Alkyonis Hotel Apartments is the best choice for solo travellers, couples and small companies that want to stay in a wonderful place with little money.
To begin with, all the rooms have a balcony with a great view to the Aegean sea.This is the best place to have breakfast or lunch. Just sit and enjoy the sound of waves and the sunset. There is a very spacious roof garden, where everyone can relax with their own food or drink, have barbecue and feel free.
Concerning my room, I was very pleased, because I found exactly what I expected. Obviously, this is not a luxury apartment, but it contains everything you may need, although it is a bit small. The room was clean with nice bedlinen, the bathroom was OK, the kitchen has the basics to prepare a meal. Water in Kalymnos is salty, but the host had already put a bottle of water in the fridge for me. Wi-Fi in the room sometimes is poor, but in the balcony everything is OK. One day the water pressure in the bathroom at around 18.00 in the evening was very bad and I did't manage to have a shower, but after one hour, the problem was magically solved.
Evi Trikili, the host, is what I call: "the Wonderwoman". She is a typical lady-housekeeper of a greek island, taking care of this family business with all the love and careness she has. She is gorgeous and ready to solve any problem somebody may face.
When I approached the hotel, she was nearby, welcomed me and gave me some info about Panormos and the whole island. When I told her that the ceiling ventilator was out of use, she directly brought me a desktop ventilator. What I want to thank her most for, is the fact that she let me check-out at 19 o'clock at the last day of my staying for free (although check-out normally is at 11 o'clock in the morning), because my ship was about to leave at night and she was not expecting another guest that day.
In regard with the location, Alkyonis is in a village called Panormos, 5km away from the island capital Pothia. The bus station "Linaria" is 5min on foot from the hotel, and the bus ticket costs 1.5euro up to Pothia. Taxi costs normally 10euro. 100metres from Alkyonis is the mini-market Artemis,and 600metres from the hotel is the AB food market (a huge super market with a wide range of food and things you may need). Of course there are taverns, coffeeshops and mini bars nearby, but with the bus or a motorbike for rent, you can travel all over the island and discover its calm and pure beauties, without the tourist craziness that you may find elsewhere in Greece or abroad. In Kalymnos and with the help of Evi, everyone can recharge their batteries in a very cosy way./