Wonderful views. Beautiful rooms. Exceptional breakfasts. Great staff.. If only the town or the hotel could fix the dangerous stairs.

Unfortunately, the property can only be reached by climbing about 100+ very dangerous public stairs. The stairs are steep, uneven, frightening and there are no handrails. We are 77 years old and we’re so fearful of the stairs that we stayed in our room all day until we risked them to go to dinner. So we strongly advise senior citizens and anyone with mobility issues to avoid this hotel until handrails are installed. Even the hotel itself needs handrails.

Our room was spacious, clean and had a great view of the town up the hill. The shared terrace/breakfast area is a nice bonus. The breakfast selection was small but very good; it could have had more variety day to day. The staff couldn’t have been nicer and were very helpful with local information, reservations, etc. I enjoyed visiting the Lazaros Koundouriotis Historical Mansion, which is just a few doors up the street from the hotel.

The largest detriment of the property is the 170+ stair steps from the harbor up to our second (actually third) floor room. We are in our sixties, in pretty good shape (except for our knees!), and did this twice a day for three+ days. It did get easier (haha) and I think I gained some muscle in my legs. Definitely pay for the mule to haul your luggage (the hotel will arrange for this, which should be slightly less expensive than hiring one yourself)!

My review gives all “excellents” but that is perhaps being over generous. The location is ok but entails a hike up many stairs and makes it necessary to use a mule to transport luggage. Also there is no outside area with a view over the town down to the harbor. The staff were friendly but woefully ignorant and unable to answer basic questions most guests might be asking. Breakfast was good and served in a pleasant patio. We would probably return but would be careful about giving it a recommendation to older and less athletic friends.

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We loved our 6 night stay in the Hydra Hotel. The hotel has great character and location. We enjoyed the many steps we regularly climbed to get there from the port, but were pleased we'd prearranged with the hotel for our luggage to be transported by mule. Our room was beautiful, clean, and the views superb. All staff were invariably friendly, positive and helpful. The excellent breakfast in the courtyard was a very pleasurable way to start the day. We look forward to the next time we can stay at this lovely hotel.

We were very happy with our room but a few minor maintenance issues such as a partially broken blind and a scraping, difficult to shut bathroom door did detract a little.

Quite a great location with a nice view to town, breakfast was simply amazing. And the staff was super nice and very pro active. When due to a rainy day the terrace was unavailable for breakfast they prepared a breakfast tray for us, which was plenty and high variety of selection.

Hard to call out any negative remark. Maybe the only thing is that for breakfast only filtered coffee was served and any other other type of coffee was available for an additional price. With such a great service and high quality of breakfast this was a little bit of a let down.

Pleasant and attentive staff. Great breakfast. Good views of the town and harbour. Comfortable beds. Airconditioned rooms. Traditional building.

The location may be a challenge for those who are unfit or suffer from the summer heat. It is a good 165 steep steps up from the centre of town.

Staff were superb. Really helpful and friendly from the date of booking to departure. Hotel was quaint and idyllic set around half way up the hill out of Hydra Port. Lovely room with self-catering facilities if needed.

For some, the 5-min windy stairs up through the town to the hotel may be difficult to manage. The hotel did arrange a porter and donkey to carry our cases up and we chose to carry them back down (age 30, moderately active).

I liked the staff they were super friendly like a family Hotel was small and quiet and minimal Breakfast was perfect Rooms were great could do with a few more touches ie a stool and table to do hair and make up one reaches an age where one needs to sit and not stand

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Small boutique style accommodation - lovely staff and aesthetically pleasing. Nice buffer breakfast .Be warned you do need to climb the stairs of Hydra to get to the hotel and there are also stairs up to the hotel door and verandah where breakfast is served so not suited for anyone with mobility issues

The views from our balcony overlooking the harbor were beautiful. The breakfasts were excellent - lots of choices. Our room was spacious, with a separate living room. Plenty of room for clothing. The receptionist was helpful with restaurant suggestions and reservations. Her communications to us prior to arrival were excellent.

The steps leading up to the apartment were more difficult than we had imagined. As an older couple, it reduced our mobility. The complementary water should have been replenished on a daily basis. The receptionist should have been more forthcoming in providing a map of the island, and the walking distances to the restaurants.