There were good points and not so good points to the hotel. Firstly the location is excellent, in terms of being very close to the harbour. However, you have to walk to another Elia hotel to collect your keys though, which is about a 5 minute walk away. You can't get a taxi to either hotel, so get the taxi to drop you close to Elia Estia (closest point; corner of Katre and Kanevaro streets), leave your bags and travel partner at Elia Estia whilst the other person goes to collects the key!
We had a room facing the back of the hotel (not facing the harbour). Our room was very big, with a very big bed and air con and a balcony (bathroom was small, but had nice toiletries). There was also a lounge area with a small kitchenette which would have been useful if we wanted to make any of our own meals. We didn't experience the night-time noise that the rooms overlooking the harbour sometimes experience. For the price we felt we got a good room with lots of space and very close to the harbour. The only downside is the number of stair you have to walk to get to the top floor, where the hotel rooms are. If you are young and fit, then the stairs aren't a problem, but if older and less fit, beware - there is no lift and we found carrying our case up and down in the heat, quite hard work. However, for the price we paid, we felt it was a good stay.
