Maisons a la plage - Φασολούς

Excellent séjour passé en juillet 2019. Notre hôte Yannis nous a accueilli et s’est rendu disponible lorsque c’était nécessaire. Accueillis avec gâteau et vin blanc. Logement personnalisé, décor grec et très propre. Vue magnifique sur la mer. Idéalement situé à proximité du port de Faros. Reviendrai avec beaucoup de plaisir

We booked a top floor studio and paid a deposit to secure the booking. After chasing staff for confirmation, they told us that a "travel agent" had made an error re a large wedding party booking and that there was no longer space at the hotel. This was after we paid a deposit and cancelled our other hotel. When they offered us maisonsalaplage down the road, we accepted as accommodation in Sifnos at this stage was hard to come by. Maisonsalaplage was a private apartment, but unfortunately it didn't come with what we were hoping for in the hotel: breakfast, daily cleaning, access to the pool, and someone on sight to help organise taxis etc. In addition to that, the lounge area downstairs was made up of two tiny beds (we were only 2 people and there were beds made for 6!) so we had no sofas or seating areas in the lounge rendering it useless. Further, when the manager mentioned the local cats, we got to know all too well within 30 seconds of opening the terrace door when one hopped in our room and sprayed our bed. Perhaps the worst of this all was no apology and a whole host of emails that went unanswered when asking about breakfast, taxi numbers etc. That was, of course, until the day of checkout when the balance was due when the manager was incredibly punctual in telling us how much we owed and when we could pay it. Once we went to do so, we had to look through their records to show where our deposit had come through because they couldn't find it. All in all, a nightmare of an experience. Maisonsalaplage is a fine apartment (made good because of it's terrace view) but not what we asked for, rude staff, and terrible communication / organisation.