Avra 1

We spent 5 days there in september, and our room was right at the top, with a magnificent sea view. It was spacious, functional and modern, just as it appears on the hotel website. The place was calm and clean. The private sandy beach was charming. There are stones in the water for the first few meters, then a lovely stretch of fine sand. The beach bar/restaurant sits slightly over the beach, almost with its feet in the water, and serves food and drinks. The cocktails with alcohol were clearly too expensive for their industrial quality. You'll need a car to get to the small villages nearby for restaurants and shopping.

The area is very peaceful, a nice escape from stressful days, traffic and noise, with just the sea and nature around. You'll need a car to get there. Staff from reception to breakfast and the restaurant were friendly and ready to help. The pool was big, with lots of sunbeds. The hotel looks new, with spacious areas and bright, clean rooms. I loved the huge windows, and there are blinds for anyone bothered by the morning light who wants to sleep longer. Our room faced the forest, which was beautiful and peaceful, and it had everything we needed. Breakfast was enough, though I'd have liked a few more choices, like extra fruit and milk alternatives for people who are lactose intolerant. I'd definitely recommend it.

The service made the stay even better, especially LAMPROS, who was our favorite. He's lovely, always positive and incredibly helpful. The staff were all very friendly and helpful throughout. We slept wonderfully in the clean, comfortable rooms, and the view was adorable. Everything felt clean and aesthetic, which made the holiday so pleasant. The private beach was perfect, with comfortable sunbeds, crystal-clear blue water and no crowding. The pool was clean and calm, with a wonderful view. The food was AMAZING. I went to bed excited about breakfast, and we also had snacks, pizza, sandwiches, ice cream and coffee on the beach, all 10/10. For this kind of holiday, it was definitely worth it.

Update after the owner's response: Dear Ikyma Boutique, Thank you for responding. I'd like to clarify what happened from our side. We told reception about the mosquitoes at 9 a.m. and were told the room would be sprayed. It wasn't done until after 4 p.m., after we reminded them again. That delay was frustrating, especially as we'd planned to spend time in our room during the day. After housekeeping finished, there were no towels in the room, which is a basic thing to expect. We understand rooms are cleaned in rotation, but being asked to leave and wait at that hour was surprising and inconvenient, especially given the price and our short stay. In our experience, most hotels don't clean rooms after 4 p.m. unless asked. We waited nearly an hour after being told someone would let us know when the room was ready, but nobody came. Staff may not be directly at fault, but a hotel charging premium rates should provide matching service and professionalism. The concern wasn't that staff didn't speak Greek. We respect that. The problem was that their English was also very limited, so even simple requests and concerns were difficult to explain. We appreciate the response and hope this feedback, which reflects our genuine experience, will be taken seriously. The location and beach were excellent, but unfortunately they were the only positive parts of the hotel for us. After housekeeping cleaned our room, it was full of mosquitoes. We reported this in the morning and were told it would be sprayed, but when we returned from the beach that afternoon, the room had neither been cleaned nor sprayed. Reception then asked us to leave while they dealt with it. What was meant to take ten minutes took an hour. Breakfast choices were extremely limited, and the service was unacceptable. Staff barely spoke English or even Greek, which made communication hard. Sunbeds also came with a minimum consumption requirement, even for hotel guests. With prices this high, the experience simply wasn't justified. Best regards, Dimitra