Hotel Petali is just about as nice a place as one could find to stay while on Sifnos. The rooms and grounds are kept immaculate by the house staff, while the administration is in the hands of staff (and the owner) who deal with everything efficiently and courteously. Most of the staff are fluent in English or French.
There are spectacular views to be had from the hotel terraces, especially in the direction of Paros and over the villages Exambela and Apollonia. Access to a really good bus or taxi service to all parts of the island is no more than 5 minutes from the hotel gate. Also, a very good car park lies at one end of the hotel, at most only one minute from the centre of the hotel complex.
The rooms are modern and minimalist, with wooden, laminate floors being preferred to tiles. En-suite bathrooms are of a very good standard. The swimming pool, although on the smallish side, is more than adequate for those who wish to lounge around in the sun for a while. However, during our stay there, most residents went out all day, so the pool area was usually very quiet.
Breakfast and snack facilites are very good, with a really good variety of foodstuffs available for breakfast in particular. The staff are very polyglot, cheerful and helpful and one could not wish for better. The owner ensures that guests get the best of attention.
Finally, Sifnos itself..... over the last 40 years I have visited Sifnos over 100 times, often for many weeks at a time. Its infrastructure has improved beyond belief in recent years....new roads and better facilities to be had throughout the island. It has always been a magical place for me, mainly because of the people who live there. Over the years,I have stayed in just about as many types of accommodation on Sifnos as one could imagine. I have found none better than the Hotel Petali. Free internet access throughout the hotel, for those who want or need it, is useful.
No doubt, it will not suit everyone's holiday needs but, as it is located at the centre of Sifnos' populated area, it is so convenient to experience easily the whole of the island and what it has to offer.
- Petali Village Sifnos
