Ai Nicholas Hotel

[Kinygos]

Latest news.

There was a guest in the hotel at the weekend. Someone who could only get one night at The Captain's House" had to move there. Possibly the only guest as I only saw one light on in the rooms.
I hope the bed linen got washed and aired, whether it is all fully operational I do not know. If this was the first guest it was on 01/06/14 a little later than the stated opening date of 01/04/14.
There may be a staff recruitment problem this year after the issues of last year.

[jamesthebutler]

Dinner for One then ?

[lisa]

It's such a shame, run properly it could be a real asset to the island.

[ruffers]

I didn't notice any sign of life - not even the solo light. Not sure if anyone knows what is happening for certain.

[kenolt]

Hi,

I'm thinking of staying in Ai Nicholas Hotel for a week in September with my husband and child. I have read some of the posts and it sounds a bit suspicious, does any one have any more information on it?

Thank you

[carol]

I am sending you a pm Kenolt.

[Kinygos]

The story of the Halki hotel has been a troubled one. It is too easy to post based on rumour, hearsay, and gossip. The following was posted, in Greek, by an ex-employee. Here is the Facebook translation:

"And now I'll tell you a story, my personal experience, for the summer of 2016.
Sometimes our personal experience, they have two sides the bad and the good.
The bad side...
Starting to work in halki islands, in the only hotel, City Property Chalki, unfortunately booked by impostor Greek-Cypriot (Mother of Greek from my hometown " Hellenic Corinthia, his father cypriot) businessman who has rented after Bidding from the hotel. That was the black spot in the 35-Year-old tourist my career... after three months, I don't just bear the customer complaints about non-services based on the descriptions online site, of the constant phone calls suppliers who had not been paid But bullying and holding the phone the specific " entrepreneur ". the specific " businessman " not only does not know what it means " Tourism " but has no authorization gnto, has no proper fire safety and has many during the tourism and labor law Breaches, but the important thing is that he has destroyed the city hotel with regard to premises, but also in the machinery facilities that it was. The Tarnishing of the greek tourism from this "businessman", much more defamation of a small beautiful island such as halki, lead to the conclusion that the Greek-Cypriot should not deal again in any sector that has anything to do with tourism .
The bright side...
I met a little hidden paradise in the South Aegean, halki, a little lady... dry and stone, full of saltiness, but welcoming and beautiful. I met important people and this may be the best chapter of my story, because people are the ones who bring out a place and not only beyond his physical beauty.
Chalki Mayor Michael Born, struggling to keep the tone of the island, the only thing is that the accused would have had to evict the tenant "Greek-Cypriot" from the second year of operation of the hotel and not allow it to destroy further Building, but to smear the island. Already have become appropriate moves to kick him out. Wait for it to happen right now.
Deputy Mayor Chalki menelaus sphyríou, a young man who believes and lives in halki.
Aegean, her team and our wonderful volunteers, doctors, who in the 22th crossing the aegean included halki.
Maria Petalá-Dragon, a beautiful woman, with strength of soul, good person, especially for our great conversations and perhaps the most beautiful stone home on the island.
The Panos Valinakis who left everything in Athens, to "heal" and live in beautiful halki.
Taki Chrysobérgē, a visionary restaurateur with political speech that believes the halki can go ahead with sustainable development and his sister mariánthē.
The Antigone Mproúsalē, years in the diplomatic corps, last station in Lima, Peru, with a free spirit and great weakness in halki, birthplace of her father.
Michele Stamatiádē a noble man and a visionary chalki with culture and civilization.
The Marianna Schmidt the Swedish and her lovely family, living 30 years in the rose, but loves the halki - and took me in when I left the hotel, the home of chalkítiko.
Spiro Kamatero, with roots from halki, professor of computer applications in business management at California State University school of management from where he retired. Member of the miss of the company "worked" and with his own portal for halki.
Yiannis Him February, the struggling for the sake of the Southern Aegean Islands, but also of our country in general, South Aegean, antiperiphereiárchē who worships halki.
The Libánio Rodítē, chairman of the committee of the hotel, who believes that things can be different.
Calypso Nicholas, who makes the most beautiful traditional foods and not only and likes to make tables of friends.
Stephanie Her Ferguson (journalist) who wrote the first tourist article on halki, on behalf of the Tourism Bureau "Laskarina" thirty years ago. This office brought the first tourists in halki from England.
Joan Lowrey, her English denoting hopelessly in love with halki and he is coming for 4 TO 6 weeks each year in halki for thirty years.
The Helena Fogelberg, Swedish, author and yoga teacher halki who's in love with at first sight.
Katerina Belḗ from nissos halki, who works every day on the boat but it's also creator wonderful handcrafted handbags.
The Althea Spēliṓtē, painter and art teacher who lives in Rhodes, who gave me 2 works on the subject of halki and declares in love with halki.
Michele Kapópoulo, with his wonderful stories and the amazing tour to Santa Yannis the wide of him.
The Ingrid and Göran Swedes who consider the halki heaven, tamazi Georgian, fighter of life with the seafood place black sea, the poppy from Maria's with the most delicious casseroles, krystos from mageúseis, George from kýphē In the nicest balántē round, with the lovely roast, Zeta little daughter of the owner of the blue marine with the most beautiful smile that serves the most perfect ice cream, yianni in the oldest cafe on the island, the German that Gabriella Pflueger Stays permanently in halki, Mary Zḗphou Zifos of travel that drastēropoieítai professionally on the island, the garouphaliá, panayiotis, ménia and poppy from the kania beach where they set up the most beautiful scenery, the sun-Peter with the traditional no I managed to photograph, the great preacher of the island.
My beloved friend poppy charalampídou from Athens that phone, give me courage and younger with every day. (I met her thanks halki)
Left to the end the most cult form of the island, who told me chalkítikes stories, with the lovely chalkítikes serenades and is perhaps the last chalkítēs who knows them, my beloved Peter Ioannou of psarophagiás!.
Thank you all from my heart and those who forgot to write. This is my treasure, my meeting with important people, in halki halki and for my heart, keep well only the good side...." (sic.)

To which I can only say, "You might say that, I couldn't possibly comment"

Finally I hope that the hotel becomes the success and jewel in Halki's crown that it should be.