2 restaurants, lunch, dinner, brunch served; Mediterranean cuisine

Reviews of Emelisse Nature Resort

5 out of 5
Emelisse Nature Resort
Emblissi Bay, Fiskardo, Kefalonia, Kefalonia Island

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 87 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 119 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

L

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort was absolutely lovely. This is my second time staying and would highly recommend to others.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning in every way - we will return
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Fantastic hotel in every way
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

PHILIP

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julietta

Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

maggie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Superb location, hotel, service & facilities. Absolutely stunning resort - 10 minute walk to beautiful Fiscardo marina which is beautiful and so clean.. Emelusse also offer a speed boat experience fir guests to share - simply amazing 5 x cove stops for a swim and lunch on a nearby island really made our holiday … just loved it
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located beautiful resort
After a shaky start involving an “upgrade” to an inferior room (declined ) we came away from a five night stay with good memories of the Emelisse. It is well laid out across a headland next to the picturesque town of Fiskardo. We had a room with shared pool access (recommended) which was spacious, clean and private. The resort has an impressive swimming pool for all guests as well as one just for adults in a separate quiet area. A small pebble beach with stunning water is a short walk away. Breakfast is excellent. The restaurant provides reasonable lunch and dinner offerings and there are many dining options at Fiskardo (accessible via shuttle at lunchtime and in the evening). Staff are lovely and service is generally very good. If you book a trip to Kefalonia, you should see this part of the island and you should stay at the Emelisse if you do.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katherine Theresa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What a beautiful hotel! We had the most incredible stay at Emelisse, the food is outstanding with a lot of choice and variety and not a single dudd on the menu, everything we ordered was absolutely delicious and fresh local produce, the breakfast buffet is the best I’ve had and the views from the hotel are breathtaking. Lots of activities available, we played tennis and games and went kayaking, but also would have been totally happy laying by the pool the entire time it was so relaxing. All the staff were so friendly and helpful the service is top notch, very hard to leave this place at the end of our stay! Can’t recommend enough.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

darissa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with multiple pools. Gorgeous views. Lives the fancy boat trip to neighboring islands and highly recommend it. Easy parking. Had to ask for coffee pods daily rather than getting refills. Also requested oat milk, which had to be delivered or i would pick up from reception area. Fitness center not open until 8. King beds only.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A ‘nice’ resort with a spectacular pool area. Restaurant is good, while buffet breakfast is decent but no a la cart available. Main issue with the resort is parking. If you arrive by car expect to park outside on the roadside. Checkin was the most awkward experience ever when trying to enter the main entrance getting told there is no parking and told needed to wait on the roadside for buggies to collect you and your bags to reception. Rooms are decent size but bathrooms a bit disappointing with small basins and little room for toiletries. Decor is a bit ‘meh’ but functional. Balcony and view was spectacular for our dual room family suite. Overall not a 5 star to me but about 4.5 … could be really good but let down in some simple areas, perhaps due to sale of day passes to casual visitors.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Feras

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Health and safety crisis.
It was terrible we had a book for six days. We ended up only staying one night and leaving early. They do not comply with health and safety standards. When we asked for a refund they refused. Hotels.com also did not intervene which made us very unhappy. We lost thousands of pounds and we are not happy.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Trausti

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disappointing
Emelisse Nature Resort is a Hotel that was probably amazing and fully deserving of their 5 stars 10 - 15 years ago. The rooms are nice but you can feel that a lot of it is old or not been serviced for a while. The pool area is fantastic and the view is great. The staff is very helpful sometimes a little too much but I had issues with the restaurant and especially the chef. None of the food plays up the to price tag that is set on it. You can make a steak look very pretty but you can't hide the fact it's overcooked and tasteless. On a personal note I have allergies and during the evening there are only 4 things on the menu that I could eat and the chef refused to try to change some things because the menu is the menu. Even with a menu of 50 items in the daytime that are completely off in the evening. This is the reason I would never pay to go back their again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great resort hotel.
Seaview room very nice. Pool area lovely with bar & restaurant overlooking the sea. Rooms large but only an uncomfortable day bed for extra person. Breakfast excellent. Area delightful and super restaurants nearby.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Pam

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Housekeeping in rooms could be enhanced.
Couple with grown up daughter. Day bed was very uncomfortable for my daughter to sleep on so only really suitable for under 18's. We had an issue of broken shards of glass in the rush matting which my daughter stepped on and she had to pull out of her foot. We asked for enhanced cleaning which was executed that day. It is a lovely hotel and breakfast was excellent. Staff were very nice and we would stay at resort again as a couple.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort has an incredibly beautiful location and access to two fabulous swimming spots. Everyone in the restaurant is top notch. The front desk could use some improvement in efficiency and attitude, which could be more responsive and friendly. But we would come again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

SLondon, London

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely solid 4 star resort - beautiful pool and bar/restaurant area which is a 30 second walk to (rocky but lovely) beach for swimming in ocean for those who prefer. Good gym, lovely breakfast, very friendly staff.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent resort within 10 min walk of Fiscardo Would thoroughly recommend
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Ozlem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect except air condition. It was very noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 night retreat with a friend
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, great location, wonderful service
Great resort, staff and service fantastic, cannot do enough for you whatever you need.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel. Staff are so friendly and helpful. Location is excellent. Hotel rooms are beautiful and the grounds are just stunning.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic service, great hotel with a lovely room.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were spacious and those with an ocean view spectacular. The staff made the whole experience as nothing was too much trouble. A possible downside was the food in the main restaurant, which tried too hard and didn't really give a flavour of Greece. The music here was also too loud, All in all a fabulous stay
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Brilliant weather. Very enjoyable stay.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and peaceful, beautiful scenery and grounds around the hotel
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location helpful shuttle service to town, more could be done for evening entertainment at hotel
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, staff and facilities! Great for families
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Few nights stay during week holiday in Kefalonia. Great pools, with fantastic views. Room was a little dark but comfortable. Great breakfast, wide range of choice. Easy walk to fiskardo for dinner. Service was ok, a little disorganised on arrival with parking the car. Overall a nice relaxing stay and we would recommend for a short break but maybe missed a few touches that would make it a 5* hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location, we will return! Only thing I would comment on is the comfort of the bed... could be more comfortable in keeping with the rest of the amenities
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Classy hotel
High quality hotel with easy access to Fiscardo.Beautiful location overlooking the sea. Large pool , restaurant and bar area tastefully lit at night with candles. Breakfast is taken on a high terrace with an amazing choice of hot and cold food
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Hannah

Lovely hotel
Amazing location and very friendly staff. Quiet relaxing room and beautiful sea views
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved every minute at this resort! Truly a resort experience, beautiful surroundings, spectacular views and outstanding service by the loveliest people! Outstanding breakfast you couldn’t ask for more, fantastic a la cart menu one of the best mushroom risottos ever and ridiculously generous servings.. this is a gem of a place!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Philip, Shrewsbury UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location,attentive staff who often went out of there way to please.quiet and peaceful. The family oweners on site overseeing and involved made us very welcome.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfection
The emelisse has to be one of the most beautiful and relaxing hotels I’ve stayed in. I was weighing up all the hotel options prior to the trip and was so glad to have booked this when we arrived! I was initially worried that the rooms looked a bit dark in the photos but that’s because they utilise “mood lighting” and there’s no big bright main lights in the room which I personally love. We had a junior suite with a shared pool and it exceeded our expectations. The room was comfortable, very quiet and spacious and the views are phenomenal. It’s a 10 min stroll to the centre/ port of fiscardo (we visited fiscardo, Argostoli and Sami and for us fiscardo was our favourite of the towns). The hotel also offer an hourly shuttle bus service to and from the centre for those that don’t fancy the walk. All the staff were wonderful, especially Denise on the front desk who was so helpful, a great asset to the hotel, and Anastasia in the spa who gave me the most amazing massage! If you are looking for a peaceful, relaxing trip where you can just switch off and enjoy the luxury and beautiful surroundings, I would highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Enrique

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best hotel in the North of Kefalonia
This is an absolutely stunning hotel on the North of the island. Only 3 minutes from the town of Fiscardo, it still feels secluded with access to a couple of beautiful beaches. From the expansive breakfast to the a la carte dinners, the food was spectacular. There are daily events on the premises which are great. I'd simply suggest a bit more urgency in some areas of service, particularly the restaurant, and perhaps having repellent available everywhere as bees and mosquitos are sometimes abundant.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Penny

Emelisse hotel- a lovely stay
Gorgeous laid back place. Lovely friendly staff. Lots of lovely touches. Great food from the al a carte Menu but the breakfast was slightly disappointing (only slightly). Rooms were clean and spacious and nicely decorated. I loved the fact there was a separate adult pool because I didn’t have to worry about my 6 year old making a noise. The shuttle into Fiscardo is a joy as you don’t have to worry about driving and the beach down the hill from the hotel is one of the most beautiful we’ve ever swam in. Plus s great spa. Overall we loved it and will definitely come back.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Peta

Almost perfect.
Service at reception was excellent, in fact service in almost every way was excellent. the food was reasonably priced and there was sufficient variety. The spa was peaceful and relaxing, the pools were well maintained aswefe the sunbeds. My only exception to that was the check out process... we were interrupted twice within heast 2 hours before checkout - one of which resulted in waking our sleeping baby.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Georgios, La Jolla, San Diego, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location, the service, the staff were of the highest quality.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location & hotel, service with a smile
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Supurb Hotel
Absolutely outstanding. We loved Fiskado and think that the hotel was excellent in every way.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
Beautiful hotel in a spectacular setting. The room was rather dark though. Service was excellent throughout especially from the men who drove the beach buggies and mini bus.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018