I dont usually write reviews, but I was so pleasantly surprised with the Nefeli that I felt I had to. The new owners an Australian/Greek couple have just reopened the place and I was one of the first guests. The rooms are great and have all mod cons but are very traditional. The views are amazing and the garden is to nice. Its ten minutes down to the harbour and about 15 minutes back up, so if you have a good night out you can usually work it off by the time you get to bed. But the walk is worth it and they didnt mind that we wanted breakfst at midday either.

I arrived at Nefeli hotel at June 7th 2008 & left at June 9th 2008. I was in room 14. So i will state in as few wards as possible my experience.
1) The owner stated that the hotel is just a few minutes from the port & just a few stares to climb up. The truth is that i counted 352 steps (some small some big, but yes, from the port till up the hotel there are 352 stairs) My gps shown an altitude of 91,2 meters (from the balcony of my room)
2) The bathroom: Well, i couldn't shower properly as there was a leek & the most water (& it's pressure) was wasted...
3) The breakfast: Diversity is a joke
4) The view: Well, that was good
5) Sleep: Surprise! There was nothing to block the sun from entering by the glass of the door, so you really wake up like a farmer. No good if you are young & had a good time until late last night...
Overall, it may be among the cheap of the island but i would prefer to go elsewhere than to that hotel again. I paid 90 euros & i do not feel good when i am thinking how good it was 1 year ago in Santorini for just 70 euros.

spend weekend Sept 15th to 17th in Hydra island, Greece. I choose to stay in Nefeli hotel. In pictures on internet seemed great so why not. The only point was that the distance from the port was 10min on foot. When I arrived on island I realized that the distance might be 10min but it was a long up going with hundrends of stairs route. The hotel is nice, and especially rooms 14 and 15 have great view to port but the effort to reach the place is too much. Choosing Nefeli is like choosing the ultimate silent place for spending the night but, you have to forget that you have a room during the day because the effort to get up there is too much. By the way, you can always use the donkey taxi, which is really popular in Hydra. The room is clean but small one. The bathroom really small. Breakfast has extra charge.

In conclusion I recommend the place only to people who are fit and want to get fitter by getting up and down in Hydra's really pretty small roads!