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Members' reviews on KAVALARI HOTEL

2.5/5

15 reviews

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The ratings and reviews below reflect the subjective opinions of members and not the opinion of The Little Witty.

Ryan

Visited in april 2024

recomendo... a atendente foi meio rude

Mohamad B.

Visited in february 2024

Worst experience EVER! The staff is extremely unprofessional, and the management is even worse. That describes the first 10 minutes of our family vacation at this hotel. The manager took over 2 hours to come and talk to us, took a phone call while we were talking to him, and refused to make any compromise after we asked for some refund to go to a better hotel.

The rooms were small, dirty, and the bathrooms smelled. The A.C. in my room didn't work, the staff didn't bother to fix it. The breakfast is fixed, the staff didn't allow us to finish our coffee or juice after 11 am for some reason, the fruits were very old and stale, and we had no choice over what food we got to eat as they have a fixed breakfast.

Last night of the stay, we had three guests who were staying at a close by hotel, and we were watching the sunset together. We booked 5 rooms at the hotel for 3 nights, and paid over 3000 pounds. The receptionist asked us at that night to have our guests leave before 12 A.M., and told us that if anything gets stolen they will be blamed. It was very disrespectful, and honestly insulting.

All They have going for this hotel is the view, and all other parts of the experience they managed to screw up in one way or the other

Susan N.

Visited in october 2023

I stayed in room 26 which is loft(?) style- there is a tiny hall on the ceiling with stairs attached. It’s very dangerous since the stairs are very steep, slippery, narrow, and railing on the top can not be grabbed since it sticks to the wall. I ended up falling down from 3rd steps from the top hurting myself badly.
The location and view from common areas are good but the hotel rooms definitely need update especially for safety issues.

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E&K G.

Visited in september 2023

went for our honeymoon and it checked all the boxes, stayed 7 days and it never disappointed, great location on top of everything.

Eli M.

Visited in september 2023

Una gran decepción. Fueron muy incómodos los momentos que estuvimos en la habitación, mucho muchísimo olor , el colchón, las almohadas muy desgastadas , el desayuno malísimo.

kathykoutsioukis

Visited in september 2023

Gorgeous location, but definitely not worth almost $400 a night. We had to go down several flights of stairs to get to our room and were told there was no one to carry out suitcases. The walls looked like 101 Dalmatians. We had to remove the clashing tablecloth and slipcover on the chair. No pool, and I could have jumped from our window to the communal hot tub, which we were told at check in didn't have hot water. Towels were dried on the balcony tables of the guests. The kitchen staff and one girl at the desk were lovely.

Cheryl B.

Visited in september 2023

Lovely position, location and amazing views. Has the worst beds and pillows - very hard and uncomfortable so we didn't sleep well at all! Very nice staff, and particularly Khalil who works his guts out day & night and carried our heavy luggage up and down the hill as we couldn't possibly do it! He deserves a medal ????

Olivia Y.

Visited in august 2023

Million dollar view.

Aleck S.

Visited in august 2023

Mixed review.
Positives:
- Phenomenal location. Amazing view and close proximity to shops and the bus station.
- Pleasant breakfast. A nice spread of fruits, pastries, yogurt, a boiled egg, slices of meat and cheese, orange juice, and coffee.
- AC works great.
- Staff helped us take our bags down to our room. Front desk was nice and provided a bus schedule and information about the island and tours.

Negatives:
- The rooms could have been cleaner. The mattress had hair under the sheets. A light was out in our room and was not fixed even after we asked the front desk.
- The WiFi signal was terrible in the rooms (decent in the common areas).
- Water heat has to be manually turned on a few minutes before you shower.

Neutral:
- There are a LOT of steps to climb, especially if you have a room near the breakfast area. Obviously there's not much the hotel can do to improve this, but it's something to keep in mind.

Ramona W.

Visited in august 2023

Lage Top, Hotel Flop.
Das Zimmer war einfach nur schmutzig und ecklig. Im Badezimmer war überall Schimmel. Neben dem Bett stand ein alter Kühlschrank der sehr laut war in der Nacht. Egal was du anfasst es klebt einfach alles.
Auch das Personal hat sehr wenig Interesse gezeigt und war unfreundlich.
Das Früstück war langweilig und auch nicht sehr lecker. Man merkt das die Früchte schon länger im Kühlschrank stehen. Auch der Kaffee war nicht gut. Hatte jedesmal Bauchschmerzen.
Das Schlimmste ist der arme Papagei der einfach in einem kleinen Käfig gehalten wird. Sehr traurig.

Das einzig positive war die hammer Aussicht und der Sonnenuntergang.
Auch die Lage direkt im Zentrum.

Sanam S.

Visited in july 2023

This hotel was quite disappointing in the sense that the rooms were not up to the mark we were looking at or the pictures that were shown online. The balcony views are great but the room itself has a tiny window and feels very dingy. The bathrooms are even worse with no ventilation and therefore there is a lingering damp smell at all times (no thank you). Additionally, the bedding didn't feel crisp and clean which is a big downfall for us. The breakfast was good and the views at breakfast were nice. The staff are moderately helpful but not really - you get the vibe that they don't really care. The location of the hotel is great in Fira itself but if you are looking for a room to relax and take in the views from, then this hotel will disappoint you as much as it disappointed us! Unfortunately I do not have pictures of the room itself but I do have some pictures of the views leading up to the reception area.

Nick S.

Visited in july 2023

You get exactly what you pay for at the Kavalari Hotel in Fira. The Santorini Hotel view is incredible once you slide past the velvet red rope. Down the stairs you will find the front office. The front office is super helpful with any questions you have during your stay.

Tourists can be seen lined up above the Kavalari to take the famous caldera view panoramic. Luckily for you, you're going to be staying at the Kavalari so you can get the shot without everybody else in the way. The hotel features a small "cold tub" which is not shown in the video.Breakfast is a highlight if you get up early and grab a great seat on the veranda. it's served daily and is included with your stay.

Read more about Spain on my travel blog at NavigatorNick(dot)com

Christopher Y.

Visited in july 2023

Great location and perfect for the sunset. Highly recommend. The wifi is horrible here but otherwise the room sizes are great and spacious.

Carsyn P.

Visited in july 2023

We came into the hotel hoping we would receive our ocean view room as we booked. We didn’t receive an ocean view room and we had to turn off and on the hot water ourself. We upgraded for another 60 euros and the room was small and the toilet didn’t work. They told us to lift the whole top toilet lid to flush the toilet and told us that the maintenance team they would come the next day. They also told us prior to upgrading that there were no upgrades and then they finally told us they had some after we found some on the internet ourselves. We tried to get a refund and the staff said no even though they didn’t have any more rooms with functioning toilets. We then requested to speak to a manager and they said he runs several other hotels and we couldn’t speak to him. I do not recommend this place to anyone. The service was awful and the people were not very nice. I recommend staying at the panorama hotel next door where we decided to go instead and had a wonderful time and amazing service. Spyros is an amazing employee and so were the bell men! We wouldn’t want to stay anywhere else! Please do not stay at Kavalari and save yourself the trouble! The bell men went and picked our bags up from the Kavalari Hotel and were so kind! Thank you to Spyros we wouldn’t have had such an amazing time without his help!