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3 out of 5
Irinna Hotel
Svornata, Kefalonia, Kefalonia Island

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 145 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Petrina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location, close to airport , food excellent, staff very helpful and late checkout available There are planes flying close overhead- they dont come over early or late /about 5 per day Yes the hotel wants updating - however, it is authentic and any issues are swiftly rectified - we didnt have any issues. A mosquito detereant is available to use in each room. Phone Garden or sea views The pool is warm, there is no diving or jumping as no lifeguards present. There is a children's pool - children under 12 need to be supervised. If you are looking for a relaxing, nice time and as the day goes buy, with poolside bar and food this is the place for you. There is aircon in the rooms, phones and roomservice is daily. There is also a TV and fridge - no kettle provided (we didn't need one) Greek law states you must pay a local room tax oer night 1.3 euros The bus service timetable is in reception- the times are when it leaves its starting point, not when it gets to you. If you look out towards the sea, if you see the bus come round the road near there - you habe 5 minutes to walk to the bus stop out of the driveway turn right and its on the left to go to Argostoĺion or airport. Argostoĺion: 2 euros each Airport 1 euro each Armmes beach 700 yards - 15 minute walk (as receptionist for directions/ take note of where you are walking as buses and cars do go there too and all roads look similar) At beach when having a shower wear non slip shoes! Bar, food very good
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sara

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Charming old hotel
Great value for money yes it is old but its very clean and the staff are lovely... the food in the restaurant in the eveinkng is traditional greek and to die for very very well cooked. Would a 100percent return. Recommend for a cheap budget break
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet area. AC worked great. Wifi was spotty. Pool was great as was food. Great place for the price. Was also nearby to some nice beaches. Close to airport.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

John r madden

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Dean

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Position of hotel is good Various beaches and restaurants in walking distance Bed was extremely hard therefore had little sleep Continental breakfast was adequate all though very annoying when waiting staff kept approaching table to clear before you had even finished eating and drinking This happened everyday
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pay the extra money and stay away
The hotel room was clean. The cleaning ladies were lovely. However, the hotel itself? I walked up the stairs for two weeks with an exoskeleton of a bug just sitting there. I passed it everyday for almost two weeks. It never moved. The breakfast was extremely basic, nothing was fresh besides the tomatoes and cucumber. The boiled eggs were over boiled to the point there were large black spots in them. The juice was bad too. The beds were the worst part, they probably haven’t been changed since the 70s when this place opened. My neighbors alarm clock woke me up, if it hadn’t been that it would be the constant slamming of doors. The bus routes they have printed are outdated. The new one at the Argostoli bus stop has different times. The front desk people were very unfriendly for the most part and not very helpful. Wifi? Forget about it, you won’t have connection through this hotel. Which really sucks because you can’t even get 4G or 3G. I have three good things about this hotel. The two beaches either side of the hotel and I was able to make friends with the other guests by our mutual disappointment on the poor condition of the hotel.
Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was very friendly and helpful, will definitely go back there.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sad building
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed
Really awful dated hotel. Dirty swimming pool and sunloungers that you cannot move to a comfy position. The room itself is just about ok, beds in 4 walls with a small tv from the 1980s. The bathtub in the bathroom was very grubby and I could not even put our 3 year old in there to wash her. We were booked in for 5 nights but checked out after 1 night and went elsewhere. Really disappointed.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Response from IRINNA on 19 Jul 2022
In the morning of her departure and after a very windy night, the lady found in the children’s pool leaves fallen from the trees which surround the children’s pool. If she had stayed a little more in the Hotel, she would have noticed that both pools are every day thoroughly cleaned. Moreover if she had stayed, she would have noticed the excellent quality of the water, resulting from the intensive maintainance of the pool. Many Guests of the Hotel have repeatedly expressed their very positive opinion for the Hotel’s pools.

8/10 Good

victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and friendly, lovely pool.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Staff were extremely helpful and kind. They went out of their way to make my stay a good one. Accommodation was very old & not in the best shape. With the airport being so close the airplanes that fly overhead are very loud, coming about every half hour. Overall decent stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Gerasimos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Emma

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was very friendly and helpful and the free breakfast had a lot of choices but the beds and pillows were extremely uncomfortable. The shower curtain was also very gross.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Response from management on 26 Aug 2021
Thank you. We will try to do our best.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are fabulous! Pool is great, location stunning between two safe family beaches. Both walkable with cafe facilities. Bus stop at the end of the hotel drive so car hire is not essential. The hotel has a stunning veranda for evening drinks, looking out over the pool and ocean beyond. Ammes is safe to walk around with a few tavernas and a couple of shops for essentials. Don,t expect the ritz this is a greek hotel that has seen better days but the staff are fantastic, food is greek which is lovely. As with a buffet you can pick and choose what you like. We loved our stay, again.
Stayed 15 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sokratis

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good indeed.
Everything was great; location; staff; but the fan didn't work which is annoying in summer....
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Nayer Fayek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was given a room with bad air condition then after long negotiations they accepted to change it. In general good but way overpriced.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good basic accomodation with great nice staff
It was a great experience for a basic hotel. The staff was amazingingly kind, helpful and so cheerful. If any problem occurred, they would solve it very fast. The hotel has very good connections to the buses with a station right in front of the main access. It is also very close situated to the port and the airport.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I think it was lovely once but needs an upgrade we appreciated the air conditioning and breakfast was alright it is very close to the airport
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Melissa, Massachusetts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I cannot say enough wonderful things about my stay at the Irinna! I had a fantastic week and it was perfect for me. It was budget friendly, yet offered so much. It was in a peaceful village within walking distance of THREE gorgeous beaches, lovely restaurants, and a couple of markets. The rest of the island was easily accessible by public bus, with a bus stop right outside the driveway to the hotel. I had a beautiful room with a balcony and sea view, which was immaculately cleaned every day. There were 2 pools, a poolside restaurant/bar, and an indoor bar (with indoor/outdoor seating) that was open at night. I enjoyed the live music my first and last nights there!!!! What really made my stay great though was the staff! Pavlos and Anna at the main desk were always so helpful and friendly, and always made me feel welcome. Panos, the evening bartender was also a pleasure to talk to and helped me with my conversational Greek. My stay at the Irinna was such a memorable experience. I have fallen in love with Kefalonia, and when I return, I will be booking at the Irinna again! The only suggestion is that they consider updating the locks on the hotel room doors. They are a bit dated and can be a bit tricky to work with. A couple of times I had to call for help to get both in and out of my room which could be a bit of a safety hazard.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Soula on 3 Jul 2019
Thank you very much look forward to see you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Large hotel very comfortable
Always feels very safe for solo traveller. Lovely big pool and rooms with views.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Chaanah, Hong Kong

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a very tired, old hotel. There is a nice pool, but that's the main feature. The food options are limited and the rooms are very tired. In particular the bed and pillows were extremely hard and uncomfortable. We stayed because we had a 6am flight the next day and it is next to the airport. This is the only reason I would stay. The Albanian gentleman on reception night duty was lovely and drove us to the airport at 5.15am when it transpired the receptionist from the night before hadn't booked our early taxi as requested.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

M, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice place near by the sea, beach, local shops, etc. Staff very helpful and friends!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Enigma
Stay was ok, breakfast not so good. Room was ok size and had balcony. Nice swimming pool. Hotel is little outdated. Front desk was very helpful!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Set your expectations right
Irinna is ok budget hotel, which could use some improvements. The property itself is great, but rooms and the building is not very well maintained. The pool is big, but sunbeds plastic and anything but confy. Breakfast was very dissapointing as even the coffee was bad. However the reception is very service oriented and nice to deal with probably best part of the hotel!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Family Hotel
Staff, location, and overall atmosphere was amazing. The mattress was very stiff but the room it’s was perfect for what we needed. The rooms haven’t been updated in a while but that shouldn’t matter since you should be outside finding new beaches all day not sitting in a room while in Kefalonia!
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
3 star is about right.Great pool. Wifi not workin
The hotel is rated a 3 star and that's about right. It was clean and the staff were good. But it's old and in need of some upgrading especially the beds and bathrooms. The good thing was it had air con but the bad thing was the wifi didn't work anywhere except the reception area and even then it was so slow that I couldn't upload photos to social media. I have my own internet in Greece but there is little to no reception in that area which is hard when you need the GPS to navigate around. The surrounding restaurants had terrible bland food. There is a local beach which would be a 20 minute walk and a pool in the hotel which seemed clean but once again, was old and need of upgrading...specifically the ladders which are accidents waiting to happen. I also went in peak season and the prices were a total rip off for the quality of the hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

ALLAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel set in an ideal position.
Hotel was lovely very quiet and within walking distance of a beautiful beach and restaurants. The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

robert, uk / & greece

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place & great staff & owners
The staff and owner very good helpful and yes the hotel was a little dated , But clean such a nice stay , we will be going back again Nice pool area Nice breakfast Clean room Nice beaches around close in the area Next to the airport What more do you need Keep up the good work staff & owners
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Needs alot of TLC but it was comfortable enough. Nice pool bar food, very friendly and helpful staff, overall a great location, Ammes beach is just a short walk. There is also a bus stop right outside that goes in to Lassi, and Argostoli. Plus other locations. A few lovely restaurants are within reasonable walking distance from the hotel too. Fantastic views of the sea and coast line, especially great for sunset shots. Would definitely return.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Andy, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great for a relaxing getaway
The staff at this hotel are great, very friendly, welcoming and helpful. The hotel itself is very good for it's rating. The facilities are simple, clean but a little tired and dated. The rooms are perfectly adequate with aircon, a fridge, tv, and basic bathroom. The pool is excellent, sunbeds are just enough in number but certainly in need of replacing with a number of them broken or in need of a good scrub. If staying half board, the evening menu is repetitive but quality and choice is reasonable. Not much in the way of evening entertainment but nearby tavernas provide alternative food and music options. Milos taverna is superb, the cocktails at Legends bar are excellent and the beach at Ammes is beautiful with ample sunbeds for hire. Yes the planes do land at the end of the beach and come in low over the hotel but this was a source of fascination and amusement rather than intrusive. Well worth hiring a car to explore more of the island. If you're looking for a quiet get away in a simple, clean and comfortable hotel with a small number of nearby alternative venues then I highly recommend it. If you want lots of night life choices then this is not the place for you. I would definitely stay here again (and there were a number of return visitors doing just that).
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Tony, Holbeach, Lincs UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Irinna Hotel is basic but good.
Hotel is served by a good bus service to Argostolli and Lassi. Clean and basic hotel is well placed for a walk out to three nearby beeches and many bars and restaurants Good light breakfast sitting outside watching the planes go over, listening and hearing the reverse thrust and we say "he's down" but nice to see. Would stay there again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sachin, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach, good sized pool
A nice welcome at reception, good sized pool, very close to two sandy beaches. Lovely location, bus stop just outside the main gate.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

fks, london

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tired. Dated. Beige.
Next to airport and noisy. Never been so close to a plane under carriage. bUT taxi still 20 euros. They do this flat rate thing for anywhere out of the airport regardless of distance. Hotel is like walking into a 70s time warp. It’s weird. Pool is nice. Food at pool bar and breakfast inedible. Do not book this!! The money they charge you could stay in much much nicer places. Shame on them. This is not the best of Greece. The best think I can say is there is a bus stop outside to enable you to get the hell out of there. Oh yes it’s also in the middle of nowhere. Unlesss plane spotting is your thing.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Lorraine, Perth Western Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Lovely views but tired and old
Lovely views, quiet and in a great location. The hotel is old and run down and needs much maintenance as there were safety issues both in our room and around the hotel and the pool ladder. The bed was really uncomfortable so we requested two foam single matrices and put them together. You had to hold the shower head to shower, the water was hard and the soap didn't lather. The staff do a great job with what they have. The pool is wonderful,everything is clean and they have a lovely upstairs area to have a drink. There is a bus stop right outside the hotel which was fantastic as we didn't hire a car but could get to all the places that we wanted. There is a mini market and tavernas within walking distance which served great food but no bakery in case you wanted something small to eat for lunch. The beaches were within walking distance so another bonus. The breakfast is monotonous and boring with no variation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good hotel for the price.
The location is good, Svoronata is a small village but there are good tavernas around. The hotel is ok but the bathroom had a very small bath which we couldn’t sit and even hard to stand up for a shower.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Irrina hotel
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Caroline, South West UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Another fabulous holiday at this hotel
Holiday in June 18. Staff are the best, nothing to much trouble. Very friendly, helpful and fun. Pool area is great, beds and umbrella's available. Clean and relaxing. Pool bar serves excellent food and welcoming drinks. Bar in hotel has a lovely terrace for reading, relaxing and watching the swallows swoop in the pool for drinks. The area is quiet and safe. Really easy to get to minimarkets, bars, restaurants and two excellent beaches. Bus stops at the end of the drive for easy access to other parts of the island. Hotel is in the flightpath but this is 20 seconds of noise, and is more of an interest than a hindrance It did not bother us. Food in the hotel was very good and plentiful; We stayed half board and it suited us well. Rooms are basic, cleaned everyday, plenty of towels, shower great, fridge and air con all included. This was our second stay and we will be returning again in the future. Would recommend for relaxed hols in the sun.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

NEIL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really relaxed, comfy stay
Some reviews had said this hotel is looking a bit tired? Well it might be in places but that is also part of its charm. Yes there are more up to date things that could be done and might well be done but we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff are brilliant, the pool is huge and kept very clean along with the room service...fresh towels, soap and shower gel each day and everything is spotless. It’s also surprisingly quiet, yes you do get the planes flying over quite low as they come into land but it’s not constant by any means and you soon get used to it. Fine breakfast and good pool bar for snacks and drink and a well stocked bar for evenings with a brilliant barman. Rooms had comfy beds with memory foam toppers kept spotless each day with free air conditioning.Free wi if as well and we were easily able to extend our stay because we had a late night departure, 15minutes by taxi to airport.What more do you need. We hope to go back as do the friends we made there. Superb.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018