Akti Taygetos - Conference Resort

We are a family of 5 adults from the UK who stayed for 9 nights B&B at this hotel. We had a great time and would definitely return. The hotel was clean, comfortable and quiet. There was never an issue getting sunbeds. Breakfast was plentiful & varied. The eating out in Kalamata exceeded our expectations, as did the hospitality. The sea swimming by the hotel was great. Most mornings it was flat calm and crystal clear! Don't let the word 'Conference' put you off. We actually thought it was a positive thing because most of the groups went on escorted trips during the day leaving the hotel very quiet.

The hotel is situated at a beautiful location just opposite of the beach. Amazing view, amazing cleanliness and such a great area inside and outside the hotel. The staff always ready to help you and always with a smile. Very nice rooms and an excellent breakfast.

The location is very nice and the view is great. Unfortunately the rooms in the main building are old but renovated and I didn't really like mine. There were wonderful bungalows around the main building! Breakfast was average with no variety, and there was no espresso or cappuccino. There was a parking lot available for the guests, and we had no problem (although some guests think that they own the space and couldn't park properly!)

Hotel: I found the description of this hotel confusing, it was probably just me! The plot is essentially long and narrow (ish) sloping upwards from the sea. From turning in from the road there is a long car park. From the car park there is a set of steps with ramp alternative. The reception and breakfast area and conference centre is the main building with some rooms sited above. Then further back accessed via a set of steps/longer ramp into the site are two storey blocks of bedrooms, the pool area and the massage room. There is no gym. The incline from the pool area into the back of the site where most of the rooms is sited is generally gradual with intermittent steps and slope alternative. Across the road from the hotel is their Costa Costa beach bar and access to a cove area with sun beds. This can be access via a pedestrian crossing or through a short subway/lift. Room We had booked a superior room for 2 adults and a 10 yr old. On check in we were allocated a bungalow to give us more room. From previous experience we knew this word means something else in Greece than in the UK. We were given a bedroom on the first floor of one of the standalone blocks. The main bed was king size with a comfortable mattress. Our child had a prepared single camp bed. The room came with a small balcony, the area allowed 2 chairs, a small table and stool. The depth, for reference, was slightly greater than the external element of an air conditioning unit. Our room had a lovely sea view, I think most rooms would have similar as the all seem to face west. The balcony door and bathroom window were both fitted with separate insect ‘shutters’ do you can have your balcony door open and not have to worry about little insects flying in etc. The main door to our room was accessed from outside, like a motel. These faced in an easterly direction. The reason for highlighting this is that the lock you need to pull to close your door is metal and bakes in the morning sun. When we would go to leave for breakfast at 9 (during the heatwave) it was too hot to touch. The air conditioning was excellent and the rooms also had a ceiling fan. Sound proofing was very good. Food We were on a bed and breakfast basis. The breakfast was fresh, of generally good quality but never varied. Personally I wouldn’t eat the sliced fresh fruit left on a side board due to the presence of fruit flies in the room but I would appear to have been in the minority. There was a fresh fruit salad alternative in the fridge area. I didn’t have any of the fried breakfast items but was told that they were often tepid/cold. It was a matter of luck wrt whether you were there when they came out. I would say most of the guests were Greek so there wasn’t the same level of demand for such breakfast items which probably explains this slower turnover/risk of cold food. You can buy food in Costa Costa but it is expensive and poor quality in my opinion. The location for a sun set cocktail is however excellent. Locati

This is a beautiful hotel in a spectacular setting but very isolated no shops for a long distance there’s some tavernas about 15 mins walk but nothing else. Pool area lovely and pool bar the private beach is very small and pebbles and accessed by a load of steps there a tunnel under the road and lift but was worse than using the road crossing . The bungalows we stayed in were ok but very dated bathrooms were worn out and smelled of sewerage. Bed was rock hard my hips ached all week. I’m disabled and struggled to walk around as slope and steps everywhere. The worse thing was the food breakfast was fine but cold egg & bacon over cooked eggs just so cold had to ask for it to be warmed up . Evening meal for 4 days was al a carte but only two choices always half cold so they let us order off the bar menu then we had a buffet on 3 days which was the worse buffet I’ve ever had food sitting bothered half cold and very unappealing yuk . Desert consisted of melon and choc cake such a very poor choice for a 4 star hotel. Staff were excellent and one girl stood out Eleni I think her name was she went above& beyond to help us . We hired a car for two days as nothing around to look at . All in all a lovely place but food and keeping it hot needs massive improvement.

Large hotel with good parking, caters to tour groups on lower floors but we had a high room with very good views over the sea, very good breakfast buffet included. Convenient to own beach and restaurants with bar and restaurants in the hotel.