Hotel Miranda — Hotel in Municipality of Hydra

NICE PLACE, BIG SCAM Please read entirely We had made confirmed reservations at the Miranda Jan17. The day before our arrival I received this e-mail from the hotel: On 2017-09-20, Miranda wrote: Dear sirs we make reservation to the apartment separate at the hotel because we have a problem with hot water and a/c . thank you, spetsioti popi

We later found out was not true. We arrived at the hotel and told that we were being given an apartment which was 3 blocks away. They said we could still walk down to breakfast each day and they would reduce our costs by $7E to $150E for 2 nights. BIG DEAL!! We were not given any help with our luggage and had to carry, not pull, 2-45# suitcases plus a backpack up about 200+ stairs and through steep streets by a lady to the apartment. My wife & I are both 69 years old. The temperature was very hot. The very small apartment was maybe a 2 star unit at most. We were both very upset. The next morning we walked to breakfast and met 4 other people who were also put in other accommodations blocks away and were equally upset as they had booked in April. They said that the Miranda overbooked. After a restless night and a morning tour, we went back to the hotel and asked a worker for our confirmed room. He called someone (know it was Popi), and very unfriendly, he handed us a key to a room. We then went the 3 blocks away and retrieved our luggage and moved. We were never offered to move to the hotel on this next day, even though the hotel had vacancies. While we were in the lobby, a man came in and asked how much a room was for the night—she told him $150E. That is when we confirmed they had vacancies. We had booked for 2 nights at a total cost of $157.50E. The locals told us that the island was unusually busy at that time because of the great weather. The hotel was canceling confirmed customers who had booked for a lesser cost and re-renting to walk-in/call-in customers at inflated prices to make more money. The room we finally received was very nice, but had a sewer smell. I would never recommend this hotel to anyone. We were treated with disrespect and only nicely by Popi after we complained and moved in. This spoiled our entire time on Hydra Island. This was a total money making scam and...

We obtained information about Miranda Hotel from Rick Steve's guidebook and web site. Contacted the hotel via email, made a reservation several months in advance, and paid via PayPal for one night of 3 nights stay, and received confirmation for the reservation and for the pay. When we got there, the rooms were very different than what we had been promised, and the manager said it was a mistake and she would reduce the price. Interestingly, however, she did not even make a simple apology. We didn't have much choice but to take the rooms as we were already there. While we were there I noticed that the manager had a similar issue with another guest.

On the positive side, Hydra and two other places (Athens and Nafplio) that we visited are great places. We enjoyed other visit to Greece (other than this one incident) - it is a great place to visit. The prices are very reasonable, people are very friendly (except this one case), and the food is delicious. We hope to...

We were offered breakfast just as we arrived. It was delicious and plentiful. The room looked great with white brick walls, painted ceiling and antique furniture. The bathroom was quite simple and small but it did the job. Breakfast in the garden was super nice. We had eggs, delicious bread, heavenly homemade orange marmalade , Greek yogurt, warm orange cake to die for. Oh and fresh fruit, orange juice as well as butter and jam. It felt like we were the only ones staying in the place. In the morning we got woken up by the church bells. You just have to accept that this is how life works in hydra. It’s get so hot anyway that you’re better off starting your day early ! |Lovely staff and good value for money. This is a very special place. I’d definitely...