Elies Hotel

Facilities

• 18 independent cottages, with 1 or 2 bedrooms, built in harmony with the environment
  
  
• Beautiful setting in olive groves, 50m from the beach
  
  
• Unusually bright and stylish interiors
  
  
• Air con for summer which doubles as heating in winter, with log fires for extra warmth and atmosphere
  
  
• TV, phone, safe and hairdryer in rooms (and WiFi in the pipeline)
  
  
• Each cottage has a kitchen with fridge, hob, sink, kettle, toaster and cutlery/crockery
  
  
• And a sitting area with sofas and coffee table, plus an outdoor patio
  
  
• Restaurant with great reputation for local cuisine
  
  
• Funky outdoor bar
  
  
• Family run, with Stavros presiding over the cottages and his wife Fani over the restaurant

When to go?

April, May, late September and October are the ideal times, in our opinion: warm but rarely hot, not too crowded, easier-to-find flights (except April). In spring there are wonderful wild flowers, in autumn the sea is much warmer - take your pick. In midsummer (mid June - early Sep) there are increasing numbers, especially Greeks, as well as higher temperatures. In winter (Nov – March) there are some lovely, cool, clear days and some not so lovely, wintry ones, but it rarely gets properly cold (i.e. below 10 celsius).

Author's tips

Bring sandals for rocky beaches, boots and long trousers if you plan to hike, an iPod if you want music in your room. Hikers can get the excellent 'Anavasi' map locally; history buffs should pick up a copy of Patrick Leigh-Fermor’s book ‘The Mani'

Features include:

• Restaurant
• Room service
• Bar
• Vegetarian menu
• Breakfast
• Walk to restaurants (offsite)
• In house cook
• Garden
• Internet access
• Pets welcome by arrangement