Nikolas Hotel

Book with caution. Ac takes 3-4 hours to cool down the rooms. Mountain View means looking into 3 parking lots. Breakfast is meager. On the far edge of Parikia, closest mini mart is down a dark street with high traffic. (The store is old school but has what you need) The only upside would be the view from the sea side IF you are lucky to book that side. The deck on the backside is pleasant…. The room however was an OVEN! Not what you want to return to after being in the sun all day. If you think you will just run the ac and go get dinner, there is a key system to cut off electricity when u leave. Opening the balcony also cuts off ac. I found this suffocating. Left to get another hotel after 1 nite.

Great stuff, the location was ideal and the view from our room was perfect

Exceptional staff, overall exceeded our expectations

Everyone was so willing to answer any question and help.

We stayed in this hotel during an "island hopping" which was booked by an agency. We would have never booked it ourselves. The hotel is quite old; most of the furniture is not in a good condition and should be removed (e.g. the soggy matrasses and some of the furniture in the breakfast area which was patched instead of exchanged). As a couple, we got two single beds with view to the parking lot. The beds were super saggy (we could feel the slatted frame with every movement), the air conditioner was quite old, noisy and directly above our heads which was very uncomfortable. The breakfast was very questionable. There was an oil with dead insects on the buffet which made us question the quality and hygiene of the buffet and the hotel itself. When we informed the staff about the oil, they were very unfriendly and instead of apologizing they told us to not take any pictures again. The overall impression is therefore very bad. It was the worst hotel during the island hopping and one of the worst hotels ever we stayed at. Absolutely not recommendable!

The location on the cliff above the sea is beautiful. Easy trail to the beach below. Excellent swimming. Good breakfast. Short walk to town if you follow the trail and steps. Our second time staying there. Love it!

Fine hotel for a short stay

Hotel is approx. 20min walk from ferry port. I tried hetting a taxi to hotel because it was hot and my luggage heavy, but taxis told me its too close they will not take me..oh well, I walked and yes, its walkable though exhausting in heat. Hotel is by the sea, my room (310) did not have seaview. Closest beach is just a few minute walk away. Room was ok size, matterss was very hard. Bathroom did not have a shower curtain so when you take a shower water was on a floor. There was an odd window in bathroom which was not locked and I believe it had direct access to room next door (?) which was odd. At least I could hear people in that room. At least put a lock on that window, please. Staff was nice and helpful. Check in time was 1pm, but my room was not ready until 2:15pm. Went to the beach until room was ready. Hotel gave me a beach towel which was nice. Breakfast was ok. Toast, scrambled eggs, greek feta pies, some fruit, cereal, coffee/tea, juices. Nice terrace to enjoy the food. There was also a bar that opened up at 6pm. You can see sunset from the terrace. Hotel is in quiet area.

I had a great view of sunset from my room. There is no pool at this property but a 10 minute walk to the beach and restaurants. Very comfortable.