The Grande Murano was selected as a reasonable priced centrally located hotel as near to the top of the caldera as possible, on the main road.
In reality I found a Diamond. Friendly staff from your first contact with the office. Helpful and committed to offering you a wonderful holiday stay.
Osmo, the next door restaurant offers an amazing dining experience. The menu is fabulous but the eating is amazing, chicken , pork, beef or the calamari and not forgetting the amazing crepes for breakfast. Honest to goodness home-cooking at a very reasonable price, go on indulge yourself.
The hotel offered great views to the east, dropping away as it does towards the east coast. The pool was small, nestled between the 2 sides of the hotel, but it was deceptive and mightily refreshing, feet beneath the main road.
Centrally located between the 2 squares the hotel offered ease of access to all Fira has to offer, only a small downhill walk to the mostly pedestrianised square and bus station. The square is flanked by shops but mostly bars and eateries most are more than reasonably affordable . Not too far from the Caldera walkways and queues to the cable car.
The room was a comfortable size for what we wanted, twin room with a shower and a pool. We were literally 1M from the pool and slept well in the comfy beds.
A wonderful hotel offering great rewards for my search for a competitively priced hotel, to match the views offered in the onsite Osmo restaurant. Lovely honest people place.