Evanik Chic Hotel

Very pleasant stay in the middle of Pothia. Good service, helpfull personell, easy to communicate in English. Small but nice room with excellent bed. Good breakfast buffee. Nice athmosphere. We can recommend this hotel - it was value for money.

We recently returned from the Evanik Chic Hotel after a lovely weeks stay in the lively but charming port of Pothia. Absolutely beautiful small hotel, fully refurbished this year to a very high standard. We booked a junior suite with outdoor terrace and jacuzzi and are so glad we did. The suite was amazing with everything you could want for a comfortable luxurious stay. Huge room with super king size comfortable bed and gorgeous fluffy pillows, the most comfortable bed we have ever had on holiday! Large sofa, modern bathroom fittings, bathrobes, flip flops and slippers. Mini bar on terrace (extra cost) complete with ice making machine. Two TV's one inside and another out on the wall on the terrace. Coffee pod machine, kettle, 2nd mini fridge in room. Quality toiletries and towels and tea and coffee pods etc were replenished daily. The large Jacuzzi was amazing, it was in the sun until late afternoon and the huge king size comfy sunbed on the terrace was lovely to relax on in the sun. This was a bonus as the hotel does not have a pool. Anastasia the manager was exceptional, she works so hard and went above and beyond to ensure our stay was the best. She is an asset to the hotel and they are very lucky to have her. All of the staff were lovely, so friendly and attentive, she has a great team. Breakfast was very good, plenty of choice, always freshly cooked and nicely presented. I celebrated a special birthday whilst we were there and Anastasia arranged for George to make me a birthday cake which we found in our room on returning from the day which was a lovely surprise and very yummy. Sorry I didn't get to thank you in person George. Pothia is a great base from which to explore this unspoilt island, the hotel is in a great location close to the sea and all the bars and restaurants.We managed to explore most of the island in two days on a quad bike which Anastasia kindly arranged for us. We loved the North of the island particularly Emporios, we had a lovely lunch in one of the beach front tavernas and the food was amazing. Vathy is also lovely, however it does get very busy with all the day trip boats. Our favourite beach was Vlihadia, small and unspoilt, lovely in September but apparently very busy in July and August. We would definitely return to Kalymnos, Pothia was a great base from which to explore and if we do return we would most certainly stay at the Evanik again. Thank you Anastasia and all your team for making my birthday trip one of the best stays we have had anywhere in the world.