Hotel Oceanis

Thank you Alex and family for the warmest of welcomes once again during my stay at the Oceanis earlier this month. My home from home and my most favourite place to be on the island of Kefalonia. I concur with all of the excellent reviews which speak for themselves, as does the fact that I have revisited time and time again. The perfect location to relax and unwind with an ambiance all of its own.

There is not much I can add to the positive reviews already received here. Great location, albeit built on the side of a hill, you do need to be able footed to consider staying here. All the rooms and common areas are kept spotlessly clean. The breakfast is exceptionally good in terms of variety and quality. We had a small balcony on our room that had a fantastic sea and sunrise view. It seemed that most if not all rooms enjoyed this view. Finally the family that run this hotel are extremely friendly and helpful.

Excellent, typically family run Greek hotel, beautiful views across Poros, good quality inclusive breakfast, I would recommend this hotel, it’s excellent in all aspects. The owners go out of there way to please and help in any way they can to make your stay the best possible, I’d return in a heartbeat.

Stunning location and views from our balconies. Superb Greek breakfast, the bedrooms were spotless, beds made and towels changed daily & wifi throughout hotel & free laundry service. Alexander & family were friendly & helpful throughout our stay.

This holiday was booked through TUI. The hotel was generally good. The positives were: location was great for views of the area; our bedroom was good (we were offered two choices); the hotel was clean and the cleaning staff were excellent; the breakfasts were more than adequate; the room air con was excellent; the pool was adequate; our double bed was large and comfortable; the hotel was quiet at night which suited us and the snacks and drinks on offer were good and reasonably priced. With regard to the location of the hotel there is a significantly steep climb up from the harbour and the town and the complimentary mini bus to the town was an essential service. There were some things that needed improvement: the hotel could be far better with a bit of TLC and simple maintenance. Our shower and toilet was tight but the shower was poor, for the want of a new shower head fitting to replace the one which was hanging loose off the wall would have made a great deal of difference to our stay. The pool area and sun beds needed maintenance (or replacement). Fixing the sun beds so that the back rests were safe and secure would go a long way to making the poolside a better place. The hotel is a 'rabbit warren' with bedrooms on many different levels over 5 floors and no lift. Anyone with mobility issues needs to think carefully before coming here. The owners were pleasant and mostly helpful, but they looked fatigued and gave the impression that they needed additional help, especially with the requests for the transport to and from the town. The coach transfers (organised by TUI) took 2 gruelling hours on arrival and just over an hour on the homeward journey. The Oceanis was the last drop off, (even the TUI rep gets off the coach at Skala and leaves the driver to complete the transfer). So add 2 hours to your overall journey and in high temperatures. Note: if you drove from the airport without stops it would be around 45 minutes. This is not the fault of the Hotel. As mentioned the breakfast provided was a good selection and additional cooked breakfast can be ordered at reasonable cost. Whilst we were here every breakfast was plagued by wasps, not the hotel's fault directly, but an issue for many guests. At times the majority of guests tried to eat inside (to get away from the wasps) but unfortunately the inside area was not large enough to accommodate everyone. We ate some midday and evening meals at the nearby Agrapidos restaurant and did not suffer from wasps and neither did we when eating at the hotel's bar which was pretty close to the breakfast room; this suggests that there was a local wasp nest near the room and maybe something could have been done to eradicate? Without the bus service to the town it is possible to walk down if you are reasonably fit. The shortest route is very steep and arduous and if done before the high temperatures are reached its a reasonable walk. But only those with good fitness could make the journey back and the h

Alex and his parents are really accommodating they ensure you have all your needs we had to move to a larger room and it was no problem and only cost 15 euros extra it's spotless clean breakfast amazing everything you could possibly for breakfast and more. They have a shuttle bus to take you to the beach whatever you need they will put thereselves out to do it for you. Has a lovely clean pool, clean bedding and towels. lunch time menu round the pool are good large portions it's my 3rd time to this hotel recommend to hire a car as for me am elderly now so can be a little hilly, but the hotel can arrange all of this for you no problem, Jean x