Avra Studios

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Good location
  : Some noise from the restaurant. Confusion when I checked out with trying to charge my credit card. Had to phone booking.com as I paid in full before stay.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The studios are very close to the climbing area, which is a good starting point for many trekking excursions, with a breathtaking sea view and plenty of room for car parking (more precious than gold in Kalymnos). You can appreciate the legendary Greek hospitality at Avra Studios: the owner Ms Katarina came daily to clean and make up our room and sometimes brought us her homemade pita bread and Christmas cookies. She was very supportive throughout our stay and made us feel genuinely welcome.
  : The rooms are far too small for a winter sojourn, but maybe in summer, you spend most time outside, and the situation is different. The furniture and equipment, although fully functional, are "minimal", to say the least. The kitchenette and the shower need a significant upgrade.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : We (Jo+me) stayed here in April for one week and enjoyed our time. The apartment immediately gives you the feeling of being on holiday. Kitchen is basic equipped and good enough to cook a proper dinner. Our room had a big closet, which is nice. Infront of our studio we had a little sitting area for us. Perfect for having breakfast outside! Myrties is a small village. You will only find restaurants there. But next to Myrties is Masouri, which you reach in a 5min walk. There are small supermarkets, little shops for climbers and tourists and a lot of places to rent cars, scooters, Atvs. You can manage moving around by walking, but to see the island I would recommend to rent a scooter for at least a day. It is about 10/day at all the rental places. From Myrties leaves a boat every half an hour to the the small island Telendos, which is 10min away. It costs 3 per way and Telendos offers climbing routes and a hiking trail. Soo, all in all we loved our stay on Kalymnos and in Avra Studios. In the evenings you can watch the sunset either from little stairs at the sea infront of the house or on the way to Masouri at some of the many restaurant places.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The location was nice and quiet, the views amazing, staff friendly and we appreciated the little Greek treats!
  : The communication prior to our visit wasn't as good as it could have been

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Location
  : Disappointed not to have a balcony which had been confirmed in the booking confirmation. Owner apologetic and left biscuits in the room..

Poor
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : I liked the location, not too far away but not too close to the main area, literally on the beach. The view from the balcony was nice and there were wooden doors and windows that make the room completely dark so you are not disturbed by the light if you want to stay in bed late. The lady cleaning and maintaining the place was very kind and sweet even though she doesn't speak English. She was just great! Cleaning, washing, tidying rooms every day, spotless. She even left some cake and biscuits on a few occasions. The room has basic kitchenware and my room had two fridges which was very convenient. The bed and the mattress were comfortable and because I was myself only, the size of the room was good, not sure if there are two people though but it's okay to meet basic needs when you are on a climbing holiday.
  : I usually don't leave negative feedback, trying to be considerate and understanding but this is not possible to be ignored.I was very disappointed on arrival. I arrived around 6-7PM. There was no sign with the name and even the taxi driver was confused and went around to ask if he brought me to the right place. Once I found it and walked towards the building I saw a sight "Office" on one of the windows, it was closed with curtains on and the opening time written was until lunch. Nobody was there PM, nobody met me.The studios are attached to a restaurant, I went and asked and a staff member, obviously informed by the manager, told me to get myself into room 3, on the ground floor. They told me I'll be staying there for two nights and then I'll be moved to another room which I initially had booked. I booked a studio with a balcony and view for 14 days on Booking.com more than six months ago. Understandable, I wasn't very happy. I called on the phone number provided on my booking, succeeded after a few trials and I was told by a lady the same information about me staying for two days downstairs until my room gets vacant because at the moment it's occupied. No apologies, I just had been informed.I didn't have much choice, I was too tired to argue or to find another place so I decided to stayLater the lady cleaning the place told me that was the manager I was talking with and she is her sister, but I never even met or saw her.After I moved to my proper room, apart from the good things I mentioned above, I found out that the noise from the kitchen of the restaurant was almost constant. It was banging and knocking most evenings until 10PM but some evenings even later.Also there were so many mosquitoes, I had bites all over, everywhere. I counted ten bites on my face only when I went home and I have photos of them.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Very clean and comfortable. Good location near to the beach,
  : Nothing really

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : This was a trip down memory lane for my Partner. We knew the room would be basic and nothing like the ritz. This was more about memories and nostalgia then anything else. It lived up to those expectations.
  : The beds creaked a lot, and the mattresses were not the mist comfortable