Pension Gerania — Hotel in Sami Municipality

Pension Gerania is a charming guest house situated in a quiet area of Assos. It's located on a walkway just above the town square but is far away enough to be away from the hubbub. The owner greeted us with orange juice and took time to welcome us to Assos. He didn't speak English so and I do not know if there is someone else that might speak English, Italian, or another language. The rooms are very basic but clean. Our room, number 3, has a balcony with a harbor view which was lovely. That said, we were on a lower floor and I imagine the floor above us may have a slightly nicer view. The room also has a good air-conditioning, a medium refrigerator, and a hot water kettle. The bathrooms have been recently updated. The water is not potable but that is the case across the island. Breakfast is available for a small fee. There is free Wi-Fi and free parking that is very close to the pension although is down a steep road.

Update: On day 2 of 4 of our stay, we noticed the air conditioning unit was not blowing cold air. We turned it off and opened the doors which, while nice, brought on mosquitos. The next morning I turned it on and it worked fine. Nevertheless , I brought this to the attention of our host. He said everything was fine with the unit and that we must have changed a setting. We had not touched the settings but since it was working we let it go. On the night of day 3, the unit stopped working again in the middle of the and we again opened the balcony doors. The next morning, my girlfriend went to take a shower. I heard a yelp from the bathroom. She said the water was electrified. Sure enough the water coming out of the shower and the bathroom sink was electrified and delivered a small but constant shock. I notified the cleaning staff. The owner called an electrician who said that the problem was a municipal one. He said that the air conditioning unit was being underpowered as a result of the...

In English:|Unfortunately it was one of the worst experiences I had in a room or hotel in Greece.||Initially, I had booked the room through booking and because they couldn't charge my card they told me to cancel it and then give them cash.|When I asked for a receipt they said they gave me a better price.|And that means black money as usual.|95 € a night for a room that in Crete or Peloponnese would be 45-50 € max.||Secondly, the room is very old and the bathroom smelled nusty and like mold.|The water is salty and they didn't use any filter for salts etc.|The bed creaked a lot.| The cleaning is almost non-existent, and the day I asked to not clean my room, they left the balcony door open and various mosquitoes, ants, etc. came in, they finally cleaned and left the door open, which filled the room with dust and ants again.|Also, without having space for food, etc., they have turned the refrigerator into a storage space for plates and glasses. Which shows that they did not even make an effort to put an Ikea shelf for 2 plates.|Very stingy person.||Thirdly, the owner gave a very bad impression as he did not try to say a single word in English in front of my friend who is not Greek.|In his attempt to help us, he gave us a lot of wrong information, from the ATM which is the tourist one which keeps a commission of at least +5€ to the beaches around and the boats to go back to mainland.||I would not recommend...

We spent two nights at Gerania Hotel and were overall happy with the choice. ||Location: about 300 meters from harbor, on hill (slightly steep walk up, if you decide to walk). Restaurants, cafes and supermarkets at harbor.||Checkin/out: very quick, friendly owners who gave us some tips.||Parking: available, free, right next to hotel, just a bit tricky to find the first time you arrive.||Room – very small, especially since there was a third, extra bed that we had not requested inside the room; this meant no space for suitcases and to place things on. No TV, no chair or table. But there was small cupboard with hangers, a fridge. One socket next to bed, one above fridge (which didn’t look very appealing from outside). 2 coffee cups, 2glasses one plate; water cooker; complimentary coffee/tea sachets; complimentary mosquito repellent. Room clean and was cleaned on both days.||Bathroom: clean; shower curtain, complimentary shower gel. Sufficient toilet paper is replaced. ||Balcony with table and two chairs, view of the garden – unfortunately, it is not covered, so you are exposed to sun/rain.||Overall: The price was relatively high (60 Euro per night, without breakfast), given for the room quality and that it was off season. Other than that, it is a...