Alidian Bay Suites Leros in Alinda

SCAMMY HOTEL!! We booked and paid for a “sea view” room. What we were given was a room where the sea is completely blocked by large, overgrown trees. There is no sea view at all — not partial, not limited, none. When we immediately raised this issue, management refused to acknowledge the obvious mismatch between what was advertised and what was delivered. No alternative room was offered, and no refund of any kind was proposed. Faced with being charged for a room that was clearly misrepresented, we left immediately and did not stay. What makes this worse is the hotel’s behavior afterward. In their public response, they falsely claim that our bank “rightfully decided not to refund” us. This is simply untrue. After a formal dispute and full review of evidence, our credit card company ruled in our favor and refunded us, confirming that we were indeed misled. They also attempted to deflect responsibility by inventing unrelated claims about floor preferences and portraying normal documentation of the situation as a “threat.” These are distractions meant to avoid addressing the real issue: selling a sea view that does not exist. To future guests: do not trust the room descriptions or the management’s responses. If something goes wrong, expect denial rather than resolution. Leros is beautiful — unfortunately, this property is not. Avoid!!!!

What a disappointment. Can this really be marketed as a " luxury" hotel? Arrived from the ferry; no-one on reception. Lovely cleaning lady came to our assistance , phoned someone, and showed us to our room. We realised immediately it was not the room we'd booked ( it was a better, seaview room) so didn't unpack but waited until the boss eventually turned up at reception. He immediately became cross, accusing us of entering a room that wasn't ours when we had had to wait 20 minutes to tell him that! He then also gave the cleaner a dressing down in front of us and other staff. Not a good start. The room we were allocated was a " mountain view" room. It had no balcony and the windows were filthy and with aircon condensation running down them. It was largely taken up with a kitchenette full of empty cupboards and no hob. Absolutely pointless waste of space. It did have a coffee pod machine and a kettle but no complementary pods, coffee or teas. We did express our disappointment only to receive a response that it was our fault for not checking the room details properly when we booked. The hotel is of a modern design but completely lacks functionality. NIce bathroom but no hot water for showering. A pool/bar/breakfast area which is impossible to accomodate all functions. Ok for breakfast. Tiny pool with uncomfy chairs perched on the edge for lack of space, two throne like sunbeds putting any potential user " on show". No-one on duty in the bar so it was never used. Constant drone of " chill" music from the speakers. The pool and bar are, understandably, just never used by guests. The owner/manager was pretty grumpy throughout. It feels like he has designed the hotel ( he did it himself he told us ) in the hope of a Mykonos vibe for the 18-35 crowd ( Alinda is never going to have a Mykonos vibe ) and is disappointed that he's getting oldies like us. He was overheard complaining that he was fed up of handling constant phone calls so going off to the beach to get away from them. Reception was only staffed for check outs most days and there was rarely anyone about. We were offered no help in dragging luggage up and down the two flights of stairs. No communication with the boss on checking out - I expect he doesn't enjoy the response if he asks guests if they have enjoyed their stay. The only saving grace was the breakfast and cleaning staff who were a great laugh and very helpful. Oh, and it does have beach sunbeds. Alinda is ok but simply a long bay road with beach one side and hotels, shops the other. Nice tavernas, some with seating on the beach, but no obvious heart. Rather characterless. Buses run mornings only to each end of the island making expensive taxi journeys the only way to return. Aghia Marina is just about walkable in, maybe, 40 minutes if you're fit.