Avant Garde Suites

Lovely homely and quiet hotel in an excellent location of Akrotiri away from the bustle of Fira and Oira (both beautiful but not much privacy). U will need a vehicle hire to get around though as taxis too expensive and buses too infrequent. Room is nice, staff super helpful and attentive (thank you Eleni!). Views are stunning.

We truly enjoyed our stay here. The cleanliness and the breakfast served in our room were a nice touch. We loved interacting with Eleni. She was super sweet and helpful. She recommended nice activities and booked our transportation to the harbour and our cruise tour that she helped us choose. She also recommended us a great place to eat crepes or burgers on our last day. We truly felt in good hands while staying in this property. Would definitely return if we stay in Akrothiri.

Lovely views uninterrupted. Great service from the front desk for anything we needed. Rent a car for flexibility and check out the local town and beaches for decent restaurants. Cheaper than Fira and Oia by a long way and the view is just as good over the Caldera - maybe better (the islands are closer).

We had a perfect stay in Avant garde suite. Perfect view and of caldera, a large suite with nice decoration and terrasse. The reception was very very kind and helpful and ready to give us the good suggestion for visiting. Very good Break fast with lots of choice , served at our balcony and near the jacuzzi gave us very good feeling of joy and satisfaction in this hotel 😇

VERY FRIENDLY STAFF PEOPLE ARE VERY POLITE THE VIEW IS EXELLENT FOR PICTURES FROM THE CALDERA BEACH . FOOD IS REALLY GOOD TASTE AND FAIR PRICE THE BREAKFAST IN AVANT GARDE ARE SO GOOD

This was the best place we could have asked for. They treated us like we were the only people at the hotel! Gave us the best suggestions for things to do and places to eat. We will never forget your hospitality Eavangelie!

I had this hotel booked for my partners 40th birthday last weekend only to receive an email from them advising me that my stay had been cancelled by them at my request 6 days before we were due to arrive.. I requested an explanation of course but none was forthcoming. It looks an incredible place it’s just a shame that we didn’t get to find out for ourselves.

It pains me to only give this three stars! The view is incredible and the staff are so kind and friendly. But the room really let our stay down. This is meant to be a designer “avant garde” hotel, but the room felt so cheap and basic considering the cost of it. Tired furniture, stained upholstery, rusty taps in the bathroom, chipped walls and bits of plaster slapped on top of the walls and ceilings. The hot tub felt a bit old and not very clean. I feel like we got the worst room (Room 1) as it was right next to Reception and there was a fair amount of road noise and people walking past from other rooms. Not very private when you’re trying to chill in the hot tub. I did ask if we could move, but the other equivalent room was fully booked and the only free room would have come at an extra cost which the person on Reception that evening was unsure on. Unfortunately the wind during our stay was horrendous. I read other reviews about it being really windy at the hotel and thought people were exaggerating. Wow – they definitely weren’t! It stopped us sleeping one night as it was so loud. Yet you’d turn the corner to walk into town and it was absolutely fine. This is the price you pay for being high up to enjoy the views. The wind meant that we couldn’t enjoy the pool because it was like a wave machine. Nor could we sunbathe around the pool or on our balcony. The hot tub was fortunately still usable though as the heat of the water took the edge off. Sadly it also meant that we couldn’t have breakfast on the terrace and had to go downstairs into the restaurant every day. This was a real shame as it was one of the key selling points. However, breakfast was good and very generous! Overall, an OK stay but I’m not sure I’d recommend it unless they have a really good room refurb.