Hotel Kontes

Sehr nett und hilfsbereite Staff- sehr zentral gelegen und super wenn man auf die Fähre muss!

All of the staff who work at the Hotel Kontes were extremely helpful. My mom has mobility issues and they were all happy to help her anyway they could. The hotel rooms were pristine and the cleaning staff was very friendly and accommodating. Marisela, at the front desk, would answer all of our questions and helped to organize transportation for us. The hotel was in close proximity to the port, many restaurants, shops, a six hundred year old church and a historical museum. The balcony had a nice view of the town and all the comings and goings. I would most definitely recommend a stay at the Hotel Kontes.

An ok place, nothing special. Was recommended since it is close to the port.

Location is just by the port, which is very convenient, when arriving or leaving by ferry. Check-in was easy and the receptionist gave us a larger room (with four beds), when we told her that the first room had no space to put anything, even the wardrobe was just full of blankets and pillows.

The second room was large, but facing the backside, where the balconies are covered with pigeon droppings. It was cleaned the next day, but the pigeons returned. Bed was comfortable, but the shower cubicle in the bathroom was too small and one could not bend in there, also water pressure was quite weak.

Breakfast is served outside. No buffet, but quite a rich plate is brought to the table. The coffee was not strong at all and we had to ask for extra milk.

Very nice, clean, & spacious hotel right in the middle of downtown. Just no nice view.

OK, good first, very close to port. That's it. Bad, rooms are shabby, extractor fan in bathroom was going even when the light was out. No matress protectors om ned, DISGUSTING. Noisy at night time. No charm and Greek style. On the last night the hotel filled will acrid smoke!!!

Great support from the lady at the desk!

Very clean , friendly staff, across from the port and close to restaurants and shops

Bij aankomst op de kamer lagen er lange haren, ook in de badkamer. Na melding werd er gedweild.
Ontbijt en bediening was matig.
Slappe filterkoffie en geen keus in ontbijt. Ontbijt is standaard. Beter is om een keuzelijstje te maken waarop je aangeeft wat je wilt hebben. Omdat ik aan een croissantje genoeg heb wordt de rest waarschijnlijk weggegooid. Voedselverspilling!

Hardest mattress,
Noisy rooms, no soundproofing or maybe we were just unlucky having couple groups of girls laughing and shouting to each other till past midnight
But worst was strong smell of sewerage in bathroom, enough make feel sick.
It was late evening check in and straight out to get food so didn’t open bathroom door. By time we came back and opened bathroom door there was no one on the desk so couldn’t ask to change room.
Good position for port

Very hard beds
Awful smell sewage in bathroom

Close to airport. No public transportation available.

close to trasportation including the port.

Room was comfortable. We booked very last minute due to missing our ferry back to Mykonos. Beds were comfortable, room temperature was comfortable too. The bathroom had a very strong sewage odor. We had to close the bathroom door so the smell wouldn’t swarm the room. Decent for price we paid.

The photographs were a bit misleading when I booked this hotel. The hotel lobby was cluttered and very dirty. I didn't even want to sit on the hotel lobby couch because of how dirty it was. It was not welcoming or inviting. There were a lot of travellers who were constantly dropping their bags there and picking up their bags so it was chaotic and loud. The breakfast was very little and it was horrible. Not only that, the person serving the breakfast was extremely rude. On top of this, the floor was super filthy, there were a lot of garbage and dirt on the floor. It's always windy in Paros so the wind blew off the dirt from the floors and all the dust and dirt went into my orange juice and tea, which was disgusting. The photographs of this hotel on Expedia, Google, and Instagram make it seem as if it's a very nice modern hotel. However, the elevator, lobby, hallways, the washroom, shower , etc.. were extremely outdated. The washroom had the smallest sink and the tiniest shower, which made it very uncomfortable to shower. The cooling system in the room didn't even work properly with the remote and so we had to open the balcony door to turn off the AC (how crazy is that?) The room was either freezing cold or too hot due to the the fact that the AC system wasn't working properly. The only positive aspect about this hotel is its location to be honest, because it was close to the port and shopping areas.

We stayed in the lovely Hotel Kontes recently for 3 days. I could not recommend the hotel more. The rooms were amazing. The staff were so helpful. There was one member of staff in particular who made our staff even better. Her name was Gillian. She provided us with so much information and assisted us where she could. I could not recommend this place more. And it is in such a close proximity to the port and bus terminal.

HOTEL KONTES, july 3 2024

They almost ruined our sought-after vacation in Paros

Please, go else-where, …if you can!

For details, keep on reading.

Thank you for your interest.

Expectations…

We had built great expectations on Hotel Kontes by reading some reviews and lookig at the photos of the hotel, and by some very nice e-mail exchanges…but we were immediately disapointed upon arrival.

My wife and I arrived in Paros early in the morning, after a night flight from Barcelona, getting a connection flight in Athens and picking-up a rented car at Paros airport.

The island greeted us with a warm, sunny, brilliant morning! All was running perfectly well!

… and Disapointment

And then, we dropped our luggage at the corner next to the hotel, and we immediately realised the Hotel Kontes we were standing in front of was, and was not, the one we had seen online and had booked for our vacation in Paros.

We were exhausted from the night long travels and could not believe what we saw. The hotel was not really first line in front of the harbour, but hidden beside a corner, the sea could only be seen from the alley to the enttance…

The reception was unwelcoming. There was a stange perfume floating on the air. Our room was not ready yet (we had asked for an early check-in, which could not be guaranteed due to the hotel being fully booked).

We could not stay at the reception to rest. There is not a nice hall a to relax…

Worst of all, the much-desired breakfast existed only in photos.

Breakfast

The hotel has no restaurant nor a coffee-shop, and the breakfast the hotel includes in their offer is a totally unappetizing pre-set continental breakfast, with filtered coffe.

That breakfast is offered at the terrace of the neighbouring restaurant, and there is no possibility to change the set menu, exclude it from the booking or get a refund.

Yes, the terrace you see on the hotel website does not belong to the hotel…

Since that breakfast upon arrival was not paid for in the reservation, we went for a proper breakfast at the hotel Oasis, right in the corner overlooking the harbour and the opposing Krios beach.

Luck

The Oasis Hotel staff, led by Maria, was so welcoming and simpathetic that we even checked if they would have a room for us.

We were lucky, for they had a vacancy, and we could start in a standard room and then move to a room with a sea-view!!!

Is there a way out?

After finnishing breakfast, we returned to Hotel Kontes to check for the possibility to cancel our reservation, and ready to accept a penalisation.

It was June 28th, a Friday early in the morning, and demand was high, so we expected the hotel would not be much damaged

No-way!!!

We would have to pay for the whole booking of four nights. The receptionist claimed not to be entitled to return the money (that, by the way, had not been charged yet against the credit card…)

After trying to negotiate a way-out, we surrendered and asked to file a complaint, but we were indicated to reach out for the office (in Athens), which would not open until 10 am, two hours later… So the receptionist (Gillian) offered to send a message to the officer in charge to get in touch with us…later.

Sea-view?

When we had tried to book through Booking, some weeks in advance, we could not find a room with sea-view for our dates, and checked with the hotel for availability. They could not guarantee the sea-view for there was a booking overlap, but maybe… and we finnally booked direct.

Some days passed away, there was no indication that we would get a room with the sea-view and we finnally settled for a “deluxe room, flexible rate, breakfast/breakfast”

No need to look for the sea-view rooms… there are only two of them in the hotel (so they said), probably always booked.

What you see…is what you get!

Compliments for the photographer: he or she made a great job making the hotel look just in front of the harbour, by the sea…which it is, but hidden behind a corner…And making Hotel Kontes looking more appealing and warm by far that it is actually.

The photo of a nice breakfast table set in front of the harbour…is virtualiy impossible with the current terrace. By the way, the restaurant does not belong to the hotel, nor the breakfast in the photo is what you get included in the price.

Ending

We finnally stood in the Hotel Kontes, to avoid paying twice the hotel.

The room is correct, the bed is not very comfortable (according to my wife).

The aiconditioning is noisy, but neccessary. It provided fresh air at night, and also a disturbing light.

Since we had already paid for it, we went to try the breakfast…and let it there and went somewhere else, and paid teice for breakfast every morning.

We reminded Gillian our wish to get in touch with management, every morning, and she promised to send another message every time. We are about to land back in Barcelona, and we are still waiting for a reply from the office…located in Athens.

Paros has been a great experience, much enjoyed, in spite of our poor choice of hotel.

Did not enjoy the Continental B-Fast.

The location next to the harbour was perfect for our needs, the bathroom needs a good clean , and the bed was full of ants , the hotel overall needs some TLC

The staff was super nice! Great location. However the breakfast was not that good and it is not a buffet but a meal that is already chosen for the guest. The room was okay not that great.