Avant Garde Suites

Lovely homely and quiet hotel in an excellent location of Akrotiri away from the bustle of Fira and Oira (both beautiful but not much privacy). U will need a vehicle hire to get around though as taxis too expensive and buses too infrequent. Room is nice, staff super helpful and attentive (thank you Eleni!). Views are stunning.

This was the best place we could have asked for. They treated us like we were the only people at the hotel! Gave us the best suggestions for things to do and places to eat. We will never forget your hospitality Eavangelie!

It pains me to only give this three stars! The view is incredible and the staff are so kind and friendly. But the room really let our stay down. This is meant to be a designer “avant garde” hotel, but the room felt so cheap and basic considering the cost of it. Tired furniture, stained upholstery, rusty taps in the bathroom, chipped walls and bits of plaster slapped on top of the walls and ceilings. The hot tub felt a bit old and not very clean. I feel like we got the worst room (Room 1) as it was right next to Reception and there was a fair amount of road noise and people walking past from other rooms. Not very private when you’re trying to chill in the hot tub. I did ask if we could move, but the other equivalent room was fully booked and the only free room would have come at an extra cost which the person on Reception that evening was unsure on. Unfortunately the wind during our stay was horrendous. I read other reviews about it being really windy at the hotel and thought people were exaggerating. Wow – they definitely weren’t! It stopped us sleeping one night as it was so loud. Yet you’d turn the corner to walk into town and it was absolutely fine. This is the price you pay for being high up to enjoy the views. The wind meant that we couldn’t enjoy the pool because it was like a wave machine. Nor could we sunbathe around the pool or on our balcony. The hot tub was fortunately still usable though as the heat of the water took the edge off. Sadly it also meant that we couldn’t have breakfast on the terrace and had to go downstairs into the restaurant every day. This was a real shame as it was one of the key selling points. However, breakfast was good and very generous! Overall, an OK stay but I’m not sure I’d recommend it unless they have a really good room refurb.

I really enjoyed my stay at Avant grande, from the service , hotel facilities and request were all top notch. I was well attended to. The hotel was beautiful and the view was breathtaking. Service was really good and they are always willing to help. Will definitely come back again.

El hotel tiene un mobiliario antiguo y de mala calidad. El viento fuera es insoportable, por lo que deberían de poner algo para poder estar ya que ellos saben que eso pasa. (Nos lo dijeron) nos quedamos en la habitación que tiene piscina privada y se me manchó el bikini por culpa de los productos que usan para limpiarla. (Salían burbujas verdes) El desayuno hay que elegirlo el día de antes y de una lista limitada de productos. (No es buffet) La colcha tenía una mancha y en algunas paredes de la habitación falta pintura o está desconchada… en las fotos se ve todo limpio y brillante y no es así. No es un hotel de 4 estrellas para nada.