which was very kind of her. The villa itself was very basic but had everything that you needed. The pool and tiled deck could have done with some tlc but the pool view was amazing 😻. Controversial I know but I’m not a dog lover and a random dog did visit me one day whilst I was sunbathing at the villa. It seemed harmless but I couldn’t relax whilst it was there, also on our last day I noticed it had left something near the pool 🤢