Lotus Sweet Home Hydra

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The view from the balcony was beautiful. However, location on its own is not enough for 8 day stay. You need to provide basic facilities.
  : We were horrified to discover that the very very basic main bathroom was outside and you had to walk across the outdoor terrace to get to it. It was an outdoor bathroom, it was like camping and not so good to have to go out at night on the dark, or in the rain. There is no bath, even though it is advertised as having one. The kitchen comprised a microwave and electric hot plate, no proper cooker. No washing machine or dishwasher. You could not cook a meal there. This added to the feel of very basic camping. We only found coffee and salt in the cupboards and one bottle of water. There were 13 padlocks in the house, on the cupboards, trunks,wardrobes , locks in every room, even the china cabinet which is prominent in the photos. This made us feel that the owners did not trust anyone. Made us wonder why they were renting the house at all. It looks lovely in the pictures but it is a very basic house and if you love the view and don't mind basic living it's for you. Finally, it is not a beach front property, as advertised.

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : We absolutely loved the views from the terrace. Just idyllic to watch the boats and sea. We loved being so nr the little beach of Kamini. The two tavernas nearby were superb with great views of the fantastic sunsets. We were pretty near the Leonard Cohen memorial bench which was special to us and part of the reason we'd come to Hydra.
  : Quite alot wasn't good lm afraid. Thankfully we were just a couple, if we'd have gone with friends we'd have fallen out over the choice of bedrooms! Ours was a lovely one with 3 windows over the front/sea. The 2 single beds had been made up as a double which was perfect. Or, it was a dark tiny double with a bed pushed up against the wall and a terrible window. (The single bed room would be fine for a child.) We didn't use the kitchen to cook, it was very odd and not user friendly. The shower was the worst room. My husband managed to secure the shower head to the wall bracket with tape so that helped. The shower curtain seemed cheap plastic and stained on hem edging. No where to put a washbag and very slippery once you stepped outside shower part. I truly hated it! The terrace was superb as mentioned but no shade. Despite there being a parasol stand, there was no umbrella for it. The villa is a long walk from the town but a very pleasant one, about 20 mins. We understood there was a shop nearby but after we arrived at the villa were told it had recently closed down. That can't be helped but it would have been nice to know that in a message before we'd left the town, as we then had to haul ourselves back down and up again to buy bread, milk etc after a very long journey. (We were in contact with owner on WhatsApp in order to to meet woman who let us in, so a heads up on that would have been so helpful) Others have described the villa as 'rustic' and l agree with that. We had read the description and reviews so weren't expecting 5* or anything! It was absolutely fine once you got used to it ....'m just saying what l felt wasn't that good.

Pleasant
Traveller Type:
  : Very basic kitchen. A lot of things were looked (equipments etc). Not a very friendly welcome, no one showed up and met us and the contact person was aggressive when talking to her.

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location is stunning.
  : House is too Cold to stay in winter. Bathroom over the courtyard. Kitchen not equipped to cook. Could not lock the doors.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children