4 Epoches Hotel

“Excellent Quiet Hotel”

Fantastic quiet hotel. Only 22 rooms around a pool. Betty really looked after us. Only 300m from seafront with choice of reasonably priced restaurants. Hotel restaurant closed I the evenings while we were there - end of season. Breakfast buffet really good. Minibus trips to local beaches thrown in … more

Fantastic quiet hotel. Only 22 rooms around a pool. Betty really looked after us. Only 300m from seafront with choice of reasonably priced restaurants. Hotel restaurant closed I the evenings while we were there - end of season. Breakfast buffet really good. Minibus trips to local beaches thrown in thanks to Victor.

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“A little gem”

What a little gem of a hotel this is. We have stayed in many 3* accomodation over many areas of Greece. This, without doubt, is the best hotel we have stayed in. Transfer time from Patitiri to Steni Vala is about 20 minutes. The hotel is situated within a few hundred metres of the picturesque harb… more

What a little gem of a hotel this is. We have stayed in many 3* accomodation over many areas of Greece. This, without doubt, is the best hotel we have stayed in. Transfer time from Patitiri to Steni Vala is about 20 minutes. The hotel is situated within a few hundred metres of the picturesque harbour. The hotel is very well managed, spotlessly clean and well equipped. The rooms are a reasonable size with air conditioning, safe, satellite tv, hair dryer, shower gel and shampoo, fridge and wifi throughout the hotel, all included within the room rate. The rooms are cleaned daily with towels and bedding changed regularly. The hotel has a bar and rooftop terrace, both under used, and perhaps the hotel needs to promote this more by offering things such as greek evenings and happy hour etc. The pool is well maintained and heated by the sun with sunbeds scattered around, these are also cleaned daily. Breakfast is well presented, plentiful and with good choice. We do not understand some comments that the breakfast offering has poor choice, we cannot think of anything that was not offered. The staff are absolutely fantastic, not a single complaint about any of them. Always met with a smile. The duty managers look after any needs that you may have.  The hotel also offers free transport over 4 days to two different beaches and into Patitiri. Victor drove the transport safely and was friendly and informative. The beaches offered were Chrisi Milia (sandy and shallow) and Agios Dimitrios (picturesque with small pebbles and shelves deeply, so good for snorkelling). Steni Vala is a small settlement, quiet, with access to three beaches. It is a busy harbour with lots of yachts calling in overnight to use the many excellent tavernas. As well as the tavernas it also has a small supermarket, boutique gift shop and a bakery. Our favourite taverna was Tassias cooking, run by a local family who live on the island and use vegetables from their own garden at the back of the restaurant. There is a local bus service between Steni Vala and Patitiri and onwards to Chora (the old town). Unfortunately the bus was 'broken' with no time span for repair (typical Greece). There are 4 taxis on the island and they no how to charge (25 euros each way from Steni Vala to Patitiri). Chora is a must visit, with superb views and some nice gift shops, cafes and restaurants and a lot of history. A walk down to Patitiri along the old donkey trail is recommended for those that are steady on their feet. Alonissos is great for walking, swimming, relaxing and is very laid back. If you are looking for a party island then this is not for you. If you like old Greece with peace and quiet, beautiful scenery, excellent food and great customer service we fully recommend Steni Vala and of course the excellent 4 Epoches.

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“Great Value option”

Entering last couple of days at this hotel and it has exceeded my expectations. Rooms clean, bright and well maintained. Pool area not something I use but cleaned every day and never any shortage of sunbeds. Breakfast is simple but has everything you would expect. Staff all friendly and welcoming. … more

Entering last couple of days at this hotel and it has exceeded my expectations. Rooms clean, bright and well maintained. Pool area not something I use but cleaned every day and never any shortage of sunbeds. Breakfast is simple but has everything you would expect. Staff all friendly and welcoming. Has a great roof terrace that we had drinks on twice but was deserted apart from us, this is a shame but not down to the hotel. We will return

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“Can't fault this hotel”

This is a really beautiful hotel. Some greek hotels we've found can be very basic, but this was actually really lovely. Breakfast was really good. A range of cooked food and the usual fruit, toast, cakes etc. The hotel is very quiet, and often the pool area was empty or only one or two people aroun… more

This is a really beautiful hotel. Some greek hotels we've found can be very basic, but this was actually really lovely. Breakfast was really good. A range of cooked food and the usual fruit, toast, cakes etc. The hotel is very quiet, and often the pool area was empty or only one or two people around it. We spent most of our time at the beach which is a short walk away, and 10 euro for a sunbed. There is a beach bar a little further down to get snacks from. Steni Vala is very small with about 6 restaurants that all seem to have the same menu and not great for veggies. We went to the old village, Astrofegia, for a vegetarian moussaka. Very easy to get the bus there, 3 buses a day. I definitely recommend this hotel if you're after a very quiet relaxing holiday.

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