Gardenia Hotel

What a lovely find... small, charming and authentic. Lovely staff, who couldn't have been more helpful and spotlessly clean. Perfectly positioned - turn left out of the hotel and in two minutes you're at the beach with masses of restaurant choices- the Poseidon and the Apollon both offer good, traditional Greek food and wine at competitive prices; turn right and in two minutes you're in the village, with a supermarket and more bars and restaurants - and the bus stops for regular services to Fira, Oia and Kamari - at €2.50 a trip. The Gardenia isn't the most trendy hotel we've stayed in. It isn't the most luxurious, but with its super pool and pool bar it provides a clean, comfortable and value-for-money base for a memorable holiday on this glorious island.

Stayed as 4 friends. Given 2 rooms next to each other overlooking the pool. Rooms spotlessly clean. Perfect location close to the beach and bars:restaurants. Dining room for breakfast good choices available. Don’t expect choices like all inclusive but we enjoyed it. Staff friendly room cleaned and beds made every day with towel art.

Stayed for 7 nights in September 2024 with 2 female friends in a triple room no15. It had 1 double & 2 single beds. Hotel is in a good location for all amenities ie beach front, bars, restaurants, buses to Fira. Nice pool area with loungers & snack bar with great Greek salads. Pool is very deep & depth markers are barely visible which surprised me as we booked with Easy Jet Holidays so assumed they would have undertaken health & safety checks & stipulated pool depth markings should be made clearer. See photo. Good value accommodation for the price we paid. Good Wi-Fi throughout hotel. Air con in rooms worked well. Safe available in reception for €1 per day. Friendly helpful staff. BUT… The single beds were hard like concrete & so uncomfortable that we didn’t sleep well. Hot water supply was intermittent - water was cold for 2 days. On other days it changed from tepid to burning hot without warning. Shower head was high up & caused water to be splashed everywhere in the bathroom, unless you used it as a hand held shower which is far from ideal. See photo. A couple more brackets or an adjustable rail would solve this problem. Bathroom & bedroom didn't have any hooks for clothing or shelves for lotions & accessories so the addition of these would be a big improvement at minimal cost. Hotel seemed clean, although when checking under beds on day of departure to ensure we’d not left anything behind, there was an accumulation of deep fluff & dust, much more than 7 days worth.