Hotels near Casa del Obispo, Naxos

My partner and I spent 5 nights on the sun beach. The location was great. In the vicinity (5 minutes walk to the beach and 10 minutes to the supermarket). The room was not huge, but it was clean. The shower cabin was a little small, not much space for bigger people. The reception had no great English, but we could get through and reach the final result. They have cleaned the room regularly. We are very helpful with fresh kiss and small queries. In short, beautiful, relaxing place to stay. The pool was beautiful and near. Paradise. Sunset every evening. Certainly worth a visit.

My sister and I had a fabulous time staying at Evilion. It’s a great location, 5-15 minute walk to everything you need. And the room was great: big, beautiful, and well-maintained, with a wonderfully comfy bed (a true blessing after a long day’s hike up Mount Zas, I can tell you). The highlight, however, was the manager/owner, Nektarios. Not only did he pick us up from the port, but along the way gave us a helpful tour of the town so we knew our way around. After he showed us to our room, he brought us watermelon grown on his father’s farm, and ice cold, homemade lemonade. Wherever the fruit was from, it was delicious, and very welcome after a day of traveling. He’s of course very knowledgeable about the town and the island in general, and gave us great tips about the most interesting villages to explore and the best restaurants to eat at. He made our short stay in Naxos an absolute pleasure and we definitely hope to come back again (fingers crossed we’ll also be able to stay at the Evilion) to explore this beautiful island in a lot more depth.

Negatives: Dingy dark rooms. Weak, non-adjustable shower . Broken, rickety shower screen that leaked water onto the floor. No shelf in bathroom for toiletries Old, tired tiles and decor. Rooms extremely basic, no provisions other than a cheap, plasticky tiny bar of soap that melted when you used it. Could feel the springs through the mattress. No kettle in room. Tiny balcony overlooking broken, dirty water feature. No pool towels provided. Extremely basic breakfast, just a bit of fruit, dried cakes, over heated eggs - we ended up going out every day for breakfast. Coffee machine broken for 2 days before it was fixed. Badly arranged breakfast area where everyone fought over one tiny corner for cups, spoons, hot water and coffee. Hotel is surrounded by noisy, main roads. Plastic bags and wet wipe at bottom of pool one day, everyone's sun cream floating on the water as there is no poolside shower. 3 umbrellas at pool-side, 4 empty stands missing umbrellas so it was hard to get shade. Tired, grubby paintwork all over the hotel, a refresh would make a world of difference. Dead looking cacti all around the grounds. You cannot operate the electricity whilst you're out of your room as the electricity card is attached to the door keys, so you can't charge phone etc whilst you're at the pool. Positives: Pool is huge and great for swimming in (when clean) Lovely staff, especially Katerina, Stefania and Mariella, who were helpful friendly and kind, and provided maps, a portable umbrella for the beach and Katerina was exceedingly helpful when we damaged our hire car, she made a very stressful situation much easier. Brilliant location, easily walkable into the Chora. There are fantastic restaurants and bars starting within a 5 minute walk of the hotel, and you're in the old town within 10. There is a nice looking open air cinema a minute away from the hotel if that's your thing. Useful, well stocked supermarket is right next door to the hotel. The upside of being on such a busy main road is that you can get around easily by car or bus to all the main parts of the island. This is a hotel of two halves, and staying there did not ruin our trip at all because there were some positives and it was so well located, but it is nothing like it looks in the photos in reality. Some elements mean it's a push to call it 3 stars, more like a 2 star with a great pool. All it would take would be a lick of paint inside and out, some nice plants, better quality breakfast, umbrellas round the whole pool and a few basic provisions in the rooms. But keep the staff, they are the hotel's real selling point, and if you're on a budget, it does the job. It was booked for us by a travel agent so we not sure of the overall cost but per night prices seem reasonable.