Hotele niedaleko Piperitsa, Messini

Excellent service, but I suggest you rethink the spa pool policy in the low season. The outside pool was closed for the winter, and no point in booking a more expensive room with an attached private pool (unheated), which leaves the downstairs spa pool. Charging guests to use this for 45-minute sessions meant the pool was empty and unavailable for a spontaneous dip. Perhaps instead, you can allow a limited number of guests to use the pool at any one time. Location: There's a well-lit path into town, but it's a LONG walk. The hotel was very helpful in arranging a taxi. Breakfast was excellent. Service was friendly and attentive.

Opposite the hotel is a stunning sea view, not directly to the beach, with stairs to go down and close to the steep cliffs on the beach. The independent cottage is very quiet and very homely. The handsome guy at the front desk is very enthusiastic. The breakfast is very rich, there are actually fried mushrooms, very Chinese food. There is also a pudding made of rice, which is chewy.

I've just come back from another enjoyable holiday at Garden City. We stayed at apartment 606 which had a great view of the pool and was impeccably maintained and cleaned. The last visit (of many) was in January 2023, the pool was warm and well supervised by a very attentive Lifeguard. We enjoyed a warm welcome at the pool bar from all the staff there. The food was excellent. The sandwiches are probably much bigger than you would expect and are a meal in themselves. The apartment complex is very conveniently located for the beaches from Troya to la Pinta. There is a choice of restaurants on the doorstep, a small but well stocked shop near the complex entrance and a larger supermarket at San Eugeno shopping centre within very easy walking distance. I have no hesitation in recommending Garden City , especially for couples and families. Personally we use a taxi to come and go to the airport, the queues are not onerous and the fare around 25 euros each way. Reception can however arrange for a minibus transport to the airport if you book it a day before, which would be especially suitable for groups of four or more. Booked next visit before leaving , been there about 20 times Only gripe is sunbeds which are routinely ”reserved” by putting towels on them all day but not using them all day. However in quieter months then there are sufficient sunbeds. Its a non issue for me as I seldom use them. There's an upper pool too, which is not heated to the same level, which is a bit chilly for January but great for March to October (imo). There's plenty of sunbeds there but you'll have to walk a short distance to the pool bar.

A beautiful hotel with vast spaces for only 36 rooms. We had a room below the pool area which had a huge balcony and was very nice. We heard no noise at all. It would have been nice to have received complimentary water instead of charging a euro from the mini bar. Breakfast was great with a huge choice and lovely friendly staff. We chose not to eat in the hotel as it was expensive and also a very broad Mediterranean menu not Greek . However the food was popular and looked good. Kalamata was a ten minute taxi ride which was around ten euros. We flew from Athens and it was an easy 2.5 hour drive along the toll road which was virtually empty once out of Athens. It was unfortunate that during our stay there was a family of three couples with two children each which seemed to take over the pool area and make a lot of noise. I really think that this hotel would work better as an adult only boutique hotel. That isn’t of course the hotels fault so have rated five stars.