Eliana Hotel

We have had a great stay in Dassia, Hotel Eliana. The hotel was clean and looked much better than on the pictures.....
We spent a lot of our time at "club" Malibu near the beach, hired a scooter for three days and discovered the island. Following the hotspots marked by the friendly hotel staff.
The way along the beach to Roda is beautiful and so are the west and the east coast. We enjoyed the conversations with our night post Costas every time we returned to the hotel. He was full of historical stories an very helpfull
Say hi to him when you meet him.

Nice hotel! Breakfast could be a bit more diverse. Pool is very nice, too bad the 'pool party's' don't work out.
Despite her lovely looks the manager herself 'Eliana' could take on a little less grumpy face, but other than that the staff were extremely friendly. Especially the night guard, Constantine - "like in the movie" - was always in for a good late, but interesting and entertaining conversation! It was always a delight coming back from the mediocre Dassia nightlife. The guard at night gives you a safe feeling and I bet he recognizes everyone coming in, preparing your key before even entering the building!

We liked the hotel. It was clean and the rooms were tidy, a bit small, but clean. The balcony was a nice size. We had an inland view.
The hotel is situated at the top of a steep hill, which is not good for the infirm or overweight! It did mean that you were away from the noise though. We walked into Ipsos, which was about 1 mile away and is a bit livelier than Dassia. We went to the Range bar most nights, which has dance floor and sells cheap cocktails.
Dassia was a bit dirty too, with rubbish in the streets. The beach is shingle. I would not recommend this over places like Cyprus or Rhodes, but it was ok.

Stayed at the Eliana for one week early June 2005. The hotel had a lovely entrance with a nice bar/lounge area.
The grounds of the hotel were well kept and the pool area was very clean. The pool bar wasn't open but this was probably because the season hadn't started. The hotel is up a short steep hill from the main resort but it's worth it as the views are fantastic and it's lovely and quiet away from the main road. Our room was typically Greek - extremely basic but it was clean.
Our only real complaint was that the reception was very smoky (mainly from the staff, but that's Greeks for you) and the walls of our room were paper thin. Our room was at the top of the first flight of stairs and you could hear guests very clearly in the bar area even though they weren't being particularly rowdy. Having said that the one incident of rowdy behaviour in the corridor one night was quickly addressed by hotel staff.
Dassia itself was quite small and extremely quiet. There were lots of nice bars on the beach front but when we were there, there wasn't one person in them - they lacked atmosphere to say the least.
The restaurants on the main road were OK but you need to go to Yannis - from the main road carry on past the Eliana to the end of the road then turn right then left (I think! Some of the signposts seem to have been sabotaged.) It's worth it if you manage to find it. It's a very small typical Greek restaurant and has a balcony with great views towards Albania. Very romantic setting and we had a lovely meal.
We also went to Corfu town and Kalami - both very beautiful.
Overall we would recommend the hotel but would not stay at Dassia again.