Caveland

Het was ruim en koel, airco op beide kamers. met uitzicht op prachtige planten bloemen en bomen. Er was een heerlijk zwembad. We kregen dagelijks een goedverzorgd ontbijtje. Al het personeel was uiterst vriendelijk!

Kastjes en deuren gingen stroef open en dicht. Pannen waren kromgetrokken dus lastig mee koken. Stoelen een beetje gammel.

The location is a bit far from Fira center

If you get the chance - stay in Caveland. I'm a solo female traveller aged 50, this was so beautiful, friendly, lightly communal yet as private as you want it to be. Utterly safe. Sweet walk 25 mins up to Fira. Beautiful place, the photos are accurate but the sense when you arrive is even better. Delightful breakfasts, 3 adorable friendly dog residents too :) So many solo travellers. Highly recommend catching the bus to Pyrgos. Stay in Caveland, you will fall in love.

Nothing i didn't like!

Incredibly beautiful property. Such an authentic Greek building that is absolutely stunning! The staff and volunteers are so much fun and the 2 dogs on site are so cute. Caveland really makes you feel like you’re in another world.

It’s not located in Fira, but is a 25 min walk which is easily doable. If you’re looking to be in the hustle and bustle this is a little further out. But it has so much charm and the village has everything you need!

The best hostel I have ever stayed at in my whole life. Such a magical place highly highly recommend!

A nice place with nice people. An original flat.

Very noisy at night, when people take time to speak on the terrasse.... Not ideal for a family with young children....

I stayed at Caveland with family (my two kids and my mother). The room was much more spacious than I could have anticipated. I was expecting a much more smaller room, with several beds fit within the available space (based on past experience). Instead, what we got a essentially a small apartment, with two separate bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and a small living room, all spacious, well equipped (e.g. air condition, wireless, towels etc) and clean. The balcony outside the room was nice for relaxing and also observe the kids in distance, playing in the swimming pool. The kids enjoyed the large swimming pool, it was ideal for the warmest part of the day when we did not want to move around in the island under the Sun. Breakfast was basic but more than sufficient. Everyone was very helpful and kind. The dogs were also a nice company. The village has few nice places to eat, or you can also order to get food delivered at Caveland. Overall, I hope that the fact that Caveland is listed as hostel in some booking websites is discouraging from some families to even consider it as an option - I instead cannot recommend it more.

This does not have much to do with Caveland, but when it comes to its location, while Karterados is indeed not far from Fira (20-25 min walking based on various map applications), the walk from the hotel feels much longer and tiring. This is because certain parts are uphill, but most importantly the lack of shadow along the road (especially in hot months) and the lack of sidewalks (meaning cars run by you frequently) make the walk a bit of an uncomfortable experience. We tried it once but we stopped in the middled and came back. We opted on the option of taxes or bus instead (or instead we could have rent a car). So if you plan regular walks from Caveland to Fira to save on transportation costs (car rental, taxi), you can take this into consideration