Vasia Ormos Hotel

"Had a fabulous stay. The hotel is in a great location, the staff friendly and attentive and the room and facilities are fantastic!"

"Lovely small quiet hotel. The rooms are fine all very clean and tidy. New towels every day. The staff do all they can to make your stay special and without exception were always welcoming and helpful. A special shout to Shawn. The manger is always present and asking how your stay is. All the staff work exceptionally hard. They let us keep our room on check out day as our transfer wasn’t until late afternoon. Little things like biscuits and ouzo were complementary in our room. The breakfast is exceptional with a huge selection of hot and cold items. We only ate in the day once in the hotel which was good a tad on the expensive side compared to local tavernas but it gave the option to eat at any time of the day and the pool bar opens from the morning till 6pm. It is a short walk into town but fairly flat and can be broken by stops at local tavernas. My 82 year old mother managed it fine. There is a small beach with sun loungers complementary from the hotel I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending this hotel."

"Stayed first two weeks in October. Agree with all the positive reviews - management and staff genuinely very friendly, food excellent, very clean. Half board on the Jet2 package was good value, fresh Greek food well presented, delicious and lots of it! There is a very relaxed vibe to the hotel, no evening entertainment but also no sunbed wars! You’re only a 25 minute walk into town, first half along a road with a footpath at least on one side of the road (that’s good for Greece!) and half along a promenade. There’s also boat hire and dive centres right outside the hotel. Beach was ‘OK’ to swim from, water quite shallow for some way out and water like a hot bath compared to the pool. Lots of boats in the water but didn’t see any oil slicks! We hired a car from the company recommended by the hotel and got a good deal due to the time of year. Drove at the maximum speed limit but was the slowest driver on the island, it’s really hard to know what the speed limits are, you’re expected to move over to partly drive on the hard shoulder if there is one to let others pass, otherwise they’ll just tailgate you! Recommend a visit to Elounda which is only 15 minutes away. There’s a beach, boats to Spinalonga, with restaurants and cafes along the shoreline and a walk past these takes you into an island with lovely views. You can get a bus for 2.20 euros single from just outside the hotel. Sitia also worth a visit if only for the awesome scenery on the way. With the possible exception of the day of thunder and lightning and the most rainfall in Crete in decades, a wonderful holiday…thank you Vasia Ormos!"