Electra Hotel

The location is very nice, its only a short walking distance to the port and there's also a shopping street closeby. The check in and check out was relatively uncomplicated. Breakfast was a big buffet with 1 sort of ham, 1 sort of cheese, bread buns, cake, different kinds of spread like marmelade, chocolate, butter etc., cold hard boiled eggs, canned and fresh fruits, yoghurt and some kinds of cereals. Also filter coffee, two kinds of juices, water, milk and tea was provided. Absolutely alright for the price. The room itself was spacious enough for the three of us, and the balcony made the room seem even bigger, even if the view wasn't the best. The only thing I would like to see is some kind of info-letter in every room with the wifi password, extension number to the reception, info about the breakfast time etc.

The employees weren't as friendly as we are used to from other hotels all over the world. Little help is provided by the receptionist, it almost seemed like she wanted us to leave asap and when I asked for a map and if she could show us where some points are (a local food festival, where the bus to the airport is going to depart etc.) she said she didn't really know for sure. The night receptionist was very scrooge-like with extra pillows. The ones provided are kinda thin and all three of us requested one more pillow, he only gave us 2. The next morning I saw that there were still ~10 Pillows when I peaked into his closet. But the third receptionist in the next morning was being nice at least, asking if we'd needed him to call a taxi to the airport, being friendly in general.

It is central, walking distance to the port, shops and restaurants. It is clean and good value for your money. Pleasant staff good breakfast. It was all we needed for a one night stop off!

The following comments are not a complaint, only things that people need to be aware when booking. We were happy to have found a cheap room in Volos as we were only stopping for one night to catch our flight the next day. No parking available made for a very awkward walk through the cobbled pathed- high street with our suitacases to the hotel. The bathroom/shower room too narrow & small (claustrophobic my husband said!) no space for the stall (we tripped over it several times going to the loo and assume the same for the room next door as we heard the same loud sound coming from there too), when sitting on the toilet your knees are 5cm away from the wall so need to be careful when you get up! Be prepared the bath is a seat down bath, a cross between a bath, a show and a seat. The lighting is very dim too in both the room and the bathroom. There is no sound proof, there were big gaps between the room door and the frame, so much so the there is a lot of light coming through from the outside corridor. We could hear people next door taking a shower, talking and tripping over the unnecessary furniture (bathroom stall, coffe table). Not a lot that the own can do about the above unfortunately. The mattresses need to be replaced as the springs dig into your body. The black out curtain did not cover the balcony doors. We had to lift the roller blinds to get sunlight and had fun trying to pull the curtain so we are not seen getting dressed or undressed from the outside. The last two meantioned can easily be addressed.