Vasia Ormos Hotel

"A delightful location for this gorgeous hotel. We found it to be beautifully clean with extremely diligent, friendly & helpful staff. Nothing was too much trouble. I went with my octogenarian parents and we were all treated so well. The two pools are both very nice, with comfortable sunbeds but would benefit from some small tables - the snack bar is close by with superb views of the bay. Sofia and her team were delightful. Breakfast was excellent with a great array of choice and everything I tried was delicious. Efficient taxis into town were so useful for us but you could walk there in 25 minutes. Every morning I went for a 7am walk and sometimes a swim at Amoudi beach where there always friendly locals having a dip. Stunning beach! We went twice for the day and my parents found it easy to access the water because of gentle sloping sand and nice incline so you are out of your depth after not too much wading! Fabulous bar restaurant there too! We were glad to be B&B as we loved exploring the town a bit in evening or walking to Kri Kri restaurant up the road which was fabulous. I think half board is probably food value but it seemed that the hotel tends to do rather large gourmet menu and a few guests we chatted with found it too much. I think if you decide to eat there in the B& B package you have to precook and it’s a min sirens if 50€ a head with drinks which you might find a bit steep. We were early in season so hotel bit full, but the hotel did seem a bit lacking in atmosphere in the evenings in restaurant and bar areas. These are such amazing spaces with fabulous views - really tip top, but they would benefit from a theme night maybe a couple of times a week, with a cheaper more basic set menu? I would put up fairy lights round in restaurant & bar think that would help to cheer them up. And offer lighter menu of dips & salad etc for those who’ve been out all day on a trip with lunch and decide to stay in for the evening. The snack bar could be open later too! Again another fabulous location and view. One other downside is that the ‘beach’ isn’t private to the hotel although right outside, and it’s rather the end of the inlet with not much tide or flowing water. Very pretty to look at the moored boats etc and sit there in the sun or shade for a while but I wouldn’t recommend swimming there. It was a bit muddy and we waded in a bit and decided not to swim. Eirini on the desk was so helpful & knowledgable about the area, her home town and she recommended some fabulous restaurants for us. The Spinalonga trip was good, although big busy with a lot of people. You have to pay extra to alight in the island and walk round. Take a hat. Read The Island by Victoria Hislop first if you can. The area we later moored to swim wasn’t suitable for my 87 year old dad as it’s a bit of a climb on a dusty, rocky path to another cove 5 mins away. Also quite hairy descending the narrow ramp with ropes on each side but he managed! Nikos the new hotel manager couldn’t have been more helpful and I think he will make a few changes to improve the evening atmosphere so it is more attractive proposition to stay in rather than always going out. All in all, a relaxing hotel, amazing staff, lovely rooms, incredible views and very good facilities."

"20 minutes walk along the coast from Agios Nikolaos . Lots of eateries there although wouldn’t want to walk it back in the dark as the last bit is pretty quiet and not a wide pavement. We stayed half board and ate in the wonderful dining area overlooking the bay. We are vegetarians and the chef came and spoke to us personally to make a bespoke meal adjustment for us; a kindness above and beyond what we expected. We used the deeper of the two pools. It is a delightfully refreshing clean freshwater pool with plenty of comfortable sunloungers surrounding it. It felt very safe to leave our things to go and get drinks or snacks from the outdoor snack bar. The menu is extensive , very reasonably priced and you can either eat by the pool or on a terrace overlooking the sea. Every single member of staff were amazingly kind and friendly and went the extra mile in the service they gave. Our room overlooked the sea and was very spacious. It had a mini fridge , tea and coffee facilities and little welcoming treats were left out. It also had a balcony to enjoy the stunning view. We went at the start of the season when it was very quiet but I get the impression that the staff would give the same level of attention to detail even in high season. We would highly recommend! Thank you Vasia Ormos!"

"My wife and I chose this hotel on recommendation from my son who stayed there a couple weeks before,I also phoned the manager to make sure the hotel would not be closing early and was assured that it was unlikely. The hotel was just right staff breakfast couldn’t fault it.the manager also agreed to us changing our room to a sea view no charge.as the room we were in,didnt get the sun and was cold on the balcony, then three days into holliday we were informed by manager that the hotel was closing early,and we would be transferred to a hotel 40 klm away, our jet2 rep did not offer any help to source another hotel in same resort, I did say that if it was on a hill it was no good as my wife is asthmatic and can’t cope with hills,and she assured us it was not on a hill,when we arrived it was on a hill either way you went you had to cope with a hill, I will say that the hotel was lovely and the food and staff we could not fault, I told the rep I would not except the £ 80 good will gesture until I arrived home and looked into my rights, when I did contact Jet2 I was informed that the rep told them I was satisfied and that was that.Jet 2 just wiped there hands of matter although our contract was with them and not the hotel, I will not travel with them again,"