Casale Panayiotis

This is the second time we have stayed here. It’s a lovely hotel and beautiful setting. It’s quaint and quiet. I did feel short changed on some things, we booked to have massages and had to pay to use the spa facilities which I think is unreasonable. We were also due an upgrade with our Expedia arrangement and they “upgraded us to a room closer to the vicinity”, this to me isn’t a room upgrade, I would understand if they were busy but they were not. They also put us in a room next door to a noisy family, appreciate that they do not know how noisy people will be. But a couple are best placed away from families where children are likely to cause disturbance. These issues aside, a nice place.

This hotel has a really interesting back story. It was created by a man from the village who went out and got rich and then wanted to reinvest in his childhood home. He bought up abandoned houses and invested in infrastructure, so now the village is prospering again. We really enjoyed the multiple hiking options around the hotel! The breakfast buffet was wonderful and the staff was friendly as well. The spa is out of this world and is worth investing the extra 20 euros. As for the rooms, we spent one night in the junior suite (marathon) and then got upgraded to the suite (lutraki). We honestly strongly preferred the junior suite as it was cosier and had a nicer bed. Overall, a great hotel and we are likely to return!