Hermes Hotel

"We were pleasantly surprised by the hotel , great views , very clean , comfortable bed , clean towels most days , free breakfast , what more could you want ! Rooms are attractive , looked freshly painted which considering it was end of season was surprising! functional with everything you need , would’ve liked an in room safe . No kettle , no pictures or soft furnishings , that didn’t bother us . The pool area was great large pool , plenty of space around the sunbeds , not many sunbed savers while we were there , good priced snack bar . 1 euro for a 1.5 ltr water !! Katriona very funny & friendly Dimitris at the bar is a great guy , lovely cocktails, entertaining & called local tavernas to pick us up , again good priced drinks . We were in block 3 , right at the top , if you want views you pay for them ! Free workout everyday , left with buns of steel , be aware if you are not able bodied & you will have to lug your cases up & back down on check in/ out Nowhere is perfect of course , the negatives were cats 🐈‍⬛ , whiff of sewage around the pool at times probably caused by entitled people putting paper in the toilet, even tho there are signs, there was always paper in the loo ! Water leaking from the pipe when flushed , no working extractor in the bathroom = wet floor & a smell in the drain , sorted by a drop of bleach but still , an easy fix surely , regarding the cats , fellow guests be aware , please don’t feed them in food areas , staff work hard to clear up leftovers before the cats , we saw the cats jump on tables , think this was because they were being fed from the table , they’re very naughty , also don’t feed them outside your room , the next guest may not like 10 cats camped outside waiting for dinner , also don’t leave food containers, it’s littering, the hard working staff shouldn’t have to clear it up , it would really be better to donate to the cat charities so they can be fed out of season"

"We booked this hotel after reading the reviews, wish we hadn't as it spoilt our holiday. There are cat's everywhere, jumping on tables when you are eating, they were a nuisance to put it mildly. They would sit on your terrace and urinate on the patio doors. You couldn't leave the door open or the cat's came in. We had 5 coat hangers so we had to have numerous articles on one hanger, the storage was inadequate. There wasn't any chairs in the room so you had to sit on the bed whenever you were in the room, the room was quite small. The friendliest person was the cleaner and I have no complaints about her. The quality of the breakfast was poor. There are 44 steps to the apartments on the highest level so if you have mobility issues or breathing issues people struggled. I wouldn't return to the Hermes"

"This has been my 4th stay at Hermes hotel & I have enjoyed my time here which is why I kept coming back. Its a good hotel,really clean.The pool area is huge with lots of sunbeds available & they're not all crammed together like in some hotels. The breakfast is continental style with plenty of choice. However this time I wasn't happy with the way some of the staff were with the cats around the hotel. Yes there was quite a few of them but they weren't doing anyone any harm. The owner would scream at them constantly to get out waving her arms about.This was first thing in a morning while guests were trying to eat their breakfast.I find this totally unprofessional. The guests that I saw weren't bothered by them. Then there was the maintenance guy who was just cruel. He would chase the cats out trying to kick them while shouting at them. This also happened in the evenings. I know most of these cats & kittens wont survive the winter months while the hotel is shut until May. If you're an animal lover like myself then this probably won't be the hotel for you. I will return to Kefalos as I love the resort but I'll stay at a different hotel closer to the bars & restaurants."