Hermes Delphi Hotel

I was warmly welcomed by the owner of the establishment. This hotel has been here in Delphi for a long time! The owner’s father, who is 90, started the business. He and wife are still living there with the present owner. I recommend this hotel!

We stayed here as the 3 star option on a bus tour. The location. Is amazing: right on the main street with spectacular views of the mountains. The rooms are located under the reception level as the hotel is built into the side of the mountain. The bathroom was small but it was fine for one night. The room was comfortable. Breakfast had many options including stuffed grape leaves, which was a win for me! This hotel was quiet, well run and clean. No reason to pay more.

We stayed one night as part of a coach tour and the hotel was reasonable although the shower cubicle was perhaps on the small side, but the view from the window down into the valley was spectacular and great to wake up to the sunrise. The breakfast was pretty good and it seems to be a family run hotel with friendly staff.

We stayed here for one night in September 2022 as part of an organised tour. The hotel is right on the main street, so we had to be quick to unload our bags to not block the main road through the town. Like most of the buildings, it's built into the cliff so you enter off the street and then there are steps down to the rooms. Check in was quick and we were on the floor below the reception. Our twin room was a good size - some of the fixtures were a little dated but the beds were comfy, the rooms were clean and we had a nice view from our little balcony. The bathroom was compact but the shower was a good size and had plenty of hot water and good water pressure. Breakfast had an okay choice of hot and cold options. The view from the breakfast terrace is phenomenal (check out the photo). It's nearly 12 months since we were here and we had no issues, but more recent reviews suggest something might have happened. Overall, we were happy with our stay.

This was not a joy! The hotel had a musty smell. The staff was not keen to offer any sort of help. The room had an alleged water damage and when we complained they neglected us. There was also problem with the toilet. The breakfast was also boring and stale, I certainly won't come to this shocker of a place.

I think this hotel trades on its views really, and provides the most basic amenities. Friendly and helpful staff are present most of the time. We stayed in the room that is shown with the dark timber bed head and the brocade bedspread. The bed kept sliding away from wall so we kept losing the pillows between. Bedsheets were clean but the light coverlet and bedspread stank. Musty smell and looked unwashed as per the curtains. It’s quite cool and drizzly this spring so the room with no floor rugs was quite cold. Didn’t try air con for heating as very old and as the bar fridge was gritty and mouldy, we didn’t dare turn the air con on for heating. Radiators in the room don’t work. Hot water temperamental. Noisy rooms, there was a loud family next door we could hear all their arguing and phones ringing. It would probably be ok in summer months but in cooler weather it’s just not very warm and you don’t feel like snuggling in a bed that smells musty. No tea or coffee or kettle in rooms but we asked and the lovely reservations manager did provide one for us. Breakfast is extensive with lot more sweet food than most Greek continental breakfasts. I don’t mind a basic value room at all generally but I feel this was even overpriced considering a lot of other accommodation venues. Just a good clean and provide better heating might suffice. Can’t really recommend it much unless you need a short overnighter.