Epavlis Hotel & Spa

We stayed at the Epavlis hotel from September 9th to the 13th 2014. The hotel is new and in good condition. Beautiful setting, view of the sea. The biggest downfall to our stay was the total lack of attention to customer service. We were unable to get ice,it was rarely available and when it was they would not give us any for our room. Wifi was virtually non existent. Not once during our stay did we get clean glasses in our room. The air conditioner did not work efficiently for the first 2 days, then when it did, it froze up and flooded the room. We had to remind them every day to bring up toilet paper. There was no help available to carry suitcases up the stairs or into our room. The bar was open from morning til 11pm, however there was rarely anybody staffing it. The breakfast buffet only served instant coffee and a Mediterranean menu. All and all our stay could have been significantly better with some attention to customer service.

My husband and me spend our honeymoon in the Epavlis. The hotel is very nice, about 5 minutes walk from the beach and Kamari, its in a quiet area, and we liked that. Its uphill, not too bad, after all the lovely food we were having, we needes that little exercise. Staff was quite friendly, specially the young girl in reception in the mornings. The room itself was really clean, we had a balcony with a great view of Kamari..bathroom was ok, a bit basic, but very clean. The overall facilities of the hotel were really good. Breakfast was very varied, I really enjoyed it. Not your traditional full English breakfast, but as Iam Spanish, my husban who is English, did miss his bacon(theres was bacon in a couple of occasios) though i was brilliant, and they kept changing it everyday.

Arrive late evening but reception staff were waiting for us and helped us with our luggage. Provided us with an upgraded triple room as I had requested twin beds due to travelling with daughter. Room extremely large and spotlessly clean. Staff very helpful particularly the Barman who had good knowledge and was very helpful and friendly. Not a true 4 star hotel but a good hotel all the same. Only minor issues would be uncomfortable beds as very hard but you adjust after couple of days and poolside area a bit small so never seemed enough sun beds. Hotel in good location with excellent facilities in the town

The room we booked was not available for the first night so we were offered a different room with a Jacuzzi on the balcony with great sea view and told we could keep that room for the week if we paid extra. I loved the room size and Jacuzzi so decided to keep it. I used it as a plunge pool to keep cool as the weather was about 36 degrees when we arrived on 23/8/14. there were also 2 sun loungers on the balcony so we didn't need to move far during the day!

The room was decent but not extravagant. Considering the price, I expected a much nicer room. I also expected to have wifi in my room, but it was only available in the reception area with an extremely weak signal (only enough to text/email). There are 2 desktop computers in the reception area but neither worked. The hotel is new and the staff seems to be new at running a hotel. The hotel is close to the beach (about a 5-10 minute walk up/downhill). The hotel charges for beach towels and ask that you not take the hotel towels to the beach. The hotel advertises a salon but they do not offer that service. There's very little shopping our tourism in the area. You have to take a taxi or rent a car/moped/ATV (of whom they have a contract with) to get around the island. If you take a tour, the bus does not come to the hotel for pickup nor does the hotel offer a shuttle. You must find your way to the pickup location (the staff consistently gave conflicting information on times and location). There's also a fee for the hotel to provide a shuttle from the ferry to the hotel. The hotel is located on the opposite side of the island from where the port is located. Last but not least, outside of payment for the room, they would not accept a credit card. This is inconvenient because the closest ATM is a 30-45 minute walk unless you rent the ATV/moped.

We booked last minute accomadation, this hotel showing a superior room discounted from approx $850 per night to $185 per night. Thinking we have snapped a bargain we booked. Imagine our disappointment arriving at this hotel in the wasteland side of Kamari Beach. The 'welcome reception' didn't occur. Our superior room with sea view overlooked the roof top air conditioning units obscuring the view beyond. The room itself contained the cheapest mass produced furniture. Two lousy pillows and 2 thin towels completed our first impression. What I am really objecting to is the inflated price advertised ..this room was worth at best $185 per night. The whole,experience was grim. I was reprimanded for using our bath towels for the beach and when I asked the pool attendant for towels he pointed to used towels on the sun beds and suggested I use one of them!!! Expedia should be aware of this misleading advertising on their website.

We only stayed here on the last night of our holiday ... Really nice hotel close enough to the main strip but just far enough away to be away from the noise .. Very clean and comfortable room .. Nice jacuzzi on the patio ... Great facilities in the hotel ... All you might need in the one place .. Highly recommended

The hotel is located just at the bottom of the road going to ancient Thera, in the outskirts of Kamari. It's very relaxed, has a nice pool and good sunbeds. The rooms are large, clean, but a little basic. We got a large balcony with a view of the ocean. Great location to watch the sunrise (which was far more beautiful than the sunset that everyone is raving about). Easy access to the beach and lots of restaurants. Ancient Thera is about a 30 min walk up the windy road behind the hotel and offers amazing views of both Kamari and Perissa. The staff was also very friendly and helpful.

Near the beach and supermarket, room with jetted tub was definitely worth it. Relatively good value compared to other hotels we looked at. Definitely glad we stayed in Kamari rather than Oia or Fira (no beaches at these places more difficult to navigate). Staff we quite helpful, can book tours on your behalf.

Very clean, beautiful views, lovely pool, nice quiet town (Kalmari). Walk to nearby beach and great restaurants. Only concern is that there were a lot of stairs to climb, which may be an issue for some quests. Highly recommend this hotel.