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thanks demetris and jarkko for the heads up.....as demetris has warned us the whit sunday and whit monday holiday weekend clashes with our stay...after a number of 'sorry full up' replies i finally managed to book a room at the alkionides.....at at price that indicates that's it's not only germany that is helping greece out of her economic plight....so i can only repeat what demetris and jarkko have already said.....BOOK NOW.....ta ken

Hi,
After reading the above emails and speaking with Ken, I contacted various places on Hydra and got prompt replies from all of them.
They all had vacancies but not cheap.
The following are links that may help others.

Hotel Sidra
http://www.hydra.com.gr/sidra/sidra-en.htm

Alkionides

http://alkionidespension.com/

Erofili

http://www.pensionerofili.gr/?lang=en

Perakis apartments

http://www.hydra.com.gr/perakis/

Hotel Hydroussa

http://www.hydroussa-hydra.gr/

Ken how much did you pay in Alkyonides?

I guess due to crisis the prices will go a bit
down this summer in Greece but certainly
not in Hydra during the Holly Spirit long weekend.

Demetris

dem

....daylight robbery at 65 euros for a single

...their website quoted 60 euros but what can you do with it being the orthodox whit weekend
i had already received 3 replies before the alkyonides offer telling me they were fully booked so i reluctantly accepted their price
a couple of days later the sidra replied offering me a price of 53 euros but there are a few dodgy comments on tripadvisor about the sidar so i decided to stay with the alkyonides

...i notice that the hydrofoil timetables haven't yet been put up on the ferry sites
as i'm leaving either on the monday or tuesday for a ferry down south to schinoussa from piraeus i will because of the whit holiday have to book in advance for the hydrofoil back to piraeus

...i guess we have been lucky in the past missing this holiday weekend

Ta Ken

Ken might kill me now... but Alkionides offered me both a 50 euros and a 65 euros version. Is it because I'm romanian?! (and the english are supposed to be more rich?) Or because I stayed there before? Or are they going to ask me to sleep in the cellar?! I am getting kind of worried at the moment...

Laura

PS: I was very careful not to tell them I am a romanian living in the UK, I admit...

laura......i think for the higher price of 65 euros you get a bed in the room...ta ken

Now why would I need that, Ken? I lived in Japan, remember? You don't scare me...
Of course, if the room didn't have a window, that might be a different matter...

Laura

I will be on the island from 2 May. Anyone who is having difficulty with accommodation is welcome to pm me, stating needs and budget, and I will check the situation on the ground for them. But note I will be on-line only two or three times a week then, so don't expect an immediate response.

How will the holiday on June 13 affect public transport? I am due to fly home from Athens on June 13 so will be looking to take a Dolphin from Hydra to Piraeus that morning, then to catch a bus to the airport. Will the FDs and buses be running on the holiday???? This is all getting a bit worrying.

Wendy

Have a look at this guest house : http://www.nereids-hydra.com/rateseng.htm

And : http://www.hydra.com.gr/eo/in/?category=16&lang=en

Does anyone know the Botsis Guest House? It seems pretty highly rated but pretty cheap, and it's still available. I'm wondering why?

I'm thinking of changing from the Mistral to somewhere cheaper to offlay the cost of changing my BA flight.

Wendy

Wendy i think it was in 2009 that I
helped our one and only Dolores
to rent a room at Votsis.

Votsis seemed a decent place to me.
Nothing special but pretty ok in general.

Dem

Thanks for the info Dem (and Andrea). I have decided to stick with the Mistral.

W